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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B65D51/16—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
- B65D51/1605—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby the interior of the container is maintained in permanent gaseous communication with the exterior
- B65D51/1616—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby the interior of the container is maintained in permanent gaseous communication with the exterior by means of a filter
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- This invention relates generally to vented bottle closures on bottles for dispensing liquids, such as liquid cleaners and the like. More particularly, the present invention relates generally to flip top and screw top closures with atmospheric venting.
- venting solutions primarily require expensive technology to achieve passive venting through the cap threads or the bottle outlet. Accordingly, what is needed is a simpler but suitable venting during storage for a flip-top and screw top closures having a pour spout.
- a bottle comprising a container having a threaded neck; and a dispensing closure having a base member, a cap, and a hinge connecting the base member and the cap,
- a bottle comprises a container having a threaded neck and a pour spout; and a dispensing closure having a cap with a cap top surface and a threaded skirt member, wherein the cap top surface has a venting orifice fitment, the orifice fitment containing a porous thermoplastic plug.
- a bottle comprises a container having a neck; and a dispensing closure comprising a cap, wherein the cap has an outer wall and a top surface having an cylindrical venting receptacle, the venting receptacle having at least one small orifice fluidly attached to the top surface and a larger orifice at the opposite end wherein the venting receptacle holds a porous thermoplastic plug.
- the use of the bottle of the present invention would not differ from the use of any conventional dispensing bottle known in the art.
- the closure could be threaded or non-threaded, for example snap-on, or could be removable or non-removable. The user would simply open the closure mechanism to dispense fluid from the bottle.
- FIG. 1 shows a side plan view of a bottle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 a perspective view of a closure portion according to the present invention
- FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a closure portion according to the present invention
- FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of the closure portion of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5A shows a sectional view of a closure portion
- FIG. 5B shows a sectional view of a closure portion
- FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a closure according to the present invention
- FIG. 7 shows an exploded perspective view of a bottle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of a bottle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- the term “comprising” is inclusive or open-ended and does not exclude additional unrecited elements, compositional components, or method steps. Accordingly, the term “comprising” encompasses the more restrictive terms “consisting essentially of” and “consisting of”.
- bottle is meant to mean and include any plastic container and closure for holding a fluid.
- the bottle 100 comprises a container 102 for holding liquid contents and dispensing closure 120 having a base member 122 , a cap 124 , and a connecting hinge 118 , where the closure 120 be securely mounted onto the container 102 via its base member 122 , using any means of attachment commonly know to those skilled in the art including cooperative threads, crimping, clipping means, heat sealing, force fitting, clasp elements, snap-fit bead, groove arrangements, and mixtures thereof.
- the dispensing closure 120 of the invention may be used with many products, including but not limited to, relatively low or high viscosity liquids, creams, gels, suspensions, mixtures, lotions, pastes, particulates, granular products, and mixtures thereof.
- Typical products for use in the present invention may be those constituting a food product, a personal care product, an industrial or household cleaning product, or other compositions of matter for use in
- the base member 122 is comprised of two distinct parts, an annular skirt member 170 and a deck member 172 .
- the skirt member 170 generally forms the external and surrounding wall of the base member 122 and extends substantially towards the container direction.
- the deck member 172 which typically extends substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the container 102 is generally substantially flat and horizontal or slightly slanted.
- the female thread means 174 for attachment of the base member 122 to the container 102 is suitably located onto the inner portion of the outer wall 176 of the skirt member 170 of the base member 122 .
- the skirt member has an inner wall 177 connecting to the deck member 172 .
- the deck member 172 comprises a beveled spout member 180 which extends upward from the deck member 172 to dispense product from the container 102 and a drainback orifice 178 .
- the top 184 of the cap 124 can also have a porous thermoplastic plug 186 inserted into a venting receptacle 188 for venting during storage.
- the venting receptable may be cylindrical, rectangular or any other shaped cross section.
- the venting receptacle 188 can have a retaining ring 190 that compresses and retains the porous plug 186 when the porous plug 186 is inserted into venting receptacle 188 .
- the venting receptacle 188 can have a small diameter orifice 192 in the cap top 184 and a larger diameter orifice 194 at the other end on the interior of the closed cap 124 .
- the porous plug 186 when inserted into the venting receptacle 188 can be compressed by the retaining ring 190 and can extend beyond the larger diameter orifice 194 to allow a greater flow path for venting.
