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Container and closure with dispensing valve and separate releasable internal shipping seal

  • US 6,095,382 A
  • Filed: 09/21/1998
  • Issued: 08/01/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A dispensing system comprising:

  • a container having an opening, a sealable seat around said opening, and a thread; and

    a closure which (1) is disposed on said container, (2) defines a thread that is threadingly engaged with said container thread for accommodating movement of said closure between a lowered position and an elevated position, (3) defines a dispensing passage for establishing communication between said container opening and the exterior of said closure, (4) includes a dispensing valve disposed in said dispensing passage for opening to dispense fluid therethrough and for closing to occlude flow, and (5) includes an occlusion member inwardly of said valve in said dispensing passage, said occlusion member being part of, and movable with, said closure between said lowered and elevated positions to sealingly engage said container sealable seat and prevent flow from said container opening into said dispensing passage below said valve when said closure is in said lowered position and to permit flow into said dispensing passage when said closure is in said elevated position.

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