Patent ID: 7810680
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing nozzle top for a dispensing container, the top comprising: a base having an axis; a nozzle portion extending axially outward along a longitudinal axis from a first end of the base and disposed about the longitudinal axis, the nozzle portion having an outer wall defining an internal conduit for passage of a liquid, powder, or gel; and a tab integrally formed with the nozzle portion at a neck-down portion disposed about the longitudinal axis, the tab comprising: wherein the at least one shock absorbing portion comprises a thinned flexible portion of the tab spaced axially apart from the neck-down portion and the nozzle portion, the thinned flexible portion having a thickness less than the thickness of the tab between the thinned portion and the neck-down portion, the thinned flexible portion of the tab lying in a plane that intersects the longitudinal axis.