EP0051528A1 - Dispensing closure - Google Patents

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EP0051528A1
EP0051528A1 EP81401692A EP81401692A EP0051528A1 EP 0051528 A1 EP0051528 A1 EP 0051528A1 EP 81401692 A EP81401692 A EP 81401692A EP 81401692 A EP81401692 A EP 81401692A EP 0051528 A1 EP0051528 A1 EP 0051528A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/065—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with hinged, foldable or pivotable spouts
    • B65D47/066—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with hinged, foldable or pivotable spouts the spout being either flexible or having a flexible wall portion, whereby the spout is foldable between a dispensing and a non-dispensing position

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  • a dispenser stopper has two essential parts, namely a stopper part or body of the stopper and a dispensing part constituted by a channel of generally small cross section with respect to the section of the neck of the bottle blocked by the body of the stopper, this channel being formed. through said body and integral with the latter and comprising means for closing it.
  • the dispensing part is a hollow channel articulated on the body of the cap.
  • This channel can take two positions around its articulation, so that in one of them the channel is closed while in the other it is in communication with the interior volume of the bottle.
  • the dispensing part is provided with a separate closure element which the user must remove and which he is likely to lose given his small size.
  • the present invention intends to remedy these drawbacks or prevent the misuse of such a distributor cap by proposing a device on the one hand in one piece and on the other hand provided with means to oppose the separation of the cap and the bottle.
  • the invention therefore relates to a dispensing cap constituted by a body comprising an upper panel and a side skirt located at the periphery of said panel and extending under the latter, said skirt being provided internally with means for fixing of the stopper on the bottle and by a channel perpendicularly crossing said upper panel and delimited beyond this and outside by a distribution tube.
  • the aforesaid tube is in one piece with the body of the plug and has at least one part which is sufficiently flexible and elastic at the level of the panel to be folded so as to allow the folding of said tube in one direction. parallel to said panel.
  • the wall of said tube at the level of said flexible and elastic part is of non-constant thickness, the thinnest part being situated on the side of the above-mentioned fold-down direction.
  • section of the tube at the level of the above-mentioned flexible and elastic part prefferably has its largest dimension in a direction perpendicular to the above-mentioned direction of drawdown.
  • the upper panel of the stopper has a recess oriented in the aforementioned folding direction for housing the folded tube, while the panel and the tube have means for mutual hooking to retain the tube in its folded position. opposing the elastic effect of said flexible part.
  • the aforementioned means are constituted by the edges of an extension portion of the tube beyond the aforementioned recess and by the edges of a groove of said panel receiving said extension and extending said recess in the direction of folding.
  • the aforementioned skirt has an external notch opening into said groove above which extends one end of the extension part of the tube.
  • a wall of the above-mentioned recess cooperates with the end of said tube in the folded position to form a shutter.
  • the means for fixing the body of the stopper to the container include a non-removable clip element for the body on the bottle consisting of an inner bead cooperating with a groove of a bottle.
  • a plug having an upper panel 1 (here disc-shaped but may be polygonal) extended downwards by a side skirt 2, provided at its lower part with means of attachment to a bottle not shown.
  • These means will include in particular a bead 3 which may at the time of capping be forced into a corresponding groove in the bottle so as to oppose any unclogging operation.
  • This clipping can be carried out by any other known means and in particular in association with a screw pitch.
  • the cap is preferably made of plastic.
  • the panel 1 is provided with an orifice 4 perpendicular to its plane and passing through it. This orifice limits a distributor channel which is delimited, beyond the panel 1 by a tube 5 in one piece with the body of the plug.
  • This tube has a portion 6, in the vicinity of the flexible and elastic panel 1 which allows it to be folded as shown in FIG. 1 to fold it in a direction parallel to the panel 1.
  • the section of the tube at the The straightened state is that shown in FIG. 2B.
  • the wall 7 of the tube has a portion 7a slightly thinner than the portion 7b.
  • This portion 7a is that turned towards the side of the folding direction and will form (see FIG. 1) the inner part of the fold while the slightly more rigid portion 7b is only "bent" during folding and constitutes a member for elastic bending having a return effect on the tube. During folding therefore the portions 7a and 7b come into contact with one another and form a line for closing the tube.
  • the tube 5 (at least in its portion 6) of oblong section and oriented so as to have its largest dimension 1 perpendicular to the direction of drawdown (or the plane in which the drawdown which is the plane of the figure 1).
  • This section can be, as shown in FIG. 2A, either substantially elliptical, or in the form of a diamond. While the portions 7a, and 7b above are of different thicknesses, one can provide, at the part 6 of the tube 5, a constant thickness of the wall of the tube. Beyond this zone 6, the tube will affect a section like that shown in FIG. 2A, that is to say that the upper wall 7c of the tube will be even thicker than that 7b above so as to stiffen the tube 5, beyond the fold.
  • the panel 1 of the cap body has a housing 8 along the direction of folding, which receives at least the part 7a of the tube 5, the part 7b of the wall of the tube being substantially included in the upper plane of the panel 1.
  • This housing 8 has a vertical wall 8a, the upper part of which is opposite the end 5a of the tube 5 and which constitutes a closure element for the inlet of the tube when the latter is folded back into the housing 8 so as to obstruct the introduction of impurities from the outside into the tube 5.
  • the panel 1 comprises, in the extension of the housing 8, a groove 10 whose the bottom and the sides are of complementary shape to that of said extension 9.
  • the edges 10a of this groove and the edges 9a of the extension 9 by their complementary shape substantially in dovetail constitute means for hooking the tube 5 to the body of the plug in its folded position.
  • the means described above therefore make it possible, by a simple folding, to close the tube at the level of the fold 6, and avoid the product leaving, to isolate the tube from the external environment to avoid the penetration of impurities and to maintain the distributor tube in a retracted position in the panel 1, which reduces the risks of an accidental opening of the tube by relative to a position where it would have protruded above the panel 1.
  • the skirt 2 of the cap body has an external vertical notch opening into the groove 10 and above which the end part of the tongue 9 is overhanging. This arrangement provides a means for gripping the tongue 9 for the user's finger while preventing the tongue 9 from protruding outside the cap.
  • the invention finds an application in the field of packaging.

