Cap for dispensing container having separate dispensing orifice and air intake passage
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorVincent De Laforcade
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Abstract
A dispensing cap for a product container, preferably a cosmetic product container, is provided. The cap includes a movable member comprising a valving portion capable of selectively opening and closing a product-dispensing orifice depending upon pressure within the container. The cap also includes an elastically deformable mounting element coupled to the movable member to retain the movable member on the cap, and the mounting element comprises a sealing member configured to selectively open and close at least one air intake passage, the air intake passage being separate from the product-dispensing orifice.
Claims47
A dispensing cap for a product container, the cap comprising:
- a movable member comprising a valving portion configured to selectively open and close a product-dispensing orifice depending on pressure in a container;
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- an elastically deformable mounting element coupled to the movable member to retain the movable member on the cap, the mounting element comprising a sealing member configured to selectively open and close at least one air intake passage, the at least one air intake passage being separate from the product dispensing orifice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.