Patent ID: 7780039

Claim:
A pump head for use in dispensing soap while inhibiting dripping of soap, the pump head comprising: a body having a first portion with front and rear ends, a second portion extending generally downward adjacent the front end of the first portion, an internal passageway extending from the first portion through the second portion for transporting the soap through the body, wherein the first portion defines an inlet of the internal passageway for receiving soap and the second portion defines an outlet of the internal passageway for dispensing soap, and a through hole located away from the first portion and extending through the second portion and intersecting the internal passageway in the second portion of the body at an angle to the internal passageway, and a drip guard member extending outward from the second portion of the body below and generally parallel to the first portion of the body and in fluid communication with the internal passageway by way of the through hole in the second portion of the body, the drip guard member being constructed to apply a vacuum to the internal passageway following dispensing of the soap to draw any residual soap in the internal passageway out of the internal passageway to inhibit dripping.