Patent ID: 7637394

Claim:
A dispensing device for a material to be activated by a user, said device comprising: a container for storing a material; a material dispensing assembly coupled to said container for dispensing an amount of said material through an orifice; and a cover coupled to said container, said cover comprising a member provided above said material dispensing assembly forming an opening; wherein: said member has a front wall and a back wall each having a width defining a width of said member and spaced apart from each other a distance defining a thickness of said member; said width of said member is greater than said thickness of said member; said opening extends across said thickness of said member, extending through said front wall of said member, completely through said member, and through said back wall of said member; a button operably coupled to said material dispensing assembly is positioned between said front wall and said back wall within said opening in said member, and is slidable up and down within said opening in said member; said dispensing device has an inactive position in which said orifice is covered to block dispensing of said material, and an active position in which said material is free to be dispensed from said orifice to a user; said orifice faces towards said front wall of said member; and the user activates said material dispensing assembly by inserting a finger through said back wall of said member and into said opening in said member and applying axial pressure to said button to place said dispensing device in said active position from said inactive position.