Patent ID: 7083154

Claim:
A wall mounted device for holding a container for a liquid product and for dispensing a metered amount of the liquid product through an elongate closure means, comprising: an external, transverse manual actuating member comprising a lever pivotably journalled in the holder, a blank comprising a substantially rectangular plate with a longitudinal and a transverse extension, the plate having in its longitudinal direction a longitudinally-extending through-slot with two parts arranged with one on each side of the slot, the plate being bent substantially into a U-shape about an axis perpendicular to the slot, a first plate part on one side of the slot being bent inwardly so that the first plate part forms a generally flat surface, with the inwardly bent part adapted to receive the elongate closure means in a direction perpendicular to the slot, and a second plate part on the other side of the slot retaining its outwardly directed shape and having an inner portion adapted to partially surround the container and the elongate closure means, the actuating member comprising a plate unit attached to the lever and having a flat surface having a width oriented in a direction generally parallel to the slot and disposed such that the elongate closure means is between the flat surface and the generally flat outer surface of the inwardly bent part, wherein the surface of the plate unit is movable to be parallel in a lengthwise direction with the outer surface of the inwardly bent part, with the surface of the plate unit fitting within the bent portion, thereby adapted to fully compress a portion of the elongate closure means therebetween.