FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cover cap for a dispensing container, showing the top, right side and front of our new design, the cover cap being installed on a dispensing container outlined in broken lines and constituting no part of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the cover cap;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the cover cap;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the cover cap, the appearance of both sides being identical;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the cover cap;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the cover cap;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a translucent but otherwise identical embodiment of the cover cap, showing the top, right side and front thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the cover cap of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a back view of the cover cap of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a side view of the cover cap of FIG. 7, the appearance of both sides being identical;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the cover cap of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a top view of the cover cap of FIG. 7.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a cover cap for a dispensing container, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D438110-S	S1	27 Feb 2001	24 Mar 2000	granted	Cover cap for a dispensing container

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AU	AU-145293-S	S	21 Sep 2001	21 Sep 2000	published	Cover cap for a dispensing container

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