Patent ID: 7757902

Claim:
Components for a dispensing assembly for dispensing a substance from a receptacle, the receptacle comprising a neck and a flange, the dispensing assembly components comprising: a ferrule adapted to maintain a coupling of a dispensing module to the receptacle, the ferrule including a shoulder member securable to said dispensing module, a skirt which is continuous and generally annular about an axis and defines an axial aperture open on one end, wherein said dispensing module extends through said aperture when secured to said shoulder member, at least portions of said ferrule skirt outer surface tapered conically outwardly, and nibs extending from the inner surface of said skirt toward said axis, wherein said skirt and nibs are plastic; a substantially rigid annular collar having a generally annular inner surface adapted to be positioned over said ferrule skirt outer surface when said ferrule is mounted on said receptacle, said collar being open on one end and having an inwardly extending annular flange on the other end, and said collar inner surface including an annular recess adjacent said open end defining an annular face facing said collar other end; wherein said ferrule skirt outer surface portions extend radially outwardly into said annular recess of said collar inner surface when said dispensing assembly is secured to the receptacle; and said skirt has an outer surface which, in a plane perpendicular to said axis, is substantially shaped as a regular polygon with flat surfaces between corners and with said tapered portions of said skirt at said corners.