Patent attributes
A closure and container package includes a container having a finish with a mouth opening through which product is both filled into and dispensed from the container. A closure includes a base mounted on the finish and having an opening aligned with the mouth opening of the container finish. A lid is connected to the closure base by an integrally molded hinge to pivot between an open position in which the lid is spaced from the opening in the base and a closed position in which the lid is adjacent to the base. The lid includes facility for engaging either the mouth opening of the container or the opening in the closure base to close such openings in the closed position of the lid. In particularly preferred embodiments of the invention, a fitment is removably carried by the lid. The fitment has a dispensing opening and a peripheral snap bead for engagement with either the container finish or the closure base to secure the fitment in position, such that the fitment thereafter provides the dispensing opening through which product can be dispensed from the container, and the lid cooperates with the fitment to open and close the dispensing opening.
