Patent ID: 7575134

Claim:
A fluid dispensing device comprising a container for containing a fluid, a valve controlling the release of fluid from said container, a discharge tube having an inner opening communicating with a passage extending from said valve to the ambient, an actuator for opening said valve for initiating a discharge from said dispenser, a self-sealing nozzle at an end of said discharge tube, said self-sealing nozzle permitting the release of fluid while said valve is releasing fluid and sealing said inner opening from the ambient when said valve is not releasing fluid wherein said nozzle includes a plug, a retaining member for said plug at said end of said discharge tube, and an elastomeric seal around said plug, said seal having a contracted condition wherein an inner surface of said seal is sealed against said plug when fluid is not being expelled through said valve and having an expanded condition wherein said inner surface is spaced form said plug thereby allowing fluid to flow from said passage and around said plug when fluid is being expelled from said valve.