A closure for a container having a foil or membrane sealed opening. The
closure includes a cap, a spout and a stem. The stem includes a
downwardly extending piercing structure adapted for piercing the foil or
membrane of the container upon rotation of the spout relative to the cap.
The cap includes a cap top, a cap skirt depending from the cap top, an
open sleeve and a stem guide. The open sleeve has an inwardly extending
thread adapted to detachably engage the container. The open sleeve
extends upwardly from the cap top. The stem guide extends along an
internal surface of the sleeve. The spout rotatably engages the sleeve
and includes a spout top having an aperture, an outer spout skirt and an
inner skirt. The outer skirt depends from the spout top radially outward
of the sleeve and rotatably engages the sleeve. The inner spout skirt
depends from the spout top radially within the sleeve. The stem includes
a substantially cylindrical body positioned radially within the inner
spout skirt, a plug for selectively sealing the aperture, an outwardly
extending spout-engaging thread, and an outwardly extending cap-engaging
member. The spout engaging member engages the inner spout skirt and is
adapted for helical motion with respect to the inner spout skirt. The
cap-engaging member engages the stem guide and is adapted for axial
motion with respect to the sleeve. Preferably, the stem guide includes a
substantially vertically extending groove and the cap-engaging member
includes a tab received in the groove.