Abstract

According to the invention, the dispensing closure comprises a body composed of a panel (1) of a skirt (2) and of a dispensing tube (5) extending an orifice (4) of the plate (1) in order to define a dispensing channel, in a single piece with the body and comprising a weakened portion (6) enabling it to be turned and folded with crushing of the tube in order to close it. Application to the field of wrapping and packaging. <IMAGE>

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Un bouchon distributeur comporte deux parties essentielles à savoir une partie de bouchage ou corps du bouchon et une partie de distribution constituée par un canal de section généralement petite par rapport à la section du goulot du flacon bouchée par le corps du bouchon, ce canal étant ménagé au travers dudit corps et solidaire de ce dernier et comportant des moyens pour son obturation.A dispenser stopper has two essential parts, namely a stopper part or body of the stopper and a dispensing part constituted by a channel of generally small cross section with respect to the section of the neck of the bottle blocked by the body of the stopper, this channel being formed. through said body and integral with the latter and comprising means for closing it.

Il existe des bouchons de ce type sur le marché dans lesquels la partie de distribution est un canal creux articulé sur le corps du bouchon. Ce canal peut prendre deux positions autour de son articulation, de manière que dans l'une d'elles le canal soit obturé alors que dans l'autre il soit en communication avec le volume intérieur du flacon.There are caps of this type on the market in which the dispensing part is a hollow channel articulated on the body of the cap. This channel can take two positions around its articulation, so that in one of them the channel is closed while in the other it is in communication with the interior volume of the bottle.

