Patent ID: 8820665

Claim:
A nozzle for dispensing a liquid from a container, comprising: an actuator having an inlet end adapted to receive liquid from the container and an outlet end, the actuator outlet end defining an outlet chamber having an inner wall surface; and a unitary insert received within the outlet chamber and coupled at a first location on an outer wall surface of the insert to the inner wall surface of the outlet chamber and defining an insert passage in fluid communication with the outlet chamber, the insert including a first convex shoulder disposed downstream of the outlet chamber, and a nozzle outlet disposed downstream of the first convex shoulder, the insert further comprising a first obstruction extending inwardly into the insert passage from an interior wall surface of the insert, the first obstruction sized to sealingly engage the actuator end within the outlet chamber at a second location, thereby to direct fluid toward at least a first unobstructed portion of the insert passage, and in which a convex surface of the first convex shoulder is substantially aligned with the insert passage first unobstructed portion, thereby to direct fluid from the first unobstructed portion over the convex surface before exiting the nozzle outlet.