- the porous plug 186 can also have rounded ends 196 to potentially discourage drops of liquid from blocking the flow path for venting.
- FIG. 5A shows the top 384 of the cap 124 can also have a porous thermoplastic plug 386 inserted into a cylindrical venting receptacle 388 for venting during storage.
- the venting receptacle 388 can have a retaining ring 390 that compresses and/or
- FIG. 5B shows the top 484 of the cap 124 can also have a porous thermoplastic plug 486 inserted into a cylindrical venting receptacle 488 for venting during storage.
- the venting receptacle 488 can have no retaining ring but the plug 486 can be contained in the venting receptacle 488 by interference fit or my some other means, such as a coating or welding by heat, friction, or sonic welding.
- the venting receptacle 488 can have a small diameter orifice 492 in the cap top 184 and a larger diameter orifice 494 at the other end on the interior of the closed cap 124 .
- the porous plug 486 when inserted into the venting receptacle 488 can be inserted against the interior wall 498 of the cap top 484 adjacent to the small diameter orifice 492 .
- FIG. 6 shows the dispensing closure 120 in the closed position and having a base member 122 , a cap member 124 , a hinge 118 , small diameter orifice 192 and a child resistant closure tab 198 .
- the bottle 200 comprises a dispensing container 202 having an enclosed handle 204 in the container rear section 203 and a neck 206 in the container front section 205 with a spout fitment 208 inserted into the cylindrical neck 206 .
- the bottle 200 also has a cap 210 which acts to close the pouring spout.
- the cap 210 has a cap top surface 230 with a small diameter orifice 232 leading to the venting receptacle 234 .
- the neck 206 has external threads 212 to receive complementary internal threads 214 ( FIG.
- the spout fitment 208 includes a generally tubular pouring spout 216 having pouring orifice 218 and disposed with an annular sheath 220 .
- the lower end of the spout 216 and the lower end of the sheath 220 are joined by an annular wall 222 .
- the annular wall 222
- the cap closure 210 has an annular wall 230 with internal closure threads 214 and one or more locking tabs 234 at the lower end.
- the annular wall 230 contains two or more differentiated pressure points 236 where the annular wall 230 is flexible enough to be deflected radially inwardly by pushing with the fingers. Pushing the pressure points 236 inwardly causes the annular wall 230 to flex outwardly at the position of the locking tabs 234 . This allows the locking tabs 234 to move past the stop tabs 238 on the container neck 206 and the cap closure 210 to be threadedly removed from the container 202 .
- the top surface 230 of the cap 210 can also have a porous thermoplastic plug 236 inserted into a cylindrical venting receptacle 234 for venting during storage.
- the venting receptacle 234 can have a retaining ring 238 that compresses and retains the porous plug 236 when the porous plug 236 is inserted into venting receptacle 234 .
- the venting receptable 234 can have a small diameter orifice 232 in the cap top surface 230 and a larger diameter orifice 238 at the other end on the interior of the cap 210 .
- the porous plug 236 when inserted into the venting receptacle 234 can be compressed by the retaining ring 238 and can extend beyond the larger diameter orifice 238 to allow a greater flow path for venting.
- the porous plug 236 can also have rounded ends 240 to potentially discourage drops of liquid from blocking the flow path for venting.
- the venting plug is preferably a porous plastic plug comprising a molded, open-cell thermoplastic.
- the molded open-cell structure may be created in a sintering process.
- a powder is subjected to a thermal/compression cycle that causes adjacent powder particles to adhere to one another.
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Described is a bottle having a cap with an atmospheric venting means comprising a venting receptacle and a porous thermoplastic plug. The porous plug can be held in place with a retaining ring.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates generally to vented bottle closures on bottles for dispensing liquids, such as liquid cleaners and the like. More particularly, the present invention relates generally to flip top and screw top closures with atmospheric venting.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A variety of solutions have been disclosed for storage venting of screw top closures. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,202,870 to Pearce discloses ridges with slots or grooves on the inside top horizontal surface of a screw cap to allow venting from inside the bottle. Another example of screw cap venting is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,048,140 to Caldwell, where the screw cap is slotted through the threads and on the inside top surface. Other venting solutions applicable to screw top containers have used venting liners, i.e. U.S. Pat. No. 6,983,857, U.S. Pat. No. 4,121,728, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,789,074. Venting for a flip-top closure is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,577,625 to Baird et al. All these solutions achieve some level of success for passive venting with minimal liquid loss through the venting mechanism.
