Patent ID: 8016507

Claim:
A dispensing valve comprising: (A) a mounting base; and (B) flexible, resilient material defining a dispensing head extending outwardly from said base, said dispensing head including (1) at least three peripheral walls that each projects outwardly from said base and that each defines an outer margin; and (2) an end wall that (a) defines a dispensing orifice; (b) defines a spreading surface around said orifice; (c) extends between, and connects, said outer margins of said peripheral walls; and (d) is oriented to present said spreading surface extending from a first location to a second location that is further outwardly from said base than is said first location; and wherein said dispensing head peripheral walls include (1) two converging forward side walls; (2) two rearward side walls each extending rearwardly from one of said forward side walls and toward each other; and (3) a back wall between, and joining, said rearward side walls; and wherein each said forward side wall, each said rearward side wall, and said back wall have at least a portion defining a generally planar exterior surface; and said end wall spreading surface is an exterior surface presenting a generally polygonal configuration defined by five sides.