Patent ID: 6976607

Claim:
A cap with a dispensing orifice for closing a neck ( 5 ) of a container ( 6 ), comprising: an upper part ( 2 ) having a dispensing orifice ( 10 ) for dispensing the contents of the container; a skirt ( 3 ) depending from the upper part ( 2 ) and having means ( 4 ) for fixing the cap onto a neck ( 5 ) of a container, a lid ( 15 ) connected to the upper part by at least one hinge ( 16 ) in order to be movable between open and closed positions of the dispensing orifice ( 10 ); a tamper-evident band ( 25 ) which is joined to the upper part ( 2 ) of the cap by at least two frangible straps ( 30 , 32 ) each having a zone of least resistance for rupture, and which defines a hooking edge ( 26 ) in the closed position of the orifice for receiving a hook ( 27 ) carried by the lid ( 15 ), characterised in that the lid includes means ( 35 ) additional to and separate from the hook and cooperating with the hook for retaining and holding the tamper-evident band ( 25 ) against the lid ( 15 ) in the closed position of the orifice ( 11 ) to prevent manipulation of the band and thereby prevent opening of the lid without rupture of the straps.