Patent ID: 6257454
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B05B,B65D

Abstract:
A dispenser for discharging media comprising:a discharge actuator (37) including a first main unit (2) and a second main unit (3) manually displaceable with respect to said first main unit (2) in an actuating direction (23);an outlet path ending in a medium outlet (11) where the medium is released from said dispenser (1),a reservoir (8) including a reservoir chamber (9) with a reservoir outlet (12) located upstream of said medium outlet (11); said outlet path including said reservoir outlet (12) and an outlet duct (13) downstream of said reservoir outlet, said reservoir outlet (12) being bounded by a boundary edge (19) of a free end face of a flange (18);means (20) for preventing flow of the media toward said medium outlet (11) and including a securing member (21), andmeans for releasing said preventing means (20) independent from said discharge actuator (37) and prior to said flow by displacing said securing member (21) with respect to at least one of said first and second main units (2,3), said securing member being displaced from a locking position and being displaced in a releasing direction (24), said dispenser (1) defining a dispenser axis (10),wherein said securing member (21) directly blocks said outlet path when said securing member (21) is in said locking position.