One-piece multiorifice closure

a multi-orifice, one-piece technology, applied in the directions of pliable tubular containers, shakers, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of adding cost and manufacturing complexity, requiring separate manufacture of the base and the lid,

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-02
PECHINEY PLASTIC PACKAGING
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[0008] According to the present invention, there is a one-piece closure for a dispensing container. The closure has a base and a lid. The base is adapted to be attached to the dispensing container. The base has two or more orifices therein and therethrough. The two or more orifices of the base each define a different shape. The base has one or more raised portions thereon. The lid is attached to the base via a detachable hinge. The lid has an orifice therein and therethrough. The lid is circular in shape and rotatably attachable to the base when detached from the base. The orifice of the lid is coextensive and alignable with each of the two or more orifices of the base and the one or more raised portions of the base. The lid is in locked position with the base when the orifice of the lid is in alignment with one of the raised portions of the base. The closure is in the form of a unitary, integral piece.
[0009] Further accordin

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A problem with conventional multiorifice dispensing containers is that separate manufa

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[0022] An embodiment of a one-piece closure is shown in FIG. 7 and is generally reference by the numeral 10. FIG. 7 depicts the closure in unitary, integral form in one piece or as a single piece in the form that it is manufactured. Closure 10 has a base 12 and a lid 14.

[0023] Closure 10 is adapted to be connected to a body or receptacle, such as a tube 16, as shown in FIG. 1, to form a dispensing container, which is generally referenced by the numeral 18. Tube 16 may contain a product (not shown).

[0024] Base 12 has orifices 20, 22, 24, and 26 therein and therethrough. Orifices 20, 22, 24, and 26 are distributed circumferentially around base 12. Orifice 20 takes a conventional circular shape. Orifice 22 takes a star-like shape. Orifice 24 takes a cross-like shape. Orifice 26 takes a slot-like shape. The orifices of various shapes are shown in FIG. 7 in the context of closure 10 and in FIGS. 3 to 6, 8, and 9 in the context of dispensing container 18. Product (not shown) can be sque...

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There is a one-piece closure for a dispensing container. The closure has a base and a lid. The base is adapted to be attached to the dispensing container. The base has two or more orifices therein. The two or more orifices of the base each define a different shape. The base has one or more raised portions thereon. The lid is connected to the base via a detachable hinge. The lid has an orifice therein. The lid is rotatably attachable to the base when detached from the base. The orifice of the lid is coextensive and alignable with each of the two or more orifices of the base and the one or more raised portions of the base. The lid is in lockable position with the base when the orifice of the lid is in alignment with one of the raised portions of the base. The closure is in the form of a unitary, integral piece. There is another embodiment for a one-piece closure for a dispensing container.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a closure for a dispensing container. The present invention further relates to a multiorifice closure and dispensing container capable of dispensing product in different cross-section or profile shapes. The present invention still further relates to a multiorifice closure and dispensing container that is molded in one-piece or integral form. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Dispensing containers are employed commercially to dispense products for a variety of consumer and industrial applications. Such dispensing containers typically have a head, a body or receptacle, and a closure. [0005] Multiorifice dispensing containers are sometimes employed so that a product can be dispensed in a desired cross-section or profile shape. Conventional closures for multiorifice dispensing containers are typically made of two primary parts, a base and a lid. The lid is typically positio...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D47/00A47G19/24B65D35/38
CPCB65D47/0804B65D35/28
Inventor KING, DANIEL L.ABBOTT, DOUGLAS A.STAHL, MARIANNA J.
Owner PECHINEY PLASTIC PACKAGING
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