Patent ID: 7513394

Claim:
A container for storing liquid and/or dispensing liquid therefrom, in use, the container having a body with an inlet for the entry of liquid thereinto and an outlet for dispensing liquid therefrom, and a valve associated with the outlet to control the flow of liquid therethrough, the valve having a movable valve member, movement of which is controlled by an actuator operable at the exterior of the body, the body defining a sealed enclosure when the inlet is closed and said actuator is in its non-operative position, and wherein: in said non-operative position, the actuator seals within the body; the actuator seals with a housing which is itself sealingly attached to the body at an opening in the wall thereof; in its operative state the actuator is positioned relative to said housing to vent the container; said venting is provided by one or more grooves in said actuator allowing air flow past a part of the housing with which the actuator seals in its non-operative position; venting air flows from the housing into the interior of the body through an opening in the housing; and, the housing contains biasing means to bias the actuator to its non-operative position.