Patent ID: 7784647

Claim:
An actuator for a fluid-dispenser container having a dispensing valve which is manipulatable to dispense stored fluid from such container, the actuator comprising: (a) a base having a port side and an opposite, deck side, a cavity formed in the deck side and connected in fluid flow communication via a base conduit to the port side, the base conduit being configured to be connected to such dispensing valve in fluid flow communication therewith, whereby manipulating the actuator to operate such dispensing valve dispenses stored fluid through the base conduit; (b) a cover having a cover conduit which is dimensioned and configured to be connected to the base conduit by a nipple to effectuate fluid-tight connection of the cover conduit to the base conduit, the cover further having an interior side and an exterior surface, the cover being movable between (i) a closed position in which the interior side of the cover overlies the deck side of the base and connects the cover conduit in fluid flow communication to the base conduit, and (ii) an open position in which (I) the cover conduit is disconnected from the base conduit and isolated from fluid flow through the base conduit and into the cavity, and (II) the cover is displaced from the deck side of the base to expose the deck cavity and such fluid contained therein sufficiently to enable an operator to have access to such stored fluid in the cavity, the cavity being configured to retain liquid therein; (c) the cover conduit further comprising a cover orifice which opens to the exterior of the actuator and wherein, when the cover is in the closed position, (i) the nipple of the cover conduit is inserted into the base conduit to connect the cover conduit in fluid flow communication with the base conduit to thereby define an extended conduit comprised of the base conduit and the cover conduit connected to each other in a fluid-tight manner which prevents such fluid from flowing from the extended conduit into the cavity, and (ii) manipulating the actuator to operate the dispensing valve dispenses such stored fluid via the extended conduit from the cover orifice to exteriorly of the actuator.