Closure cap with a flange upper surface having an interrupted annular recess

1. A container comprising:

a body having a neck extending to a mouth defining a body opening;

a spout fitment having:

a spout within the body opening; and

an outer wall within the neck; and

a cap having:

an upper sidewall;

a flange protruding radially from the sidewall, an underside of the flange contacting the mouth; and

an outer sidewall depending from the flange, an internal thread of the cap outer sidewall engaged to an external thread of the neck wall,

wherein:

the flange has an upper surface having an interrupted annular recess.

2. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the interrupted annular recess comprises 20-50 segments separated by walls.

3. The container of claim 2 wherein:

the walls are less than half the angular extent of the recess segments.

4. The container of claim 2 wherein:

the walls are less than one-third the angular extent of the recess segments.

5. The container of claim 2 wherein:

the walls have upper surfaces dropping subflush to a portion of the upper surface radially outward of the recess.

6. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the flange underside has an outwardly upwardly tapering surface below the recess.

7. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the interrupted annular recess has a depth of 0.017 inch to 0.055 inch (0.4 mm to 1.4 mm).

8. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the spout fitment is subflush in the neck.

9. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the fitment comprises a trough between the outer wall and spout with at least one drain aperture.

10. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the body consists essentially of HDPE;

the spout fitment consists essentially of low density polypropylene; and

the cap consists essentially of copolymer polypropylene.

11. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the body has an integrally molded handle; and

an interior compartment of the body extends through the handle.

12. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the fitment is neither adhered nor welded to the body.

13. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the fitment is not threadingly engaged to the body.

14. The container of claim 1 further comprising:

1.0-6.0 liters of a liquid within the body.

15. The container of claim 1 further comprising:

at least 1.0 liter of liquid detergent or fabric softener within the body.

16. The container of claim 1 wherein:

the body is a blow molded body.

17. A method for manufacturing the container of claim 1 comprising:

molding the body;

machining the molded body to form a surface portion of the neck; and

threading the cap onto the body to a threaded condition where the surface portion extends to a contact location with the underside.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

prior to the threading, inserting the spout fitment into the body.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein:

the inserting comprises inserting subflush to a rim.