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Multiple orifice dispensing closure

  • US 4,717,050 A
  • Filed: 05/19/1986
  • Issued: 01/05/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A multiple orifice dispensing closure for dispensing product at different rates from a container comprising, in combination:

  • a cap having a flat top with a first dispensing orifice extending therethrough and a cylindrical skirt having means for attachment to a container;

    an intermediate lid hinged to said cap with a second orifice extending therethrough; and

    a top lid hinged to one of said intermediate lid and cap for closure of said second orifice whereby said intermediate lid may be swung open for dispensing through said first orifice, said top lid can be swung open with said intermediate lid seated on said cap for dispensing through said second orifice, said second orifice being smaller than said first orifice and aligned with the area of said first orifice when said intermediate lid is seated on said cap; and

    a tubular plug depending from said intermediate lid surrounding said second orifice and engaging said first orifice when said intermediate lid is seated on said cap so that the dispensing from said second orifice occurs by flow from said container, through said first orifice, and out of said second orifice, and both of said orifices being closed when said intermediate lid is seated on said cap and said top lid is seated on said intermediate lid with said plug in engagement with said first orifice.

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