Anti-drip cap with an elastically returned mobile cover
US8464916B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D47/2087
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a so-called “anti-drip” cap (10) for a flexible bottle (12) including a base (16), in communication with the bottle, covered by a cover (26), including an outlet opening (30), the cover (26) being movable between a bottom blocking position and a top dispensing position, characterized in that the cover (26) is mobile between a first angular position associated with the bottom blocking position and a second angular position, in which the cover (26) is mobile under the pressure of a product feeding the base, between an intermediate position for venting the bottle (12) and the top dispensing position, an elastic return element (38) with a predetermined stiffness being inserted in the second angular position between the cover and the base.
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