Patent ID: 8870036

Claim:
A dispensing apparatus for use with a pressurized container having a push valve, the dispensing apparatus comprising: an enclosure adapted to enclose at least a portion of the pressurized container; a pour actuator coupled to the enclosure, and movable between a released position and an actuated position; a plunger controlled by the pour actuator, and arranged so that, when the pour actuator is moved to the actuated position, the plunger depresses the push valve of the pressurized container to permit contents of the pressurized container to be dispensed out of the dispensing apparatus; and at least one mechanical device adapted to move the plunger downwardly to depress the push valve of the pressurized container, wherein the at least one mechanical device comprises a lever connected between the pour actuator and the plunger, wherein the at least one mechanical device comprises a linkage member connected between the pour actuator and the lever, and wherein the linkage member is adapted to move a pivoting end of the lever downwardly when the pour actuator is moved to the actuated position.