Patent ID: 7757897

Claim:
A dispensing pump ( 1 ) for a container, the pump comprising: a pump chamber ( 2 ) held fixed in relation to the container and in communication with the inside of the container; a spout ( 7 ) arranged to move telescopically with respect to the pump chamber ( 2 ) between a rest position and an active position; a spring ( 9 ) arranged to return the spout ( 7 ) from its active position to its rest position; an inlet valve ( 5 ) adapted to prevent air entering the container but to allow product to enter the pump chamber ( 2 ) from the container; and an outlet valve ( 8 ), adapted to prevent air entering the pump chamber ( 2 ) but to allow product to be dispensed from the pump chamber ( 2 ) through the spout ( 7 ), characterised in that; the pump ( 1 ) further comprises means ( 91 ) for locking the inlet valve ( 5 ) in a closed position when the spout ( 7 ) is in its rest position.