Closure cap and a receptacle fitted therewith
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorJean-François Delage
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Abstract
A closure cap may include: a base portion that is provided with at least one dispenser orifice, and that is configured to be fastened onto a receptacle body; a lid that pivots relative to the base portion; and an opening control element configured to control opening of the lid. The opening control element may include a skirt that surrounds at least a portion of the base portion, and that is connected to the base portion via at least one elastically-deformable connection element.
Claims36
A closure cap comprising:
- a base portion that includes at least one dispenser orifice, and that is configured to be fastened onto a receptacle body;
- a lid that pivots relative to the base portion;
- and
- an opening control element configured to control opening of the lid;
- wherein the opening control element comprises a skirt that surrounds at least a portion of the base portion, the opening control element being connected to the base portion via at least two elastically-deformable connection elements.
A receptacle comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a closure fastened onto the body, the closure cap comprising:
- a base portion that includes at least one dispenser orifice, and that is fastened onto the receptacle body;
- a lid that pivots relative to the base portion;
- and
- an opening control element configured to control opening of the lid,
- wherein the opening control element comprises a skirt that surrounds at least a portion of the base portion, the opening control element being connected to the base portion via at least two elastically-deformable connection elements.
A method of manufacturing a receptacle, the method comprising:
- molding a closure cap comprising:
- a base portion that includes at least one dispenser orifice, and that is configured to be fastened onto a receptacle body;
- a lid that pivots relative to the base portion;
- and
- an opening control element configured to control opening of the lid;
- wherein the opening control element comprises a skirt that surrounds at least a portion of the base portion, the opening control element being connected to the base portion via at least two elastically-deformable connection elements, the base portion including a plate through which the at least one dispenser orifice passes, the plate being molded with a non-zero gap between the skirt and the plate,
- placing the closure cap on the receptacle body, and
- exerting pressure on the base portion so as to fasten said base portion on the receptacle body, the at least two elastically-deformable connection elements deforming while the base portion is being fastened onto the receptacle body, and the plate moving closer to the skirt of the opening control element.
A method of manufacturing an article comprising a closure cap and a second part, the closure cap including:
- a base portion that includes at least one dispenser orifice, and that is configured to be fastened onto a receptacle body;
- a lid that pivots relative to the base portion;
- and an opening control element configured to control opening of the lid, wherein the opening control element comprises a skirt that surrounds at least a portion of the base portion, the opening control element being connected to the base portion via at least two elastically-deformable connection elements, the method comprising:
- molding the closure cap and the second part in a single mold that is provided with at least one extraction pusher, the second part being disposed in the mold relative to the closure cap;
- and
- during unmolding, displacing the extraction pusher such that the second part is displaced relative to the closure cap, and the closure cap and the second part are fastened together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.