Patent ID: 8261946
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: A44B,A45D,B05B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing device for a material to be activated by a user, said device comprising: a container for storing an amount of the material; a material dispensing assembly coupled to said container for dispensing an amount of the material through an orifice; a cover coupled to said container, said cover comprising a member provided above and covering said material dispensing assembly and having a front wall and a back wall each having a width defining the width of said member and spaced apart from each other a distance defining the thickness of said member; wherein: said member width is greater than said member thickness; an opening extends completely through said member, through said front wall and said back wall; said dispensing device has an inactive position in which said orifice is covered by said front wall of said member to block dispensing of the material, and an active position in which said orifice is unblocked and the material is free to be dispensed from said orifice to a user; said member extends above and covers said material dispensing assembly to form a protective guard against inadvertent unblocking of said orifice and activation of said material dispensing assembly to dispense material; and the user activates said material dispensing assembly by inserting a finger into the opening in a direction from said back wall to said front wall, moving the finger axially to uncover said orifice, and applying axial pressure to move said material dispensing assembly axially to dispense material.