Patent ID: 8336733

Claim:
A dispenser comprising a container for the storage of a liquid, a gas cartridge receiving portion for holding a gas cartridge so that the contents of the container are selectively pressurized by gas in a gas cartridge and a dispensing arrangement for dispensing the liquid as a spray, the dispensing arrangement comprising an actuator, an outlet and a valve controlled by the actuator to control the release of the liquid from the outlet, the dispenser comprising an activator that selectively moves a gas cartridge so that the gas cartridge is in position to pressurize the container, and an inhibitor which is movable between a first inhibitor position which inhibits movement of one or more elements of the dispensing arrangement so as to inhibit dispensing of liquid and a second inhibitor position in which the inhibitor permits movement of said one or more elements of the dispensing arrangement so as to allow dispensing of said liquid, wherein upon movement of the inhibitor from the first inhibitor position to the second inhibitor position, the activator moves the gas cartridge to pressurize the container.