Closure and dispensing cap for the neck of a container

Claim 1

A CLOSURE AND DISPENSING CAP FOR A CONTAINER COMPRISING: (A) A BASE INCLUDING, (B) AN OUTER HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL PORTION HAVING, (C) THREADS FORMED ON THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF, (D) A HOLLOW OPEN-ENDED NOZZLE SECURED AXIALLY WITHIN SAID OUTER HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL PORTION AND SPCED THEREFROM TO FORM (E) A FIRST ANNULAR CHANNEL SURROUNDING SAID NOZZLE, (F) A FIRST YIELDABLE STOP MEANS FORMED ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID NOZZLE AND EXTENDING INTO SAID FIRST CHANNEL, (G) A SECOND YIELDABLE STOP MEANS FORMED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID OUTER HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL PORTOIN AND EXTENDING INTO SAID FIRST CHANNEL, SAID SECOND STOP MEANS SPACED RADIALLY FROM SAID FIRST STOP MEANS, (H) AN OVERCAP INCLUDING A CIRCULAR TOP PORTION, (I) AN INNER CYLINDRICAL WALL DEPENDING FROM SAID TOP PORTION, (J) SAID INNER CYLINDRICAL WALL HAVING THREADS FORMED ON THE INNER SURFACE THEREOF ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE THREADS OF SAID OUTER HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF SAID BASE, (K) A COLLAR DEPENDING FROM SAID TOP PORTION CONCENTRIC WITH SAID INNER CYLINDRICAL WALL AND INTO WHICH SAID NOZZLE EXTENDS FOR SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID NOZZLE, (L) SAID COLLAR SPACED FROM SAID INNER CYLINDRICAL WALL THEREBY FORMING A SECOND ANNULAR CHANNEL INTO WHICH SAID OUTER HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL PORTION EXTENDS, (M) SAID TOP PORTION HAVING AN OUTLER HOLE FORMED AXIALLY THERETHROUGH AND COMMUNICATING INTERNALLY OF SAID COLLAR, (N) SAID NOZZLE HAVING A CLOSURE TIP MOUNTED AXIALLY AT THE UPPER OPEN END THEREOF AND ADAPTED TO EXTEND INTO SAID OUTLET HOLE WHEN SAID OVERCAP IS SCREWED UPON SAID BASE CYLINDRICAL PORTION AND CLOSE OFF SAID OUTLET HOLE, (O) SAID COLLAR HAVING A TAPERED ARCUATE LUG DEPENDING THEREFROM AND EXTENDING INTO SAID FIRST ANNULAR CHANNEL ADAPTED TO BE FORCIBLY PASSED OVER SAID FIRST AND SECOND YIELDABLE STOP MEANS AND MOVED FROM THE SAME UPON THREADED ROTATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID OVERCAP IN ONE DIRECTION BEING PREVENTED BY SAID LUGTHE OPPOSITE DIRECTION BEING PREVENTED BY SAID LUG CONTACTING SAID STOP MEANS, SAID CLOSURE TIP BEING WITHDRAWN FROM SAID OUTLET HOLE WHEN SAID LUG CONTACTS SAID STOP MEANS, SAID TIP BEING POSITIONED IN SAID OUTLET HOLE WHEN SAID LUG IS ROTATIVELY MOVED FROM SAID STOP MEANS, SAID OVERCAP REMAINING IN THE THREADED ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BASE PORTION THEREBY MAINTAINING THE OVERCAP CAPTIVE ON THE BASE.