Patent ID: 6527144
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
Discharge apparatus for media, havinga casing provided with a discharge opening for discharging the medium, a media container located in the casing for storing the medium, a pump including a pump element being moveable for delivering the medium from the media container to the discharge opening, an actuating element for performing at least one discharge stroke of the pump element in a stroke direction in response to an actuating force applied to the actuating element in an actuating direction, the stroke direction of the pump element and the actuating direction of the actuating element differing from one another, fixing means for fixing the pump on a neck of the media container including a collar projecting from the fixing means away from the media container, said collar being bounded above by a retaining element of enlarged diameter in relation to the collar, and the actuating element being a pivotable lever including a handle for applying the actuating force, a pivot element for pivotably supporting the actuating element on the casing and the retaining element being spreadable to receive the collar of the fixing means into the retaining element and to engage behind the retaining element of enlarged diameter, thereby embracing the collar and holding the media container moveable relative to the casing.