- These venting solutions primarily require expensive technology to achieve passive venting through the cap threads or the bottle outlet. Accordingly, what is needed is a simpler but suitable venting during storage for a flip-top and screw top closures having a pour spout.
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- According to another embodiment of the present invention, a bottle comprises a container having a threaded neck and a pour spout; and a dispensing closure having a cap with a cap top surface and a threaded skirt member, wherein the cap top surface has a venting orifice fitment, the orifice fitment containing a porous thermoplastic plug.
- According to a further embodiment of the present invention, a bottle comprises a container having a neck; and a dispensing closure comprising a cap, wherein the cap has an outer wall and a top surface having an cylindrical venting receptacle, the venting receptacle having at least one small orifice fluidly attached to the top surface and a larger orifice at the opposite end wherein the venting receptacle holds a porous thermoplastic plug.
- The use of the bottle of the present invention, from a consumer perspective, would not differ from the use of any conventional dispensing bottle known in the art. The closure could be threaded or non-threaded, for example snap-on, or could be removable or non-removable. The user would simply open the closure mechanism to dispense fluid from the bottle.
- Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the detailed description of embodiments below, when considered together with the attached drawings and claims.
- The foregoing aspects and others will be readily appreciated by the skilled artisan from the following description of illustrative embodiments when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 2 a perspective view of a closure portion according to the present invention; -
FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a closure portion according to the present invention; -
FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of the closure portion ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5A shows a sectional view of a closure portion; -
FIG. 5B shows a sectional view of a closure portion; -
FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a closure according to the present invention; -
FIG. 7 shows an exploded perspective view of a bottle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of a bottle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. - Reference will now be made to the drawings wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout. For ease of description, the components of this invention are described in the normal (upright) operating position, and terms such as upper, lower, horizontal, top, bottom, etc., are used with reference to this position. It will be understood, however, that the components embodying this invention may be manufactured, stored, transported, used, and sold in an orientation other than the position described.
- Figures illustrating the components of this invention show some conventional mechanical elements that are known and that will be recognized by one skilled in the art. The detailed descriptions of such elements are not necessary to an understanding of the invention, and accordingly, are herein presented only to the degree necessary to facilitate an understanding of the novel features of the present invention.
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- As used herein and in the claims, the term “comprising” is inclusive or open-ended and does not exclude additional unrecited elements, compositional components, or method steps. Accordingly, the term “comprising” encompasses the more restrictive terms “consisting essentially of” and “consisting of”.
- It must be noted that, as used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to a “surfactant” includes two or more such surfactants.
- Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains. Although a number of methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice of the present invention, the preferred materials and methods are described herein.
- The term “bottle”, as used herein, is meant to mean and include any plastic container and closure for holding a fluid.
- In a suitable embodiment as shown in
FIG. 1 , thebottle 100 comprises acontainer 102 for holding liquid contents and dispensingclosure 120 having abase member 122, acap 124, and aconnecting hinge 118, where theclosure 120 be securely mounted onto thecontainer 102 via itsbase member 122, using any means of attachment commonly know to those skilled in the art including cooperative threads, crimping, clipping means, heat sealing, force fitting, clasp elements, snap-fit bead, groove arrangements, and mixtures thereof. Thedispensing closure 120 of the invention may be used with many products, including but not limited to, relatively low or high viscosity liquids, creams, gels, suspensions, mixtures, lotions, pastes, particulates, granular products, and mixtures thereof. Typical products for use in the present invention may be those constituting a food product, a personal care product, an industrial or household cleaning product, or other compositions of matter for use in - Showing the
