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Hinged drain-back capRelated Patent Categories: Receptacles, Closures, Pivotable, (e.g., Hinged)Hinged drain-back cap description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080000923, Hinged drain-back cap. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/812,799, filed Jun. 12, 2006, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a cap for a fluid container, and more specifically to a cap that provides a drain-back feature and a hinged closure. INTRODUCTION TO THE INVENTION [0003] It is a first aspect of the present invention to provide a container closure comprising a base for placement on a neck of a container, the base including a body portion engaged upon the neck and an upper wall extending from the body portion, the upper wall having a spout at least partially defining a passageway through the base to permit contents in the container to be dispensed, the base being connected to a lid using a living hinge, the lid being pivotal about the hinge between an open position and a closed position to close the passageway and prevent the contents from being dispensed, the spout including an arcuately tapering front wall providing an arcuate threshold within an interior of the spout, the upper wall including a vertically extending circumferential wall that circumscribes the spout, where the spout includes a drain recessed with respect to the circumferential wall, the drain in communication with the passageway allowing undispensed contents between the spout and circumferential wall to egress into the container. [0004] In a more detailed embodiment of the first aspect, the upper wall includes a deformable internal flange to interface with a top surface of the neck of the container to form a seal between the base and neck. In yet another more detailed embodiment, the vertically extending circumferential wall includes a circumferential flange that engages the lid to provide a snap-fit connection when in the closed position. In a further detailed embodiment, the body portion includes an internal threaded pattern to engage a threaded receiver of the container, and the spout is not substantially recessed between the internal threaded pattern of the body portion. In still a further detailed embodiment, the arcuate threshold within the interior of the spout is opposite a vertically oriented distal opening in the rear wall of the spout. In a more detailed embodiment, the body portion includes an internal threaded pattern to engage a threaded receiver of the container, and the drain is positioned above the internal threaded pattern of the body portion. [0005] It is a second aspect of the present invention to provide a container closure comprising a base for placement on a neck of a container, the base including a body portion engaged upon the neck and an upper wall extending from the body portion, the upper wall having a spout at least partially defining a passageway through the base to permit contents in the container to be dispensed, the spout including an arcuately tapering front wall providing an arcuate threshold within an interior of the spout, the upper wall including a vertically extending circumferential wall that circumscribes the spout, where the spout includes a drain recessed with respect to the circumferential wall, the drain in communication with the passageway allowing undispensed contents between the spout and circumferential wall to egress into the container. [0006] In a more detailed embodiment of the second aspect, the upper wall includes a deformable internal flange to interface with a top surface of the neck of the container to form a seal between the base and neck. In yet another more detailed embodiment, the body portion includes an internal threaded pattern to engage a threaded receiver of the container, and the spout is not substantially recessed between the internal threaded pattern of the body portion. In a further detailed embodiment, the arcuate threshold within the interior of the spout is opposite a vertically oriented distal opening in the rear wall of the spout. In still a further detailed embodiment, the body portion includes an internal threaded pattern to engage a threaded receiver of the container, and the drain is positioned above the internal threaded pattern of the body portion. [0007] It is a third aspect of the present invention to provide a container closure comprising a base for placement on a neck of a container, the base including a body portion engaged upon the neck and an upper wall extending from the body portion, the upper wall having a spout extending directly above the upper wall, the spout including a passageway through the base to permit contents in the container to be dispensed, the spout arcuately tapering away from the body portion and including an arcuate threshold within an interior of the spout on a pouring side of the spout, the upper wall including a vertically extending circumferential wall that circumscribes the spout and is inset from the body portion, where both the spout and circumferential wall are positioned vertically above the body portion and where the spout includes a drain recessed with respect to the circumferential wall, the drain in communication with the passageway allowing undispensed contents between the spout and circumferential wall to egress into the container. [0008] In a more detailed embodiment of the third aspect, a distal portion of the spout includes a bell shaped with having a diameter that decreases as the distance from the body portion increases. In yet another more detailed embodiment, the invention further comprises a lid removable mounted to the vertically extending circumferential wall to close off the passageway and inhibit contents in the container from being dispensed. In a further detailed embodiment, the invention further comprises an lid integrally mounted to the base using a living hinge, the cap including a snap fit feature that selectively engages a corresponding snap fit feature of the base to close off the passageway and inhibit contents in the container from being dispensed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] FIG. 1 is an elevated perspective view of an exemplary closure in the open position in accordance with the present invention; [0010] FIG. 2 is another elevated perspective view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 1 in the open position; [0011] FIG. 3 is an elevated perspective view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 1 in the closed position; [0012] FIG. 4 is a further elevated perspective view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 1 in the open position; [0013] FIG. 5 is a profile view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 1 in the closed position; [0014] FIG. 6 is a profile view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 1 in the open position; [0015] FIG. 7 is an overhead view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 1 in the open position; [0016] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 7, in the open position, taken across lines A-A; [0017] FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 1 in the open position; [0018] FIG. 10 is a still further elevated perspective view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 1 in the open position; [0019] FIG. 11 is a frontal view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 1 in the open position; and [0020] FIG. 12 is an isolated, magnified cross-sectional view of the exemplary closure of FIG. 8, in the open position, as shown by circle B of FIG. 8. 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