Patent ID: 7806301
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A47K,B05B

Abstract:
1. A pump for dispensing soap from a container housed within a dispenser, said pump comprising: a base having a floor and a wall extending axially outward from said floor; a flexible dome attached to said base defining a chamber therebetween, said flexible dome including a base periphery; an inlet formed in said floor and an outlet formed in said base and opening into said chamber, said inlet being in fluid communication with the container; and a flexible flap extending inwardly from said base periphery of said dome into said chamber substantially parallel to said floor, said flap being adapted to selectively close said inlet, wherein said outlet is located radially inward of said flap such that said flap does not cover said outlet, and further wherein said flap extends inwardly about the entire base periphery such that said flap does not have to be circumferentially aligned with said inlet to cover the same.