dispensing closure 120 in an open position inFIG. 2 and a cross-sectional view inFIG. 3 , thebase member 122 is comprised of two distinct parts, anannular skirt member 170 and adeck member 172. Theskirt member 170 generally forms the external and surrounding wall of thebase member 122 and extends substantially towards the container direction. Thedeck member 172 which typically extends substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis of thecontainer 102 is generally substantially flat and horizontal or slightly slanted. - More specifically, and as shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , the female thread means 174 for attachment of thebase member 122 to thecontainer 102 is suitably located onto the inner portion of theouter wall 176 of theskirt member 170 of thebase member 122. The skirt member has aninner wall 177 connecting to thedeck member 172. Thedeck member 172 comprises abeveled spout member 180 which extends upward from thedeck member 172 to dispense product from thecontainer 102 and adrainback orifice 178. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 , 3 and 4, the top 184 of thecap 124 can also have a porousthermoplastic plug 186 inserted into a ventingreceptacle 188 for venting during storage. The venting receptable may be cylindrical, rectangular or any other shaped cross section. The ventingreceptacle 188 can have a retainingring 190 that compresses and retains theporous plug 186 when theporous plug 186 is inserted into ventingreceptacle 188. The ventingreceptacle 188 can have asmall diameter orifice 192 in thecap top 184 and alarger diameter orifice 194 at the other end on the interior of theclosed cap 124. Theporous plug 186, when inserted into the ventingreceptacle 188 can be compressed by the retainingring 190 and can extend beyond thelarger diameter orifice 194 to allow a greater flow path for venting. Theporous plug 186 can also have rounded ends 196 to potentially discourage drops of liquid from blocking the flow path for venting. -
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FIG. 5B shows the top 484 of thecap 124 can also have a porousthermoplastic plug 486 inserted into acylindrical venting receptacle 488 for venting during storage. The ventingreceptacle 488 can have no retaining ring but theplug 486 can be contained in the ventingreceptacle 488 by interference fit or my some other means, such as a coating or welding by heat, friction, or sonic welding. The ventingreceptacle 488 can have asmall diameter orifice 492 in thecap top 184 and alarger diameter orifice 494 at the other end on the interior of theclosed cap 124. Theporous plug 486, when inserted into the ventingreceptacle 488 can be inserted against theinterior wall 498 of thecap top 484 adjacent to thesmall diameter orifice 492. -
FIG. 6 shows thedispensing closure 120 in the closed position and having abase member 122, acap member 124, ahinge 118,small diameter orifice 192 and a childresistant closure tab 198. - In another embodiment in
FIGS. 7 and 8 , thebottle 200 comprises a dispensingcontainer 202 having anenclosed handle 204 in the containerrear section 203 and aneck 206 in thecontainer front section 205 with aspout fitment 208 inserted into thecylindrical neck 206. In this way, the consumer picks up the container at the handle in the rear section and pours from the spout in the front section of the container. Thebottle 200 also has acap 210 which acts to close the pouring spout. Thecap 210 has a captop surface 230 with asmall diameter orifice 232 leading to the ventingreceptacle 234. Theneck 206 hasexternal threads 212 to receive complementary internal threads 214 (FIG. 7 ) on thecap closure 210. As seen inFIG. 8 , thespout fitment 208 includes a generally tubular pouringspout 216 having pouringorifice 218 and disposed with anannular sheath 220. The lower end of thespout 216 and the lower end of thesheath 220 are joined by anannular wall 222. Theannular wall 222 - The
cap closure 210 has anannular wall 230 withinternal closure threads 214 and one ormore locking tabs 234 at the lower end. Theannular wall 230 contains two or moredifferentiated pressure points 236 where theannular wall 230 is flexible enough to be deflected radially inwardly by pushing with the fingers. Pushing the pressure points 236 inwardly causes theannular wall 230 to flex outwardly at the position of the lockingtabs 234. This allows the lockingtabs 234 to move past thestop tabs 238 on thecontainer neck 206 and thecap closure 210 to be threadedly removed from thecontainer 202. - As shown in
FIG. 8 , thetop surface 230 of thecap 210 can also have a porousthermoplastic plug 236 inserted into acylindrical venting receptacle 234 for venting during storage. The ventingreceptacle 234 can have a retainingring 238 that compresses and retains theporous plug 236 when theporous plug 236 is inserted into ventingreceptacle 234. The ventingreceptable 234 can have asmall diameter orifice 232 in the captop surface 230 and alarger diameter orifice 238 at the other end on the interior of thecap 210. Theporous plug 236, when inserted into the ventingreceptacle 234 can be compressed by the retainingring 238 and can extend beyond thelarger diameter orifice 238 to allow a greater flow path for venting. Theporous plug 236 can also have rounded ends 240 to potentially discourage drops of liquid from blocking the flow path for venting. - The venting plug is preferably a porous plastic plug comprising a molded, open-cell thermoplastic. The molded open-cell structure may be created in a sintering process. In a typical sintering process, a powder is subjected to a thermal/compression cycle that causes adjacent powder particles to adhere to one another. By using the sintering process described above with a variety of different raw materials, porous plastic components with different pore size (the size of the
