Abstract: A dispensing cap for a container. The cap has a tubular body of circular transverse cross-section with a wall closing the top end of the tubular body. An upwardly opening slot is formed in the top end wall and extends across the tubular body with a generally flat wall forming the bottom of the slot. An aperture extends through the bottom of the slot into an area surrounded by the tubular body. A hinge assembly is located in the slot and includes an upstanding member formed on the flat bottom wall of the slot at a location inwardly of the circular perimeter of the tubular body. A flap is integrally connected to the upstanding member of the hinge assembly by a strap. A portion of reduced thickness is formed in the strap to create a hinge at the juncture of the strap and the upstanding member. The portion of the reduced thickness of the strap is formed by an inclined slot cut in the tubular body near the top end wall and extending into the upstanding member.

Abstract: A child resistant cap comprises a generally circular cap member having an inwardly projecting lip on the underside. When the cap is closed the lip engages a retention element formed in a second lip which surrounds the outlet of a tubular body portion. The body portion is molded into the top of a container. The cap and body portions are preferably connected by a strap and there may be a locking tab to secure the cap firmly in the seated position. The lip on the tubular body portion has a first, cam surface sloping from one side of the lip toward the other to assist in spreading the cap lip when seating the cap on the body portion. A second, undercut surface, contiguous with the first cam surface, forms a retention element which holds the cap in place.