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Container including a dispensing orifice equipped with a closure system

US5782388A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 10, 1996
Grant dateJul 21, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D47/0838
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dispensing cap (3) for a container containing a liquid or viscous product, including a dispensing orifice (4) and a lid (5). The lid is provided with a hollow plugging pip (6) intended to plug the dispensing orifice (4) in the storage position, the pip (6) being formed by a skirt (7) inside which are arranged means (8a, 8b) capable of retaining by a capillary effect the product occupying the inside of the pip (6). These retaining means may include a tube, for example.

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