Claims
- 1. A fitment for use in a closure assembly that includes a closure body for mounting the closure assembly to a container to provide for the sealing of contents in the container under high-pressure, the fitment comprising:
a fitment deck; a seal adapted to provide a high-pressure seal with the container; an occluding portion adapted to occlude, and provide a high-pressure seal of, a dispensing orifice in a closure body; and at least one radially outwardly extending projection adapted to be laterally engaged by a corresponding portion of a closure body as the closure body is rotated on the container neck relative to said fitment so as to provide a resistance to further rotation of said closure body.
- 2. The fitment of claim 1 wherein the seal adapted to provide the high pressure seal with the container is a plug seal.
- 3. The fitment of claim 2, wherein the plug seal includes a sealing bead formed therein.
- 4. The fitment of claim 1, further comprising
a deck; and an annular sealing collar extending from the fitment deck and adapted to engage an interior sealing surface of a spout formed on a closure body.
- 5. The fitment of claim 1, wherein the fitment has a deck that includes at least one aperture formed therein to permit passage of fluid through the fitment deck.
- 6. The fitment of claim 1, wherein the at least one projection is adapted to engage at least one radially inwardly projecting tab on the closure body.
- 7. The fitment of claim 1, wherein the at least one projection is shaped as a helical flange.
- 8. The fitment of claim 1 in which said projection is a stop rib, and further including the closure body in combination with the fitment wherein the closure body is threadingly mounted on the container and has a spout with an internal stop lug for engaging said fitment stop rib when said closure body is rotated to a predetermined open position.
- 9. A resealable dispensing closure assembly for sealing a container having contents under high-pressure, the closure assembly comprising:
a closure body having an outwardly extending spout and a dispensing orifice defined by a dispensing orifice peripheral sealing surface formed in the spout, the closure body being adapted to cooperate with a finish on the container to move from a first position to a second position; and a fitment for engaging the container to provide a high-pressure seal therewith, the fitment including (1) at least one aperture for permitting flow from the container through the fitment and (2) a fitment sealing surface adapted to sealingly engage the dispensing orifice peripheral sealing surface of the closure body when the closure body is in the first position to prevent fluid flow through the dispensing orifice.
- 10. The closure assembly of claim 9, wherein the closure body includes at least one thread for cooperating with at least one thread on the container finish.
- 11. The closure assembly of claim 9, wherein the fitment further comprises an annular sealing collar adapted to engage an interior surface of the spout.
- 12. The closure assembly of claim 9, wherein
the fitment has a deck; and the fitment sealing surface is provided on a sealing post extending from the fitment deck.
- 13. The closure assembly of claim 9, further comprising a tamper-evident band adapted to provide evidence of movement of the closure body away from the first position.
- 14. A resealable dispensing closure assembly for providing at least two modes of dispensing fluid contents from a container, the closure assembly comprising:
a closure body having a spout and a dispensing orifice formed in the spout, the closure body being adapted to cooperate with a finish on the container; and a fitment for engaging the container to restrict fluid flow from the container, the fitment having at least one aperture for permitting flow from the container through the fitment, the fitment being removably attached to the container to permit the closure assembly to be configured into a first dispensing mode, in which flow of container contents occurs through the at least one aperture and the dispensing orifice, and a second dispensing mode in which the fitment is removed from the container and in which flow of container contents occurs through the dispensing orifice but not through the at least one aperture, said fitment including engagable means for being engaged by said closure body to lift said fitment out of the container, and said closure body including lifting means for engaging said engagable means on said fitment to lift said fitment out of the container.
- 15. The closure assembly of claim 14, wherein the fitment further includes a bead for snap-fit engagement with a groove defined in the container for removably attaching the fitment to the container.
- 16. The closure assembly of claim 14, wherein the fitment further includes a plug seal for sealingly engaging an interior surface of the container.
- 17. The closure assembly of claim 14, wherein
said lifting means of the closure body includes at least one thread formed thereon for threadingly engaging a mating thread on said container to accommodate rotation of said closure body on said container so as to effect axial movement of said closure body relative to said container between a fully threadingly engaged condition and a disengaged condition, and the fitment engagable means comprises at least one projection adapted to be engaged by the at least one thread of the closure body to cause the fitment to be lifted and removed from the container as the closure body is rotated relative to the container and moves axially beyond the fully threadingly engaged condition toward the disengaged condition.
- 18. The closure assembly of claim 14, wherein the at least one aperture is adapted to provide a reduced flow in the first dispensing mode compared to the flow through the dispensing orifice in the second dispensing mode.
- 19. The closure assembly of claim 14, further comprising a tamper-evident band adapted to provide evidence of movement of the closure body relative to the container.
- 20. The closure assembly of claim 17, wherein the projection is a helical flange.
