Patent ID: 6394298
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A47K,B65D

Abstract:
A dispensing cover for a container having an interior space to accommodate an article to be dispensed, said cover comprising:A. a surface having an opening therein providing access to the article; B. a lid formed of elastic, deformable material having a rear end and a front end, said lid being swingably articulated from the rear end thereof so that it can swing from an erect, open position to expose the opening to a closed position at which it overlies the opening; C. a locking element formed at the front end of the lid; and D. a locking member cooperating with the lid coupled to the surface of the cover and provided with a locking edge adjacent the locking element of the lid, said locking member being displaceable from a first position at which the locking edge engages the locking element to maintain the lid in a closed state, to a second position at which the locking member is depressed to deform the lid an extent effecting disengagement to permit the lid to spring up as a result of elastic energy it gained when being deformed.