Patent ID: 7234612

Claim:
A dispenser comprising: a dispensing mechanism for dispensing a flowable material by the cyclical, reciprocal movement of an actuating member between an extended position and a retracted position, a spring biasing the actuating member from a first position selected from the extended position and the retracted position to a the other, second position selected from the extended position and the retracted position which is not the first position; a delay mechanism to delay movement of the actuating member under the bias of the spring from the first of the extended position and the retracted position, a support member in opposition to the actuating member, the delay mechanism comprising a first suction cup carried on one of the actuating member and the support member, the other of the actuating member and the support member carrying an engagement surface disposed for engagement by the first suction cup when the actuating member is in the first position and the retracted position, the first suction cup engaging the engagement surface and preventing disengagement therewith until sufficient time has passed for air to seep into the first suction cup for release of the first suction cup from the support member.