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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Hans Peter Lilienthal, Hamburg, DE;
Herve Bodet, Verdun, FR;
Hans Peter Lilienthal, Hamburg, DE;
Herve Bodet, Verdun, FR;
Lindal France SAS, Briey, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a cap comprising a base with means for fixing it to a container, a top fixed to the base by a hinge, closure means consisting of a first closure means and a second closure means, one on the base and the other on the top, the closure means working together to keep the top in a first position in which it is closed against the base, release means for moving apart from each other the first closure means and the second closure means and means for lifting the top. In accordance with the invention, the means for lifting the top consist of at least one leaf spring, one of whose ends is fixed to the base and the other of whose ends is able to slide on the bowl of the top, the leaf spring being under tension when the top is closed, and being relaxed or partially relaxed when the top is in the fully open position. This cap is particularly intended for use as a spray head for a spray device.