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A reclosable lid10for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover12, and a movable second piece or disk50. The cover10has a top wall14, a side wall16and a mounting portion22for connecting the lid10on the container. The cover12has an opening28adapted to permit the flow of the

A reclosable lid10for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover12, and a movable second piece or disk50. The cover10has a top wall14, a side wall16and a mounting portion22for connecting the lid10on the container. The cover12has an opening28adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid10. The cover12further includes a slot30located in the top wall14. The disk50has at least one aperture78, a post54, and a projection52. The aperture78and the projection52are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening28. The post54is adapted to be received by the slot30in the cover12. The disk50is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection52is received in the opening28in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture78is aligned with the opening28in the second position. A support ledge102and a support edge104on an inner surface100of the cover12are adapted to provide rotatable support to the disk50.

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1. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising: a cover having an annular top wall, a side wall depending from the top wall, the side wall having a mounting portion for connecting the lid to the container, an opening in the top wall adapted to permit the passage of the f

1. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising: a cover having an annular top wall, a side wall depending from the top wall, the side wall having a mounting portion for connecting the lid to the container, an opening in the top wall adapted to permit the passage of the flowable substance through the lid, a slot in the top wall, and at least one support member on the side wall; a disk having at least one aperture, a projection, and a post, the disk rotatably mounted on the support member, the disk movable between a first position and a second position, wherein at least a portion of the projection is received in the opening in the first position and wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening in the second position. 2. The lid of claim 1 wherein the projection and the opening are cooperatively dimensioned such that the projection seals the opening in the first position.3. The lid of claim 1 wherein the aperture is offset from the opening in the first position.4. The lid of claim 1 wherein the aperture and the opening are cooperatively dimensioned such that a passageway is formed in the second position, the passageway permitting the flow of the substance through the lid.5. The lid of claim 1 wherein the projection is offset from the opening in the second position.6. The lid of claim 1 wherein the support member extends radially inward from an inner surface of the cover, the support member adapted for rotatable engagement with the disk.7. The lid of claim 1 wherein the movement of the disk between the first and second positions does not affect the configuration of the opening.8. The lid of claim 1, the cover having a recessed cover portion, the opening positioned in the recessed portion.9. The lid of claim 8, the disk having a recessed disk portion, the projection positioned in the recessed portion.10. The lid of claim 9, the recessed cover portion and the recessed disk portion cooperatively dimensioned such that a portion of the recessed cover portion is received by the recessed disk portion when the disk is in the first position.11. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising: a cover having an annular top wall, a side wall depending from the top wall, the side wall having a mounting portion for connecting the lid to the container, an opening in the top wall adapted to permit the passage of the flowable substance through the lid, a slot in the top wall, and at least one support member on the side wall; and, a disk having a central portion with a drain hole, at least one aperture, a projection, and a post, the disk rotatably mounted on the support, the disk movable between a first position and a second position, wherein at least a portion of the projection is received in the opening in the first position and wherein the aperture is aligned with the opening in the second position.