Patent ID: 6695171
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A product discharge assembly for a container of fluent material, said assembly comprising:(A) a finger-operable pump cartridge that (i) has an outwardly projecting, reciprocatable, product-dispensing stem biased to an elevated rest position, and (ii) is adapted to be installed in a mouth of a container that has a connection feature adjacent the mouth; (B) a closure for mounting on said container at said mouth and having (i) a connection feature for mating with said container connection feature to connect said closure to said container, (ii) a retention feature for engaging a portion of said pump cartridge to retain said pump cartridge on said container, (iii) an opening into which said pump cartridge can project, and (iv) a peripheral engagement feature; (C) an actuator that is adapted for being mounted on said stem and that has (i) a dispensing passage for establishing fluid communication between said stem and the exterior of said actuator, (ii) a finger-engageable region that can be subjected to force imposed by a finger to urge said stem further into said pump cartridge, and (iii) a skirt with a flange extending radially outwardly from, and continuously around, said skirt; and (D) a shroud having (i) a central cavity open at opposite ends for receiving said closure and actuator mounted on said stem, (ii) an internal engagement feature for engaging said closure peripheral engagement feature to secure said shroud to said closure, and (iii) a lip for engaging said actuator flange to inhibit removal of said actuator from said stem if said actuator is moved outwardly relative to said stem beyond a predetermined position.