Patent ID: 6918516
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing apparatus for dispensing a product, said apparatus comprising: a container; a product chamber within the container; a valve adjacent to the product chamber; a hinge assembly; a lever hingedly attached to the hinge assembly and comprising a bearing portion; and a nozzle assembly rotatably connected to the hinge assembly, the nozzle assembly being rotatable between open and closed positions and including an actuator portion provided with a lever raising surface which cooperates with the lever bearing portion such that in the open position of said nozzle assembly operation of the lever causes movement of the actuator portion to open the valve and permit flow of the product out of the apparatus, wherein said nozzle assembly comprises at least one dog tooth and wherein the hinge assembly comprises at least one slot, adapted such that said dog tooth can enter said slot only when the nozzle assembly is in the open position.