One-piece multiorifice closure

Abstract

There is a one-piece closure for a dispensing container. The closure has a base and a lid. The base is adapted to be attached to the dispensing container. The base has two or more orifices therein. The two or more orifices of the base each define a different shape. The base has one or more raised portions thereon. The lid is connected to the base via a detachable hinge. The lid has an orifice therein. The lid is rotatably attachable to the base when detached from the base. The orifice of the lid is coextensive and alignable with each of the two or more orifices of the base and the one or more raised portions of the base. The lid is in lockable position with the base when the orifice of the lid is in alignment with one of the raised portions of the base. The closure is in the form of a unitary, integral piece. There is another embodiment for a one-piece closure for a dispensing container.

1 . A one-piece closure for a dispensing container, comprising: 
 a base, the base being adapted to be attached to the dispensing container, the base having two or more orifices therein, the two or more orifices of the base each defining a different shape, the base having one or more raised portions thereon;    a lid, the lid being attached to the base via a detachable hinge, the lid having an orifice therein, the lid being rotatably attachable to the base when detached from the base, the orifice of the lid being coextensive and alignable with each of the two or more orifices of the base and the one or more raised portions of the base, the lid being in lockable position with the base when the orifice of the lid is in alignment with one of the raised portions of the base, the closure being in the form of a unitary, integral piece.    
   
   
       2 . The dispensing container of  claim 1 , wherein the base has four orifices therein.  
   
   
       3 . The dispensing container of  claim 2 , wherein the four orifices are distributed circumferentially around the base.  
   
   
       4 . The dispensing container of  claim 3 , wherein the base has four raised portions, and wherein the raised portions are distributed circumferentially around the base between the orifices.  
   
   
       5 . The dispensing container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid is rotatably attachable to the base via a post extending from the center of the bottom surface of the lid.  
   
   
       6 . The dispensing container of  claim 1 , wherein there is a single orifice in the lid.  
   
   
       7 . The dispensing container of  claim 4 , wherein the lid is rotatably attachable to the base via a post extending from the center of the bottom surface of the lid.  
   
   
       8 . The dispensing container of  claim 7 , wherein there is a single orifice in the lid.  
   
   
       9 . The dispensing container of  claim 1 , wherein the orifice in the lid is situated at the bottom of an indentation in the lid.  
   
   
       10 . The dispensing container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid has a circumferential plug seal extending from the bottom surface of the lid at the periphery thereof outside of the orifice of the lid, and wherein the plug seal enters a circumferential indentation extending into the base at the periphery thereof when the lid is attached to the base.  
   
   
       11 . A one-piece closure for a dispensing container, comprising: 
 a base, the base being adapted to be attached to the dispensing container, the base having two or more orifices therein, the two or more orifices of the base each defining a different shape, the base having one or more raised portions thereon;    a lid, the lid being attached to the base via a detachable hinge, the lid having an orifice therein, the lid being rotatably attachable to the base when detached from the base, the orifice of the lid being coextensive and alignable with each of the two or more orifices of the base and the one or more raised portions of the base, the lid being in lockable position with the base when the orifice of the lid is in alignment with one of the raised portions of the base, the lid having an actuating cover flap integral therewith, the cover flap having a bottom surface, the cover flap having a raised portion on the bottom surface thereof, the raised portion of the cover flap being coextensive and alignable with the orifice of the lid, the cover flap being openable and reclosable to cover the orifice in the lid, the closure being in the form of a unitary, integral piece.    
   
   
       12 . The dispensing container of  claim 11 , wherein the base has four orifices therein.  
   
   
       13 . The dispensing container of  claim 12 , wherein the four orifices are distributed circumferentially around the base.  
   
   
       14 . The dispensing container of  claim 13 , wherein the base has four raised portions, and wherein the raised portions are distributed circumferentially around the base between the orifices.  
   
   
       15 . The dispensing container of  claim 11 , wherein the lid is rotatably attachable to the base via a post extending from the center of the bottom surface of the lid.  
   
   
       16 . The dispensing container of  claim 11 , wherein there is a single orifice in the lid.  
   
   
       17 . The dispensing container of  claim 14 , wherein the lid is rotatably attachable to the base via a post extending from the center of the bottom surface of the lid.  
   
   
       18 . The dispensing container of  claim 17 , wherein there is a single orifice in the lid.