Patent ID: 7467736
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
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.