Dans d'autres bouchons, la partie de distribution est pourvue d'un élément d'obturation séparé que l'utilisateur doit retirer et qu'il est susceptible d'égarer compte tenu de sa petite taille.In other stoppers, the dispensing part is provided with a separate closure element which the user must remove and which he is likely to lose given his small size.

En tout état de cause, les bouchons existants de ce type, sont relativement complexes puisqu'ils mettent en oeuvre au moins deux éléments séparés qui doivent être réunis soit au moment de la fabrication, soit à celui de l'utilisation. En outre, leur utilisation rationnelle se heurte quelquefois aux habitudes des utilisateurs qui ont tendance à déboucher le flacon dévissant ou retirant le corps du bouchon plutôt que de mettre en service le canal distributeur.In any event, existing plugs of this type are relatively complex since they use at least two separate elements which must be assembled either at the time of manufacture or during use. In addition, their rational use sometimes collides with the habits of users who tend to unclog the bottle unscrewing or removing the body of the stopper rather than putting the distribution channel into service.

La présente invention entend remédier à ces inconvénients ou empêcher les mauvaises utilisations d'un tel bouchon distributeur en proposant un dispositif d'une part en une seule pièce et d'autre part pourvu de moyens pour s'opposer à la séparation du bouchon et du flacon.The present invention intends to remedy these drawbacks or prevent the misuse of such a distributor cap by proposing a device on the one hand in one piece and on the other hand provided with means to oppose the separation of the cap and the bottle.

A cet effet, l'invention a donc pour objet un bouchon distributeur constitué par un corps comportant un panneau supérieur et une jupe latérale située à la périphérie dudit panneau et s'étendant sous ce dernier, ladite jupe étant pourvue intérieurement de moyens pour la fixation du bouchon sur le flacon et par un canal traversant perpendiculairement ledit panneau supérieur et délimité au delà de celui-ci et à l'extérieur par un tube de distribution.To this end, the invention therefore relates to a dispensing cap constituted by a body comprising an upper panel and a side skirt located at the periphery of said panel and extending under the latter, said skirt being provided internally with means for fixing of the stopper on the bottle and by a channel perpendicularly crossing said upper panel and delimited beyond this and outside by a distribution tube.

Selon une caractéristique principale de l'invention, le tube susdit est en une seule pièce avec le corps du bouchon et possède au moins une partie suffisamment souple et élastique au niveau du panneau pour être pliée de manière à permettre le rabattement dudit tube dans une direction parallèle audit panneau.According to a main characteristic of the invention, the aforesaid tube is in one piece with the body of the plug and has at least one part which is sufficiently flexible and elastic at the level of the panel to be folded so as to allow the folding of said tube in one direction. parallel to said panel.

Dans un mode préfèré de réalisation, la paroi dudit tube au niveau de ladite partie souple et élastique est d'épaisseur non constante, la partie la moins épaisse étant située du côté de la direction de rabattement susdite.In a preferred embodiment, the wall of said tube at the level of said flexible and elastic part is of non-constant thickness, the thinnest part being situated on the side of the above-mentioned fold-down direction.

En outre, il sera avantageux que la section du tube au niveau de la partie souple et élastique susdite présente sa plus grande dimension dans un sens perpendiculaire à la direction de rabattement susdite.In addition, it will be advantageous for the section of the tube at the level of the above-mentioned flexible and elastic part to have its largest dimension in a direction perpendicular to the above-mentioned direction of drawdown.

