Patent ID: 6357632
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B67C,B67D

Abstract:
An apparatus for dispensing a fluid comprising:a dispensing head having a cavity, an inlet, and an outlet; a pump for pumping a fluid to the cavity through the inlet of the dispensing head; an outwardly opting valve including a stem movable to close the outlet of the dispensing head in a closed position and to open the outlet in an open position, wherein the stem has a stem head protruding from the outlet in the open position and shaped to slidably mate with the outlet of the dispensing head to shear off the fluid flow from the cavity of the dispensing head when the stem is moved to the closed position; and a pump activation member coupled to the pump and movable by the stem to an activation position to activate the pump after the stem is moved at least partly from the closed position to the open position and to a deactivation position to deactivate the pump after the stem is moved partly from the open position to the closed position.