Patent ID: 7959038

Claim:
A container for dispensing a fluid product contained in the container, comprising: a container body having a tubular side wall and an opening at each end of the container body, the opening at each end being circumscribed by an edge of the side wall; and a dispensing closure comprising: an annular metal ring having an outer peripheral edge and a central opening defining an inner peripheral edge, the ring being attached to the edge of the side wall at one end of the container body, the ring having an inward surface facing an interior of the container body and an opposite outward surface; and a polymer layer having an annular outer portion molded over the inward surface of the ring and having a central panel integrally formed with the outer portion so as to cover the central opening in the ring, the central panel of the polymer layer defining at least one aperture through which the product in the container body can be dispensed, wherein a thickened portion of the polymer layer envelopes the inner peripheral edge of the ring and thereby prevents the inner peripheral edge from being exposed.