Par ailleurs, le panneau supérieur du bouchon présente un évidement orienté dans la direction de rabattement susdite pour le logement du tube rabattu, tandis que le panneau et le tube possèdent des moyens d'accrochage mutuel pour la retenue du tube dans sa position rabattue s'opposant à l'effet élastique de ladite partie souple. Les moyens susdits sont constitués par les bords d'une partie de prolongation du tube au-delà de l'évidement susdit et par les bords d'une rainure dudit panneau recevant ladite prolongation et prolongeant ledit évidement dans la direction de rabattement. Pour permettre une mise en service aisée du tube de distribution, la jupe susdite présente une encoche extérieure débouchant dans ladite rainure au-dessus de laquelle s'étend une extrémité de la partie de prolongation du tube. Afin d'éviter l'encrassement du tube par l'extérieur, une paroi de l'évidement susdit coopère avec l'extrémité dudit tube en position rabattue pour en constituer un obturateur.Furthermore, the upper panel of the stopper has a recess oriented in the aforementioned folding direction for housing the folded tube, while the panel and the tube have means for mutual hooking to retain the tube in its folded position. opposing the elastic effect of said flexible part. The aforementioned means are constituted by the edges of an extension portion of the tube beyond the aforementioned recess and by the edges of a groove of said panel receiving said extension and extending said recess in the direction of folding. To allow easy commissioning of the distribution tube, the aforementioned skirt has an external notch opening into said groove above which extends one end of the extension part of the tube. In order to avoid fouling of the tube from the outside, a wall of the above-mentioned recess cooperates with the end of said tube in the folded position to form a shutter.

Enfin, pour s'opposer à l'action de l'utilisateur ayant tendance à déboucher totalement le flacon, les moyens de fixation du corps du bouchon sur le récipient comportent un élément de clipage indémontable du corps sur le flacon constitué par un bourrelet intérieur coopérant avec une rainure d'un flacon.Finally, in order to oppose the action of the user tending to completely open the bottle, the means for fixing the body of the stopper to the container include a non-removable clip element for the body on the bottle consisting of an inner bead cooperating with a groove of a bottle.

L'invention sera mieux comprise au cours de la description donnée ci-après à titre d'exemple purement indicatif et non limitatif qui permettra d'en dégager les avantages et les caractéristiques secondaires.The invention will be better understood during the description given below by way of purely indicative and nonlimiting example which will make it possible to identify the advantages and the secondary characteristics thereof.

Il sera fait référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • - la figure 1 est une vue en coupe d'un mode de réalisation du bouchon selon l'invention,
  • - la figure 2 est une vue partielle extérieure du tube distributeur de la figure 1,
  • - les figures 2A, et 2B sont des coupes AA, BB, de la figure 2,
  • - la figure 3 est une vue en élévation extérieure du bouchon,
  • - la figure 4 est une vue de dessus.
Reference will be made to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the plug according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 is a partial exterior view of the distributor tube of FIG. 1,
  • FIGS. 2A, and 2B are sections AA, BB, of FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 3 is an external elevation view of the plug,
  • - Figure 4 is a top view.

