CLOSURE UNIT WITH CAP AND POUR SPOUT FOR CONTAINER NECK FINISH

1 . A package comprising

a container neck finish formed to include a wide-mouth opening and adapted to mate with a container formed to include an interior region to place the wide-mouth opening in communication with the interior region, and

a preassembled closure unit configured to mate with the container neck finish to close the wide-mouth opening into the interior region of the container, the preassembled closure unit including a pour spout having a fluid-discharge outlet and a closure cap configured to mate with the pour spout to cover the fluid-discharge outlet and separate from the pour spout while the pour spout is mated with the container neck finish to expose the fluid-discharge outlet, the pour spout including a finish mount and a discharge tube coupled to the finish mount, the discharge tube having an inner portion formed to include a fluid-admission inlet arranged to open into the interior region of a container mated with the container neck finish and an outer portion formed to include the fluid-discharge outlet, the finish mount providing means for retaining the pour spout in a stationary, anchored position on the container neck finish to place the fluid-admission inlet formed in the discharge tube in communication with the interior region of a container mated to the container neck finish when the preassembled closure unit is first mated with the container neck finish to close the wide-mouth opening into the interior region of the container and during later movement of the closure cap between a capped position covering the fluid-discharge outlet of the discharge tube and an uncapped position uncovering the fluid-discharge outlet of the discharge tub,

wherein the container neck finish includes a spout catch retainer and the finish mount of the pour spout includes a rim formed to include an opening receiving the container neck finish therein and a spout catch coupled to the rim and configured to mate with the spout catch retainer included in the container neck finish to fasten the pour spout to the container neck finish so as to place the fluid-admission inlet formed in the discharge tube in communication with the interior region of a container mated to the container neck finish and to allow separation of the closure cap from the pour spout while the pour spout is fastened to the container neck finish,

wherein the finish mount of the pour spout further includes a product drainback cup having an outer edge coupled to the rim and an inner edge coupled to the discharge tube, the product drainback cup cooperates with the discharge tube to form a product-drainback reservoir arranged to surround the discharge tube and to receive fluid material exiting the fluid-discharge outlet of the discharge tube, the product drainback cup is formed to include a product-drainback aperture to allow any fluid material extant in the product-drainback reservoir to flow therethrough into the interior region of a container mated with the container neck finish when the pour spout is fastened to the container neck finish, and the rim of the finish mount includes an outer surface arranged to face outwardly toward a portion of the closure cap when the closure cap is mated with the container neck finish and an inner surface arranged to face inwardly toward the container neck finish when the pour spout is fastened to the container neck finish, and wherein the spout catch is coupled to the inner surface of the rim of the finish mount, and

wherein the spout catch of the pour spout includes a pair of ridges appended to the rim of the finish mount and arranged in spaced-apart relation to form an anti-rotation lug-receiving slot therebetween and the spout catch retainer of the container neck finish includes an anti-rotation lug arranged to extend into the anti-rotation lug-receiving slot to mate with the pair of ridges to establish a stationary, anchored position of the pour spout on the container neck finish.

2 . (canceled)

3 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the rim has an annular shape, an interior facing inwardly toward and surrounding the container neck finish when the pour spout is retained in the stationary, anchored position, and an exterior facing outwardly away from the container neck finish, and the spout catch is coupled to the interior of the rim.

4 - 11 . (canceled)

12 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the spout catch of the pour spout further includes a thread arranged to wind around an interior surface of the rim and the spout catch retainer of the container neck finish includes a thread arranged to wind around an annular outer surface of the container neck finish and configured to mate with the thread of the spout catch during rotational movement of the pour spout relative to the container neck finish to assume the stationary, anchored position.

13 . The package of claim 12 , wherein the anti-rotation lug includes an inclined ramp terminating at a vertical stop wall and a first of the ridges associated with the anti-rotation lug is arranged to ride on the inclined ramp until the anti-rotation lug fits into the anti-rotation lug-receiving slot to cause the vertical stop wall to mate with a second of the ridges to block further rotation of the closure unit relative to the container neck finish about an axis of rotation.

14 . The package of claim 13 , wherein the inclined ramp of the anti-rotation lug and the first of the ridges cooperate to provide means for retaining the pour spout in a stationary, anchored position on the container neck finish during unmating of the closure cap and the pour spout to expose the fluid-discharge outlet formed in the pour spout.

15 - 18 . (canceled)

19 . A package comprising

a preassembled closure unit comprising a pour spout formed to include a discharge tube having a fluid-discharge outlet and a closure cap mated to the pour spout to cover the fluid-discharge outlet and

a container neck finish formed to include anchor means for mating with the preassembled closure unit to the container neck finish to establish a stationary, anchored position of the pour spout on the container neck finish and free the closure cover for separation from the pour spout to expose the fluid-discharge outlet so that a consumer can remove the closure cap from the pour spout without disrupting placement of the pour spout on the container neck finish,

wherein the anchor means comprises a spout catch included in the pour spout and a spout catch retainer included in the container neck finish, the pour spout further includes a rim and a product drainback cup coupled to the rim and to the discharge tube, and the spout catch is coupled to the rim,

wherein the spout catch of the pour spout includes a pair of ridges appended to the rim of the finish mount and arranged in spaced-apart relation to form an anti-rotation lug-receiving slot therebetween and the spout catch retainer of the container neck finish includes an anti-rotation lug arranged to extend into the anti-rotation lug-receiving slot to mate with the pair of ridges to establish a stationary, anchored position of the pour spout on the container neck finish,

wherein the container neck finish includes an annular outer surface, and

wherein the inclined ramp includes a high end terminating at the vertical stop wall and lying in radially outwardly spaced-apart relation to the annular outer surface of the container neck finish and a low end merging with the annular outer surface of the container neck finish.

20 - 26 . (canceled)

27 . The package of claim 13 , wherein the anti-rotation lug has a triangular shape.

28 . The package of claim 13 , further comprising a container including a top wall coupled to the container neck finish and arranged to face toward the pour spout when the preassembled closure unit mates with the container neck finish to close the wide-mouth opening, and the anti-rotation lug is arranged to lie on the top wall alongside an annular outer surface of the container neck finish.

29 . The package of claim 28 , wherein the inclined ramp includes a high end terminating at the vertical stop wall and lying in spaced-apart relation to the top wall of the container and a low end merging with the top wall of the container.

30 . The package of claim 28 , wherein the inclined ramp includes a high end terminating at the vertical stop wall and lying in radially outwardly spaced-apart relation to the annular outer surface of the container neck finish and a low end merging with the annular outer surface of the container neck finish.

31 . The package of claim 13 , wherein the container neck finish includes an annular outer surface and the inclined ramp includes a high end terminating at the vertical stop wall and lying in radially outwardly spaced-apart relation to the annular outer surface of the container neck finish and a low end merging with the annular outer surface of the container neck finish.

32 . The package of claim 31 , wherein each of the vertical stop wall and the inclined ramp have a rectangular shape and the anti-rotation lug further includes a top wall interconnecting upper edges of the vertical stop wall and the inclined ramp and mating with the annular outer surface.

33 . The package of claim 32 , wherein the top wall of the anti-rotation lug has a substantially triangular shape.

34 . The package of claim 19 , wherein each of the vertical stop wall and the inclined ramp have a rectangular shape and the anti-rotation lug further includes a top wall interconnecting upper edges of the vertical stop wall and the inclined ramp and mating with the annular outer surface.

35 . The package of claim 34 , wherein the top wall of the anti-rotation lug has a substantially triangular shape.