CONTAINER, CLOSURE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods provided herein are useful for dispensing a fluid from a bottle that includes a closure cap with a flip-top lid, a base, and a tamper evident structure configured to indicate whether the closure cap has been previously opened. In some configurations, an area of the closure cap that a user manually leverages to open the cap includes a recess.
1 . A closure cap comprising:
a base;
a flip-top lid hingedly connected to the base, the flip-top lid being movable between an open position and a closed position, the flip-top lid and the base together forming a recess in an outer wall of the closure cap when the flip-top lid is in the closed position, the recess providing a grasping area configured such that a user applies a force to move the flip-top lid from the closed position to the open position;
an inset wall inset disposed a distance from the outer wall of the closure cap and extending from an upper wall of the flip-top lid prior to initial closure, the inset wall disposed substantially vertically in the recess after the initial closure;
an extension tab extending from the inset wall of the flip-top lid prior to an initial opening of the flip-top lid; and
the extension tab having one or more breakable members configured to break upon the flip-top lid being moved from the closed position to the open position,
wherein the extension tab and the inset wall are configured to be disconnected from one another upon the flip-top lid being moved from an initial closed position to the open position.
2 . The closure cap of claim 1 wherein the extension tab is substantially in alignment with the inset wall in the closed position.
3 . The closure cap of claim 1 wherein the extension tab further comprises a latching projection with a barb that engages a receiving opening in an upper wall of the base near the recess.
4 . The closure cap of claim 3 wherein the extension tab further comprises a flange from which the latching projection extends, the one or more breakable members connecting the flange to the inset wall in a closed configuration prior to initial opening of the flip-top lid.
5 . The closure cap of claim 4 wherein at least the barb of the latching projection is inserted into the base through the receiving opening in the upper wall of the base such that the barb is disposed under the upper wall of the base subsequent to the initial closure.
6 . The closure cap of claim 4 wherein the upper wall of the base further comprises a slot for receiving the flange of the extension tab subsequent to disconnection with the inset wall.
7 . The closure cap of claim 6 wherein a top edge of the extension tab is disposed lower than an upper surface of the base.
8 . The closure cap of claim 1 wherein the extension tab extends from one side of the inset wall prior to the initial opening of the flip-top lid.
9 . The closure cap of claim 1 wherein the closure cap includes a first extension tab and a second extension tab, the first extension tab extending from one side of the inset wall and the second extension tab extending from the other side of the inset wall prior to the initial opening of the flip-top lid.
10 . The closure cap of claim 9 wherein the first extension tab and the second extension tab are disposed symmetrically.
11 . The closure cap of claim 1 wherein the closure cap includes a plurality of breakable members and at least one breakable member of the plurality of the breakable member is offset from another breakable member of the plurality of the breakable member.
12 . An opening method comprising:
providing a closure cap, the closure cap comprising:
a base;
a flip-top lid hingedly connected to the base, the flip-top lid and the base together forming a recess in an outer wall of the closure cap;
an inset wall inset disposed a distance from the outer wall of the closure cap and extending from an upper wall of the flip-top lid, the inset wall disposed substantially vertically in the recess after initial closure;
an extension tab extending from the inset wall of the flip-top lid; and
one or more breakable members connecting the extension tab to the inset wall; and
applying a force to a portion of the flip-top lid via the recess to move the flip-top lid about the hinged connection to the base from a closed position to an open position,
wherein the breakable members break upon the flip-top lid moving from the closed position to the open position.
13 . A dispensing bottle comprising:
a container body with a thixotropic fluid therein, the container body having a neck with threads thereon; and
a closure cap coupled to the container body, the closure cap comprising:
a base;
a flip-top lid hingedly connected to the base, the flip-top lid being movable between an open position and a closed position, the flip-top lid and the base together forming a recess in an outer wall of the closure cap when the flip-top lid is in the closed position, the recess providing a grasping area configured such that a user applies a force to move the flip-top lid from the closed position to the open position;
an inset wall inset disposed a distance from the outer wall of the closure cap and extending from an upper wall of the flip-top lid prior to initial closure, the inset wall disposed substantially vertically in the recess after the initial closure;
an extension tab extending from the inset wall of the flip-top lid prior to an initial opening of the flip-top lid; and
the extension tab having one or more breakable members configured to break upon the flip-top lid being moved from the closed position to the open position,
wherein the extension tab and the inset wall are configured to be disconnected from one another upon the flip-top lid being moved from an initial closed position to the open position.
14 . (canceled)