En se reportant tout d'abord à ces figures, on voit un bouchon comportant un panneau supérieur 1 (ici en forme de disque mais pouvant être de forme polygonale) prolongé vers le bas par une jupe latérale 2, pourvue à sa partie inférieure de moyens de fixation à un flacon non représenté. Ces moyens comprendront notamment un bourrelet 3 qui pourra au moment du bouchage être forcé dans une gorge correspondante du flacon de manière à s'opposer à toute opération de débouchage. Ce clipage peut être réalisé par tout autre moyen connu et notamment en association avec un pas de vis. Le bouchon est de préfèrence en matière plastique. Le panneau 1 est pourvu d'un orifice 4 perpendiculaire à son plan et le traversant. Cet orifice limite un canal distributeur qui est délimité, au-delà du panneau 1 par un tube 5 en une seule pièce avec le corps du bouchon. Ce tube possède une portion 6, au voisinage du panneau 1 souple et élastique qui en permet le pliage comme le montre la figure 1 pour le rabattre dans une direction parallèle au panneau 1. Au niveau de cette partie 6, la section du tube à l'état redressé est celle représentée à la figure 2B.On remarquera sur cette figure que la paroi 7 du tube présente une portion 7a un peu plus mince que la portion 7b. Cette portion 7a est celle tournée du côté de la direction de rabattement et formera (voir figure 1) la partie intérieure du pli alors que la portion 7b, un peu plus rigide n'est que "cintrée" lors du pliage et constitue un organe de flexion élastique ayant un effet de rappel du tube. Lors du pliage donc les portions 7a et 7b viennent en contact l'une de l'autre et forment une ligne d'obturation du tube.Referring first to these figures, we see a plug having an upper panel 1 (here disc-shaped but may be polygonal) extended downwards by a side skirt 2, provided at its lower part with means of attachment to a bottle not shown. These means will include in particular a bead 3 which may at the time of capping be forced into a corresponding groove in the bottle so as to oppose any unclogging operation. This clipping can be carried out by any other known means and in particular in association with a screw pitch. The cap is preferably made of plastic. The panel 1 is provided with an orifice 4 perpendicular to its plane and passing through it. This orifice limits a distributor channel which is delimited, beyond the panel 1 by a tube 5 in one piece with the body of the plug. This tube has a portion 6, in the vicinity of the flexible and elastic panel 1 which allows it to be folded as shown in FIG. 1 to fold it in a direction parallel to the panel 1. At this part 6, the section of the tube at the The straightened state is that shown in FIG. 2B. It will be noted in this figure that the wall 7 of the tube has a portion 7a slightly thinner than the portion 7b. This portion 7a is that turned towards the side of the folding direction and will form (see FIG. 1) the inner part of the fold while the slightly more rigid portion 7b is only "bent" during folding and constitutes a member for elastic bending having a return effect on the tube. During folding therefore the portions 7a and 7b come into contact with one another and form a line for closing the tube.

Pour faciliter l'établissement de cette pliure, il est avantageux' de prévoir le tube 5 (au moins dans sa portion 6) de section oblongue et orientée de manière à présenter sa plus grande dimension 1 perpendiculairement à la direction de rabattement (ou au plan dans lequel s'opère le rabattement qui est le plan de la figure 1). Cette section peut être comme le montre la figure 2A, soit sensiblement elliptique, soit en fome de losange. Alors que les portions 7a, et 7b susdites sont d'épaisseurs différentes, on peut prévoir, au niveau de la partie 6 du tube 5, une épaisseur constante de la paroi du tube. Au-delà de cette zone 6, le tube affectera une section comme celle représentée en figure 2A, c'est-à-dire que la paroi supérieure 7c du tube sera encore plus épaisse que celle 7b susdite de manière à rigidifier le tube 5, au-delà de la pliure.To facilitate the establishment of this fold, it is advantageous' to provide the tube 5 (at least in its portion 6) of oblong section and oriented so as to have its largest dimension 1 perpendicular to the direction of drawdown (or the plane in which the drawdown which is the plane of the figure 1). This section can be, as shown in FIG. 2A, either substantially elliptical, or in the form of a diamond. While the portions 7a, and 7b above are of different thicknesses, one can provide, at the part 6 of the tube 5, a constant thickness of the wall of the tube. Beyond this zone 6, the tube will affect a section like that shown in FIG. 2A, that is to say that the upper wall 7c of the tube will be even thicker than that 7b above so as to stiffen the tube 5, beyond the fold.

Le panneau 1 du corps du bouchon comporte un logement 8 le long de la direction de rabattement, qui reçoit au moins la partie 7a du tube 5, la partie 7b de la paroi du tube étant sensiblement comprise dans le plan supérieur du panneau 1. Ce logement 8 présente une paroi verticale 8a dont la partie supérieure se trouve en regard de l'extrémité 5a du tube 5 et qui constitue un élément d'obturation de l'entrée du tube lorsque celui-ci est rabattu dans le logement 8 de manière à faire obstacle à l'introduction d'impuretés, venant de l'extérieur dans le tube 5.The panel 1 of the cap body has a housing 8 along the direction of folding, which receives at least the part 7a of the tube 5, the part 7b of the wall of the tube being substantially included in the upper plane of the panel 1. This housing 8 has a vertical wall 8a, the upper part of which is opposite the end 5a of the tube 5 and which constitutes a closure element for the inlet of the tube when the latter is folded back into the housing 8 so as to obstruct the introduction of impurities from the outside into the tube 5.

