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A closure is provided that is configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container. The closure includes a body having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body and an end wall defining at least one body dispensing aperture. A cover has two or more co

A closure is provided that is configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container. The closure includes a body having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body and an end wall defining at least one body dispensing aperture. A cover has two or more cover dispensing apertures and is rotatably coupled to the body and movable between a dispensing position with at least one of the cover dispensing apertures aligned with the body dispensing aperture, and a closed position. A handle has segments extending between each of the cover dispensing apertures, and one or more cover position stops provide a tactile or an audible indication when the cover is moved to either of the dispensing position or the closed position.

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1. A closure configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container, the closure comprising: a body having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body and an end wall defining one or more body dispensing apertures, and defining one or more raised body por

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A closure configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container, the closure comprising: a body having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body and an end wall defining one or more body dispensing apertures, and defining one or more raised body portions;a cover coupled to the end wall of the body and having one or more raised cover dispensing apertures, the cover being rotatably movable relative to the body between a dispensing position with at least one of the raised cover dispensing apertures substantially aligned with at least one of the body dispensing apertures, and a closed position with the raised body portions substantially aligned with the cover dispensing apertures;wherein the raised body portions extend at least partially into engagement with the raised cover dispensing apertures when the cover is in the closed position;wherein the cover further comprises one or more raised cover portions and the body dispensing apertures extends at least partially into the raised cover portions when the cover is in the closed position;wherein at least one of the body dispensing apertures is formed within one of the raised body portions, and at least one of the raised cover dispensing apertures is formed within one of the raised cover portions; andwherein the cover comprises a handle, the handle having handle segments and a bump on each handle segment configured to engage the bottom of a receptacle on a stacked container. 2. The closure of claim 1, wherein the handle segments are disposed between the one or more raised cover dispensing apertures and the one or more raised cover portions. 3. The closure of claim 1 further comprising a pivot mechanism for rotatably coupling the body to the cover, wherein the pivot mechanism comprises a bore formed in the end wall with a first circumferential ridge, and a post formed on the cover with a second circumferential ridge, the post rotatably received within the bore and the first and second circumferential ridges engaging one another in a snap-fit manner to rotatably couple the cover to the body. 4. The closure of claim 1 further comprising one or more cover position stops, the cover position stops comprising one or more flexible tabs formed on the cover that are received in corresponding receptacles formed in the body. 5. The closure of claim 4, wherein the cover position stops provide a tactile indication and an audible indication when the cover is to the dispensing position and the closed position. 6. The closure of claim 1 wherein the lip about the body dispensing apertures are configured to channel fluids on the end wall around the body dispensing apertures. 7. The closure of claim 1 wherein the body and the cover, once coupled to one another, are configured to nest with other assembled body and cover assemblies in a stacked configuration. 8. The closure of claim 1 wherein the one or more of the body dispensing apertures and the cover dispensing apertures comprise a pour feature, and wherein the pour feature comprises one or more dividers defining sub-apertures. 9. A closure configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container, the closure comprising: a body having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body and an end wall defining one or more raised body portions and one or more body dispensing apertures defined within at least one of the raised body portions; anda cover having one or more raised cover portions and one or more cover dispensing apertures defined within at least one of the raised cover portions, the cover being rotatably coupled to the body and movable between a dispensing position with at least one of the one or more cover dispensing apertures substantially aligned with at least one of the one or more body dispensing apertures, and a closed position with the one or more raised body portions substantially aligned with the cover dispensing apertures;wherein the one or more raised body portions extend at least partially into engagement with the one or more cover dispensing apertures when the cover is in the closed position;wherein the one or more body dispensing apertures extend at least partially into engagement with the one or more cover portions when the cover is in the closed position; andwherein at least one of the one or more cover dispensing apertures comprises one or more sub-apertures separated by one or more ribs. 10. The closure of claim 9 further comprising a handle having segments, wherein the cover includes at least two raised cover portions and the segments extend between each of the at least two raised cover portions. 11. The closure of claim 9 further comprising one or more cover position stops, the one or more cover position stops comprising one or more projections on the cover that are receivable within corresponding receptacles in the body, and wherein the one or more cover position stops provide at least one of a detent and an audible indication when the cover portion is moved from one of the dispensing position or the closed position to the other of the dispensing position and the closed position. 12. The closure of claim 9 further comprising a pivot mechanism rotatably coupling the body to the cover, wherein the pivot mechanism comprises a collar formed in one of the end wall and the cover and having a bore with a first ridge, and a post formed on the other of the end wall and the cover with a second ridge, the post rotatably received within the bore and the first and second ridges engaging one another to rotatably couple the cover portion to the base portion. 13. A closure configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container, the closure comprising: a body having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body and a body end wall defining one or more raised body portions extending above the body end wall and at least one body dispensing aperture defined within at least one of the one or more raised body portions so that a lip is defined around the body dispensing aperture; anda cover having a cover end wall and one or more raised cover portions extending above the cover end wall, at least one cover dispensing aperture defined within at least one of the one or more raised cover portions, the cover being rotatably coupled to the body and movable between a dispensing position with the cover dispensing aperture substantially aligned with the body dispensing aperture, and a closed position with at least one of the one or more raised body portions substantially aligned with the cover dispensing aperture;wherein the one or more raised body portions are configured to nest at least partially within the one or more raised cover portions to engage the one or more raised cover portions in both the dispensing position and the closed position. 14. The closure of claim 13 wherein the at least one cover dispensing aperture comprises a pour feature, and wherein the pour feature comprises one or more dividers separating the at least one cover dispensing aperture into sub-apertures. 15. The closure of claim 14 wherein each of the sub-apertures is substantially surrounded by a lip configured to channel liquids on the end wall around the sub-apertures. 16. A closure configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container, the closure comprising: a body having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body and an end wall defining at least one body dispensing aperture, wherein the at least one body dispensing aperture defines a body aperture peripheral edge positioned above the end wall and configured to promote drainage of liquids around the body dispensing aperture; anda cover having two or more cover dispensing apertures and one or more raised cover portions, wherein the cover dispensing apertures define a cover aperture peripheral edge positioned above the cover and configured to promote drainage of liquids around the cover dispensing apertures, the cover being rotatably coupled to the body and movable between a dispensing position with at least one of the cover dispensing apertures substantially aligned with the body dispensing aperture, and a closed position;wherein the body aperture peripheral edge engages an underside of the cover when the cover is moved to the dispensing or the closed position, wherein the body aperture peripheral edge extends at least partially into engagement with the raised cover portions when the cover is in the closed position, and wherein the body aperture peripheral edge nests at least partially within the cover aperture peripheral edge when the cover is in the dispensing position.