Patent ID: RE38816

Claim:
A dispensing cap for a reservoir containing a liquid or viscous product, comprising: a rigid or semirigid body having at least one dispensing opening; a rigid or semirigid lid articulated to the body around an articulation axis so as to stopper the dispensing opening in a storage position of the lid; and at least one connecting element overmolded in a thermoplastic material, and elastically deformable in elongation along a length of the at least one connecting element to form a spring, one of the ends of the connecting element being connected to the body, the other end being connected to the lid, and the connecting element being mounted in such a way as to be situated on one side of the articulation axis in an open position and on the other side of the axis in a closed position of the lid; and wherein when the connecting element passes from one of the positions to the other, the at least one connecting element is subjected to an elongation whose maximum is reached when connecting element passes in the region of the articulation axis, wherein a gripping zone formed of an elastomeric material is arranged on at least one of the lid and the body to facilitate opening and closing of the lid.