Patent ID: 7527173

Claim:
A dispensing device which can be mounted on a container fitted with a dispensing element through which product held in the container can emerge when the dispensing element is actuated, the device including: a mounting element for mounting the device on the container; a dispensing head including a dispensing orifice and a conduit to channel the product emerging from the dispensing element to the dispensing orifice, wherein said conduit includes an end portion, said end portion including a front and a rear, and wherein said dispensing orifice is provided at the front of said end portion such that said dispensing orifice opens toward a first direction, and further wherein at least one bearing surface is provided on the rear of said end portion such that said bearing surface faces toward a second direction opposite said first direction and wherein the second direction is a direction toward the dispensing element; an actuating surface, which is movable relative to the mounting element, to actuate the dispensing element, wherein the actuating surface and the conduit are molded as a single piece; a closure element configured to cover the dispensing orifice in a stowed position, wherein the closure element is moved to the stowed position by a force, wherein the force is exerted on the closure element and on the dispensing head, axially to the conduit, in the second direction toward the dispensing element; and a stop which limits movement of the dispensing head in said second direction as the closure element is moved to the stowed position, and wherein the stop includes a portion facing the bearing surface, with said portion facing toward said first direction, and wherein said stop is arranged so that the bearing surface on the rear of said end portion of the conduit bears against said portion of the stop when the closure element is moved to the stowed position.