| US 7,467,736 B2 | ||
| Closure and dispensing device | ||
| Jean-Francois Delage, Clamart (France) | ||
| Assigned to L'Oreal, Paris (France) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 22, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/946,066. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/506728, filed on Sep. 30, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 03 50581 (FR), filed on Sep. 22, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0092781 A1, May 05, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65D 5/72 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 222—498 [222/511; 220/823] | 95 Claims |
| 1. A closure and dispensing device for a container, the device including:
(i) a body capable of being mounted on a container, the body including a dispensing aperture in communication with an opening
of the container, and
(ii) a lid capable of selectively closing off said dispensing aperture, wherein said lid is pivotable relative to the body
about an axis of a hinge between an open position and a closed position, and wherein said lid is capable, in the absence of
any external force, of remaining in the open position; and
(iii) at least one resiliently deformable strip connecting the lid to the body, with a first terminal end part of said resiliently
deformable strip fixed with respect to said body and a second terminal end part of said resiliently deformable strip fixed
with respect to said lid;
wherein the lid includes first and second ends on an axis perpendicular to the hinge axis, wherein first and second portions
of said lid are respectively associated with said first and second ends on opposite sides of the hinge axis, and wherein means
to at least partially close the dispensing aperture are associated with said first portion, and wherein the hinge axis is
located relative to said first and second ends so that opening of the lid occurs as a result of pressure exerted on the second
portion of the lid situated between said hinge axis and the second end of the lid.
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