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A container (10) to dispense a liquid such as sauce. The container (1.0) has a resilient deformable body (11) that may be compressed to dispense the liquid from the interior (55) of the body (11). Mounted on the body (11) is a cap (37) that is movable along a path (axis 13) between a closed position

A container (10) to dispense a liquid such as sauce. The container (1.0) has a resilient deformable body (11) that may be compressed to dispense the liquid from the interior (55) of the body (11). Mounted on the body (11) is a cap (37) that is movable along a path (axis 13) between a closed position and an open position. In the open position the upper opening (38) is open to allow the liquid to be dispensed. Preferably the path is linear.

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1. A container to dispense a liquid, the container including: a body having an interior to receive the liquid, a lip surrounding a body opening via which liquid leaves the interior, a peripheral surface to be gripped in a user's palm so that a user can hold the container, and a shoulder extending in

1. A container to dispense a liquid, the container including: a body having an interior to receive the liquid, a lip surrounding a body opening via which liquid leaves the interior, a peripheral surface to be gripped in a user's palm so that a user can hold the container, and a shoulder extending inwardly from said peripheral surface toward said lip;a closure assembly attached to the body to close said opening, the assembly includinga member having a base attached to the body adjacent said lip,a passage extending through the member and communicating with said interior to provide for the dispensing of said liquid via said passage;a cap having an end cap opening and mounted on the member, the cap being movable relative to the member between a first position at which the member closes said cap opening and a second position allowing Liquid to flow from said passage to be dispensed via said cap opening, with said cap in said first position being located adjacent said shoulder, while in said second position being spaced from said shoulder; and whereinsaid cap projects relative to said shoulder, when in its first position, so that a user gripping the body can apply finger pressure via a finger of said palm to said cap to move the cap to the second position, with movement between the first and second positions being along a generally linear path. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the cap and member have cooperating guide surfaces that restrain the cap to move relative to the base along the generally linear path between the first and second positions thereof. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein the cap has an abutment surface against which the user applies finger pressure to move the cap from the first and second positions. 4. The container of claim 1, wherein the cap has a flange that projects beyond the peripheral surface adjacent said shoulder to provide for a user to apply finger pressure via the flange to the cap to move the cap from the first and second positions. 5. The container of claim 1, wherein said body has a body base upon which the body rests so that the body extends generally upwardly therefrom, with the closer assembly having a longitudinal axis along which the cap moves between the first and second positions thereof. 6. The container of claim 5, wherein the longitudinal axis is generally perpendicular to the body base. 7. The container of claim 5, wherein the longitudinal axis is inclined to the body base by an acute angle. 8. A container to dispense a liquid, the container including: a body having an interior to receive the liquid, a lip surrounding a body opening via which liquid leaves the interior, a peripheral surface to be gripped in a user's palm so that a user can hold the container, and a shoulder extending inwardly from said peripheral surface towards said lip, so that the body opening is surrounded by the shoulder;a closure assembly attached to the body to close said body opening, the assembly including:a member having a base attached to the body adjacent the lip, and a passage extending through the member and communicating with said interior to provide for the dispensing of liquid via said passage;a cap having an end cap opening and mounted on the member, the cap being movable relative to the member between a first position at which the member closes said cap opening and a second position allowing liquid to flow from said passage to be dispensed via said cap opening, with said cap in said first position being located adjacent said shoulder, while in said second position being spaced from said shoulder, and whereinsaid peripheral surface tapers to said shoulder and includes edge surfaces extending upwardly from said base to said shoulder, a major front surface extending upwardly from said base to said shoulder, and a major rear surface extending upwardly from said base to said shoulder, and said member is a nozzle member having a longitudinal axis inclined to said base by an acute angle. 9. The container of claim 8, wherein the nozzle member includes a nozzle cooperating with the cap opening to open and close the cap opening, with said passage extending through said base and nozzle, with said passage extending generally parallel to said axis. 10. The container of claim 8, wherein, said cap moves along a generally linear path between the first and second positions thereof, with said path being parallel to said axis. 11. The container of claim 8, wherein, said shoulder is inclined to said base with said shoulder generally perpendicular to said axis.