Par ailleurs, la paroi supérieure 7c du tube 5 se prolonge au-delà de l'extrémité 5a pour une portion 9, dont la section est visible sur la figure 3. Le panneau 1 comporte, dans le prolongement du logement 8 une rainure 10 dont le fond et les côtés sont de forme complémentaire à celle de ladite prolongation 9. Les bords 10a de cette rainure et les bords 9a de la prolongation 9 par leur forme complémentaire sensiblement en queue d'aronde constituent des moyens d'accrochage du tube 5 au corps du bouchon dans sa position rabattue. Par déformation élastique de l'un et l'autre de ces bords, permise par la nature de la matière plastique employée en forçant la pénétration dans,ou l'extraction hors, de la rainure 10 de la languette 9, on verrouille ou déverrouille le tube 5 . Le verrouillage s'oppose à l'effet élastique tendant à redresser le tube de la portion 6 du tube 5.Furthermore, the upper wall 7c of the tube 5 extends beyond the end 5a for a portion 9, the section of which is visible in FIG. 3. The panel 1 comprises, in the extension of the housing 8, a groove 10 whose the bottom and the sides are of complementary shape to that of said extension 9. The edges 10a of this groove and the edges 9a of the extension 9 by their complementary shape substantially in dovetail constitute means for hooking the tube 5 to the body of the plug in its folded position. By elastic deformation of one and the other of these edges, permitted by the nature of the plastic material employed by forcing the penetration into, or the extraction out of, the groove 10 of the tongue 9, the lock is unlocked or unlocked. tube 5. The locking opposes the elastic effect tending to straighten the tube of the portion 6 of the tube 5.

Les moyens décrits ci-dessus permettent donc par un simple rabattement, de fermer le tube au niveau de la pliure 6, et éviter la sortie du produit, d'isoler le tube du milieu extérieur pour éviter la pénétration d'impuretés et de maintenir le tube distributeur dans une position escamotée dans le panneau 1, ce qui diminue les risques d'une ouverture accidentelle du tube par rapport à une position où celui-ci aurait été en saillie au-dessus du panneau 1.The means described above therefore make it possible, by a simple folding, to close the tube at the level of the fold 6, and avoid the product leaving, to isolate the tube from the external environment to avoid the penetration of impurities and to maintain the distributor tube in a retracted position in the panel 1, which reduces the risks of an accidental opening of the tube by relative to a position where it would have protruded above the panel 1.

Enfin, pour faciliter l'opération de déverrouillage, la jupe 2 du corps du bouchon présente une encoche verticale extérieure débouchant dans la rainure 10 et au-dessus de laquelle la partie extrême de la languette 9 est en surplomb. Cette disposition fournit un moyen de préhension de la languette 9 pour le doigt de l'utilisateur tout en permettant d'éviter que la languette 9 fasse saillie à l'extérieur du bouchon.Finally, to facilitate the unlocking operation, the skirt 2 of the cap body has an external vertical notch opening into the groove 10 and above which the end part of the tongue 9 is overhanging. This arrangement provides a means for gripping the tongue 9 for the user's finger while preventing the tongue 9 from protruding outside the cap.

L'invention trouve une application dans le domaine de l'emballage et du conditionnement.The invention finds an application in the field of packaging.

