Dispensing package and fitment

Abstract

A dispensing package includes a container having a cylindrical neck finish with an open end and at least one internal bead spaced from the open end. A dispensing fitment has a conical inner portion and an outer portion with spaced external beads received by snap fit over the internal bead so that the dispensing fitment is spaced from the open end of the neck finish. The dispensing fitment preferably has an annular V-shaped cross section opening toward the open end of the neck finish, with an outer leg forming the outer portion of the fitment and an inner leg forming the inner portion of the fitment.

1 . A dispensing package that includes:
 a container having a cylindrical neck finish with an open end and at least one internal bead spaced from said open end, and   a dispensing fitment having a conical inner portion and an outer portion with spaced external beads received by snap fit over said internal bead, said dispensing fitment being spaced from said open end within said neck finish.   
   
   
       2 . The package set forth in  claim 1  wherein said dispensing fitment has an annular V-shaped cross section opening toward said open end, with an outer leg comprising said outer portion and an inner leg comprising said inner portion. 
   
   
       3 . The package set forth in  claim 2  wherein said outer portion includes a cylindrical portion adjacent to said open end on which said external beads are disposed, and a conical portion extending from said cylindrical portion and connected to said inner portion forming said V-shaped cross section. 
   
   
       4 . The package set forth in  claim 2  including a flat seal liner secured to said open end of said neck finish and spaced from said fitment. 
   
   
       5 . The package set forth in  claim 4  wherein said inner portion is shorter than said outer portion. 
   
   
       6 . The package set forth in  claim 5  wherein said inner portion has a free end surrounding and defining a dispensing opening. 
   
   
       7 . The package set forth in  claim 4  including a closure removably mounted on said neck finish over said seal liner. 
   
   
       8 . The package set forth in  claim 7  including a liner disk within said closure. 
   
   
       9 . A dispensing fitment that includes a one-piece plastic body having an annular V-shaped cross section with a conical inner portion and an outer portion with spaced external beads. 
   
   
       10 . The dispensing fitment set forth in  claim 9  wherein said outer portion includes a cylindrical portion on which said spaced external beads are disposed, and a conical portion extending from said cylindrical portion and connected to said inner portion. 
   
   
       11 . The dispensing fitment set forth in  claim 10  wherein said inner portion is shorter than said outer portion. 
   
   
       12 . The dispensing fitment set forth in  claim 9  wherein said inner portion has a free end surrounding and defining a dispensing opening.