Plastic dispensing nozzle with pouring spout with removable seal

Claim 1

A closure, said closure entirely molded of plastic material and comprising a generally annular tubuLar nozzle with an annular wall and having a bore, said nozzle having means for attachment to a container, a centrally positioned annular tubular pouring spout centrally positioned and equally spaced from said annular wall and extending within the bore of said nozzle and with the top of the pouring spout within the top plane of the top of the annular wall of the nozzle, the interior of said pouring spout having a diameter substantially less than the diameter of the interior of the bore of the nozzle, with the tubular pouring spout connected to the nozzle by a horizontal wall below the top plane of the nozzle, removable sealing means closing the outlet end of said pouring spout, said removable sealing means comprising a horizontal frangible wall positioned below the top plane of the annular wall and with an upwardly extending centrally positioned stem integrally formed with the spout and of a length so as to be capable of being manually grasped and with the diameter of the stem being less than the internal diameter of the spout and with the top of the stem extending above the top plane of the annular wall and so constructed that the stem may be manually engaged and by manipulation of the stem as by tilting the stem back and forth will detach said frangible wall and stem and provide the outlet opening for the spout with a clean and smooth surface, a cap secured to said nozzle to normally extend over the sealing means and said stem to enclose and cover said spout and sealing means and stem when the container with the closure is shipped.