Multi-purpose closure

Claim 1

A multi-purpose closure comprising an elongated closure body having a dispensing neck receiving socket opening outwardly of one end thereof adapted to receive and be secured to the dispensing neck of a paste or liquid container, said body having a longitudinally disposed bore extending from an inner end of said socket through the other end of the body, said body having a transverse bore disposed adjacent said last mentioned body end of larger diameter than the longitudinal bore and with which said longitudinal bore intersects, a valve body turnably fitting said transverse bore and provided with a transverse bore disposed for movement into and out of registration with said longitudinal bore, stop means for limiting turning movement of the valve body for moving the bore thereof between an open position in full registration with said longitudinal bore and a closed position crosswise of the longitudinal bore, said stop means comprising a recess formed in and opening outwardly of a part of the closure body and having a flat inner surface, a head projecting from a part of the periphery of one end of the valve body and disposed for limited oscillating movement in said recess, said head abutting said flat inner surface of the recess to limit movement of the valve body in one direction through the transverse bore of the closure body, said valve body having a second transverse bore near the end thereof disposed remote from said head, a pin extending through and secured in said last mentioned bore and having a portion forming a lever to facilitate manual oscillation of the valve body, and a bushing having one end seating in a part of the closure body and an opposite end abutting against said pin for biasing said last mentioned valve body end outwardly of the closure body for drawing said head into sealing engagement with said flat inner surface.