Rawan K Friel

US Patent:

20170057708, Mar 2, 2017

Filed:

Aug 27, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/837905

Inventors:

- Vevey, CH
Rawan Friel - Philadelphia PA, US
Jesse Hartman - Mequon WI, US
Terry Parve - Mequon WI, US

International Classification:

B65D 47/08
A23F 5/24
B65B 7/28
B65D 41/04
B65D 85/80

Abstract:

A closure can include a base having an opening. The base can be connected to a container such that a liquid in the container, for example a creamer, is pourable through the opening of the closure into a beverage cup. The closure can include an overcap having a plug, and the plug can seal the opening when the overcap is in a closed position relative to the base. A hinge can connect the overcap to the base and be biased to establish and maintain an angle of the overcap when the overcap moves out of the closed position. Liquid retained on the overcap during opening of the overcap can then fall directly into the beverage cup during pouring due to the angle of the overcap in the open position. Any retained liquid ingredient that falls from the overcap onto the base can be confined within a ring on the base.