Patent ID: 7418961

Claim:
Dispensing apparatus comprising a housing ( 2 , 3 , 4 ) for receiving in use a dispensing container ( 100 ) containing a product, the housing comprising an outlet ( 4 ) through which said product, in use, is dispensed, wherein the dispensing apparatus further comprises a spring for from actuating a dispensing container received in the housing and a trigger mechanism ( 7 ) for controlling the spring, the trigger mechanism comprising a pivotable member ( 74 ) rotatable from a first position to a second position, wherein the dispensing apparatus further comprises a lockout member ( 80 ) movable into and out of engagement with the pivotable member from a locked position, in which it engages a portion of the pivotable member to prevent rotation of the pivotable member from its first position to its second position, to an unlocked position, in which the pivotable member is free to rotate and wherein the lock-out member is movable by an electrically powered motor which moves the movable lock-out member into and out of engagement with the pivotable member.