Closure having a drip minimizing lid
A dispensing closure system is provided for a container that has an opening to the container interior. The preferred embodiment of the system includes a closure having a closure body for extending from the container at the container opening and a lid hingedly attached to the closure body. The closure body has a dispensing spout, and the lid includes a hollow spud for entering the spout. A spud rim can be provided on the spud, extending inwardly towards the hollow interior of the spud. A lid rim can additionally or alternatively be provided on the inside surface of the lid, positioned within the hollow interior of the spud.
1. A dispensing closure for a container that has an opening to the container interior where a fluent substance may be stored, said dispensing closure comprising:
(A) a body for extending from said container at said container opening, said body including a spout that has a dispensing passage extending through said spout; and
(B) a lid for movement between (1) a closed position occluding said spout dispensing passage, and (2) an open position exposing said spout dispensing passage, said lid having a spud for entering said spout dispensing passage when said lid is in said closed position, said spud having a hollow interior, said spud further having a spud rim unitary with said spud and extending laterally from said spud, said lid further having a lid rim proximate said spud extending axially away from said lid and laterally toward said hollow interior, and said lid rim being located within said hollow interior of said spud and extending laterally toward the center of said hollow interior of said spud.
2. The dispensing closure in accordance with claim 1 in which said spud has a distal end, and said spud rim is formed at the distal end of said spud.
3. The dispensing closure in accordance with claim 1 in which said spud rim curves laterally toward said hollow interior.
4. The dispensing closure in accordance with claim 1 in which said lid is attached to said body via a hinge; and
said spud rim is positioned along a portion of said spud that is proximate said hinge.
5. A dispensing closure for a container that has an opening to the container interior where a fluent substance may be stored, said dispensing closure comprising:
(A) a body for extending from said container at said container opening, said body including a spout that has a dispensing passage extending through said spout; and
(B) a lid for movement between (1) a closed position occluding said spout dispensing passage, and (2) an open position exposing said spout dispensing passage, said lid having a spud for entering said spout dispensing passage when said lid is in said closed position, said spud having a hollow interior, said lid further having a lid rim proximate said spud extending axially away from said lid and laterally toward said hollow interior, said lid rim being located within said hollow interior of said spud and extending laterally toward the center of said hollow interior of said spud, said lid further having a top end defining an inside surface, said lid rim projecting from said inside surface of said lid, and said lid rim further being proximate to, and uniformly spaced from, a portion of the inner surface of said spud.
6. A dispensing closure for a container that has an opening to the container interior where a fluent substance may be stored, said dispensing closure comprising:
(A) a body for extending from said container at said container opening, said body including a spout that has a dispensing passage extending through said spout; and
(B) a lid for movement between (1) a closed position occluding said spout dispensing passage, and (2) an open position exposing said spout dispensing passage, said lid having a spud for entering said spout dispensing passage when said lid is in said closed position, said spud having a hollow interior, said lid further having a lid rim proximate said spud extending axially away from said lid and laterally toward said hollow interior, said lid rim being located within said hollow interior of said spud and extending laterally toward the center of said hollow interior of said spud, said lid further having a top end defining an inside surface, said lid rim projecting from said inside surface of said lid, said lid further being attached to said body via a hinge, and said lid rim being proximate to, and uniformly spaced from, a portion of the inner surface of said spud which is oriented towards said hinge.