- It is well known that to increase the pressure or force of friction or sealing between two plastic parts can be accomplished simply by increasing the “interference”, the difference between the dimensions of the two parts; ie. the part with larger dimension is inserted into another part of smaller dimension, therefore create the interference and the resulting forces. It is generally and well accepted that increase the interference will resulted in higher force. In this present invention, however, we have found that two parts both with 0.012″ interference, one may leak and the other had no leaks at 2 psi pressure after 24 hours. This surprising finding was further studied with Instron force measurement. We have found that these two parts, 0.195″ dia and 0.205 diameter, when inserted into receptacles of 0.012″ interference, one with no leaks actually has higher interference force of 25 lbf while the one leaked had 16 lbf force. We also observed that one part with higher “interference” still resulted lower forces. We also have found that with higher interference did not prevent leakage nor had higher interference forces. With further analysis and measurement of the density, we have identified that the pressure is the direct attribute of the seal effectiveness and most important attribute of a venting
- This invention has been described herein in detail to provide those skilled in the art with information relevant to apply the novel principles and to construct and use such specialized components as are required. However, it is to be understood that the invention can be carried out by different equipment, materials and devices, and that various modifications, both as to the equipment and operating procedures, can be accomplished without departing from the scope of the invention itself.
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1. A bottle comprising:
a container having a threaded neck; and
a dispensing closure having a base member, a cap, and a hinge connecting the base member and the cap, wherein the base member comprises a threaded skirt member and a deck member wherein the deck member comprises a spout,
wherein the cap has an outer wall and a top surface having an cylindrical venting receptacle, the venting receptacle having at least one small orifice fluidly attached to the top surface and a larger orifice at the opposite end wherein the venting receptacle holds a porous thermoplastic plug.
2. The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the porous thermoplastic plug is molded, open-celled polyethylene having a nominal pore size of 1 micron to 25 microns.
3. The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the porous thermoplastic plug is compressible.
4. The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the venting receptacle contains a retaining ring.
5. The bottle of claim 4 , wherein the thermoplastic plug is inserted past the retaining ring.
6. The bottle of claim 4 , wherein the thermoplastic plug is compressed by the retaining ring.
7. The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic plug extends beyond the venting receptacle larger orifice.
8. The bottle of claim 7 , wherein the thermoplastic plug has curved ends.
9. The bottle of claim 1 , wherein the cap outer wall has an interior surface and the interior surface within the venting receptacle has one or more ribs to abut the thermoplastic plug.
10. A bottle comprising:
a container having a threaded neck and a pour spout; and
a dispensing closure having a cap with a cap top surface and a threaded skirt member, wherein the cap top surface has a venting receptacle, the venting receptacle containing a porous thermoplastic plug.
11. The bottle of claim 10 , wherein the porous thermoplastic plug is molded, open-celled polyethylene having a nominal pore size of 1 micron to 25 microns.
12. The bottle of claim 10 , wherein the porous thermoplastic plug is compressible.
13. The bottle of claim 10 , wherein the venting receptacle contains a retaining ring.
14. The bottle of claim 10 , wherein the thermoplastic plug extends beyond the venting receptacle larger orifice.
15. The bottle of claim 14 , wherein the thermoplastic plug has curved ends.
16. A bottle comprising:
a container having a neck; and
a dispensing closure comprising a cap,
wherein the cap has an outer wall and a top surface having an venting receptacle, the venting receptacle having at least one small orifice fluidly attached to the top surface and a larger orifice at the opposite end, wherein the venting receptacle holds a porous thermoplastic plug.
17. The bottle of claim 16 , wherein the porous thermoplastic plug is molded, open-celled polyethylene having a nominal pore size of 1 micron to 25 microns.
18. The bottle of claim 16 , wherein the venting receptacle contains a retaining ring.
19. The bottle of claim 16 , wherein the thermoplastic plug extends beyond the venting receptacle larger orifice.
20. The bottle of claim 16 , wherein the thermoplastic plug has curved ends.
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