Patent ID: 8262592

Claim:
A fluid dispenser, comprising: a) a housing having a reservoir for the fluid, the housing having an opening; b) a valve seat located at the housing opening; c) a valve located in the housing and movable from a closed position against the valve seat to an open position away from the valve seat, the valve having an inclined surface; d) at least two spring arms located in the housing, each spring arm having a fixed end coupled to the housing, and a free end, each spring arm having a longitudinal axis between the fixed and free ends, each spring arm being flexible along the longitudinal axis, the free ends contacting the valve on the valve inclined surface, the spring arms biasing the valve in the closed position, wherein when the valve is in the open position, the spring arms are flexed; e) a vibrator coupled to the housing, wherein the vibrator produces vibrations in the valve by way of the spring arms; and wherein the housing has a first end and a second end, the valve seat is located at the housing first end, the vibrator is coupled to the housing second end, and the fixed ends of the respective spring arms are located at the housing second end.