- 21. The closure assembly of claim 20 in which
said helical flange terminates in a flat end; said closure body has at least two thread turns for threadingly engaging a thread on said container; and said closure body includes a lug between two adjacent thread turns for engaging said helical flange flat end when said closure body is rotated in an unscrewing direction.
- 22. The closure assembly of claim 14 wherein
said closure body includes a thread for threadingly mounting to said container; said fitment includes a radially outwardly extending stop rib; and said closure body includes a radially inwardly extending stop lug for engaging said stop rib when said closure body is rotated on said container to a predetermined open position relative to said fitment.
- 23. A resealable dispensing closure assembly providing multiple seals for a container, the closure assembly comprising:
a closure body having (1) a closure skirt with at least one closure thread and adapted to cooperate with a thread on the container, (2) an outwardly extending spout, and (3) a dispensing orifice defined by a dispensing orifice peripheral sealing surface formed in the spout, said spout including a dynamic sealing surface spaced radially from said dispensing orifice peripheral sealing surface; and a fitment for sealingly engaging the container and the closure body, the fitment including (1) a seal adapted to form a first high-pressure seal with the container, (2) a sealing post that includes a sealing surface adapted to form a second high-pressure seal with the dispensing orifice peripheral sealing surface in the closure body spout, and (3) an annular sealing collar disposed around the sealing post for forming a third high-pressure seal with the spout dynamic sealing surface; and a lid on said closure body, said lid having a spud for forming a fourth seal with the closure body spout at the dispensing orifice.
- 24. The resealable dispensing closure assembly of claim 23, wherein the closure body lid further comprises an annular spout-engaging collar for forming a fifth seal with an exterior surface of the spout.
- 25. The resealable dispensing closure assembly of claim 24, wherein the closure body further comprises a peripheral shoulder and wherein the closure body lid further comprises a lid skirt, the lid skirt adapted to form a sixth seal with the peripheral shoulder.
- 26. A resealable dispensing closure assembly for providing at least two modes of dispensing fluid contents from a container, the closure assembly comprising:
a closure body having a spout and a dispensing orifice formed in the spout, the closure body including at least one thread formed thereon for threadingly engaging a mating thread on said container to accommodate rotation of said closure body on said container so as to effect axial movement of said closure body relative to said container between a fully threadingly engaged condition and a disengaged condition; and a fitment for engaging the container to restrict fluid flow from the container, the fitment having at least one aperture for permitting flow from the container through the fitment, the fitment being removably attached to the container to permit the closure assembly to be configured into a first dispensing mode, in which flow of container contents occurs through the at least one aperture and the dispensing orifice, and a second dispensing mode in which the fitment is removed from the container and in which flow of container contents occurs through the dispensing orifice but not through the at least one aperture, said fitment having at least one projection adapted to be engaged by the at least one thread of said closure body to cause the fitment to be lifted and removed from the container as the closure body is rotated relative to the container and moves axially beyond the fully threadingly engaged condition toward the disengaged condition.
- 27. A method of changing the dispensing mode of a closure assembly cooperating with a container, the closure assembly including a fitment having at least one aperture for permitting fluid flow through the fitment, the fitment adapted to cooperate with a closure body that is mounted on the container and that has a dispensing orifice defined by a dispensing orifice peripheral sealing surface, the method comprising:
(a) removing the closure body from the container; (b) removing the fitment from the container; and (c) replacing the closure body on the container and dispensing contents through the dispensing orifice.
- 28. A method of resealing a closure assembly cooperating with a container wherein the closure assembly includes a fitment, closure body, and lid in which
(1) the fitment is mounted on the container and has at least one aperture for permitting fluid flow from the container through the fitment, (2) the closure body (a) is mounted to the container to accommodate movement between open and closed positions over, and in cooperation with, the fitment, and (b) has at least one dispensing orifice which is occluded by the fitment when the closure body is in the closed position and which permits flow through the orifice when the closure body is in the open position, and (3) the lid is cooperatively associated with the closure body for accommodating movement between (a) a closed position occluding the dispensing orifice, and (b) an open position away from said dispensing orifice to permit the dispensing of contents of the container through the orifice, said method comprising: (A) moving said closure body from the closed position in which said dispensing orifice is occluded by said fitment to the open position in which flow from the container through the dispensing orifice is permitted; and (B) moving said lid to the closed position to occlude said dispensing orifice while maintaining said closure body in the open position.
- 29. The method in accordance with claim 28 wherein the lid is hingedly attached to said closure body and step (B) includes pivoting said lid to the closed position.
- 30. The method in accordance with claim 28 further including the step, after step (A) and before step (B), of moving said lid to said open position and dispensing some contents from the container through said orifice.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/579,323, filed on May 25, 2000, the subject matter and entire writing of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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09579323 |
May 2000 |
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09811098 |
Mar 2001 |
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