A toggle dispensing closure wherein the toggle is attached to the closure by a pair of opposing slots

摘要

In accordance with the present invention there is provided an injection molded toggle dispensing closure for a package for dispensing a product. The dispensing closure includes a cap formed from a housing. The housing has a top wall and a peripheral wall surrounding and attached to the top wall so as to form a cavity. The top wall includes a lower recessed portion surrounded by an edge wall. The lower recessed portion has an aperture extending therethrough into the cavity. The edge wall has two opposing slots extending into the cavity. The slots extend upwardly from the recessed lower portion along the edge wall. The cap further including a device for attaching itself to a package. The closure further includes a toggle. The toggle has an upper wall and opposing front and back walls and opposing side walls all of which surround and are attached to the upper wall. The side walls each have an outwardly extending tab which is inserted into the opposing slots on the edge wall so as to retain the toggle onto said cap, thereby allowing the toggle to pivot around the slots. The front wall has a dispensing opening which communicates with the aperture on the recessed lower portion so as dispense the product.