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1. Bouchon distributeur constitué par un corps comportant un panneau supérieur (1) et une jupe latérale (2) située à la périphérie dudit panneau et s'étendant sous ce dernier, ladite jupe (2) étant pourvue intérieurement de moyens pour la fixation du bouchon sur le flacon et par un canal traversant perpendiculairement ledit panneau supérieur (1) et délimité au-delà de celui-ci et à l'extérieur par un tube (5) de distribution, caractérisé en ce que le tube susdit est en une seule pièce avec le corps du bouchon et possède au moins une partie (6) suffisamment souple et élastique au niveau du panneau pour être pliée de manière à permettre le rabattement dudit tube (5) dans une direction parallèle audit panneau (1).1. Distributor cap constituted by a body comprising an upper panel (1) and a side skirt (2) situated at the periphery of said panel and extending under the latter, said skirt (2) being provided internally with means for fixing the stopper on the bottle and by a channel perpendicularly passing through said upper panel (1) and delimited beyond this and outside by a distribution tube (5), characterized in that the said tube is in one piece with the body of the cap and has at least one part (6) sufficiently flexible and elastic at the panel to be folded so as to allow the folding of said tube (5) in a direction parallel to said panel (1). 2. Bouchon selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la paroi (7) dudit tube (5) au niveau de ladite partie (6) souple et élastique est d'épaisseur non constante, la partie (7a) la moins épaisse étant située du côté de la direction de rabattement susdite.2. Cap according to claim 1, characterized in that the wall (7) of said tube (5) at the level of said flexible and elastic part (6) is of non-constant thickness, the thinnest part (7a) being located on the side of the aforementioned drawdown direction. 3. Bouchon selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la section du tube (5) au niveau de la partie (6) souple et élastique susdite présente sa plus grande dimension (1) dans un sens perpendiculaire à la direction de rabattement susdite.3. Stopper according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the section of the tube (5) at the part (6) flexible and elastic said above has its largest dimension (1) in a direction perpendicular to the direction above drawdown. 4. Bouchon selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le panneau supérieur (1) du bouchon présente un évidement orienté dans la direction de rabattement susdite pour le logement du tube rabattu.4. Stopper according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper panel (1) of the stopper has a recess oriented in the aforementioned fold-down direction for housing the folded-down tube. 5. Bouchon selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le panneau (1) et le tube (5) possèdent des moyens (9a , 10a) d'accrochage mutuel pour la retenue du tube (5) da sa position rabattue s'opposant à l'effet élastique de ladite partie souple (6).5. Stopper according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the panel (1) and the tube (5) have means (9a, 10a) for mutual attachment for retaining the tube (5) from its position folded down opposing the elastic effect of said flexible part (6). 6. Bouchon selon la revendication 4 ou la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les moyens susdits sont constitués par les bords (9a) d'une partie de la prolongation (9) du tube (5) au-delà de l'évidement (8) susdit et par les bords (10a) d'une rainure dudit panneau recevant ladite prolongation (9) et prolongeant ledit évidement (8) dans la direction de rabattement.6. Stopper according to claim 4 or claim 5, characterized in that the above-mentioned means consist of the edges (9a) of a part of the extension (9) of the tube (5) beyond the recess ( 8) above and by the edges (10a) of a groove of said panel receiving said extension (9) and extending said recess (8) in the direction of folding. 7. Bouchon selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la jupe (2) susdite présente une encoche extérieure (11) débouchant dans ladite rainure (10) au-dessus de laquelle s'étend une extrémité de la partie de prolongation (9) du tube (5).7. Plug according to claim 6, characterized in that the above-mentioned skirt (2) has an external notch (11) opening into said groove (10) above which extends one end of the extension part (9) of the tube (5). 8. Bouchon selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'une paroi (8a) de l'évidement (8) susdit coopère avec l'extrémité (5a) dudit tube en position rabattue pour en constituer un obturateur.8. Plug according to any one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that a wall (8a) of the aforementioned recess (8) cooperates with the end (5a) of said tube in the folded position to form a shutter . 9. Bouchon selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de fixation du corps du bouchon sur le récipient comportent un élément (2a) de clipage indémontable du corps sur le flacon constitué par un bourrelet intérieur (2a) coopérant avec une rainure dtun flacon.9. Stopper according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means for fixing the body of the stopper to the container comprise an element (2a) for non-removable clipping of the body on the bottle constituted by an cooperating inner bead (2a) with a groove in a bottle.
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