Patent ID: 8899448

Claim:
A dispensing head for a receptacle, the dispensing head comprising: a substantially cylindrical mounting band configured for attachment to the receptacle; a substantially cylindrical locking member arranged within the mounting band; a pump arranged within the mounting band, the pump comprising an actuating rod arranged along a vertical axis X; a substantially cylindrical diffuser mounted on the pump and arranged within the locking member, the diffuser comprising a tube that extends horizontally away from a remainder of the diffuser and opens at a dispensing orifice; and a lever arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being hingedly mounted to the mounting band; wherein: a portion of the lever arm between the first end and the second end bears down on the diffuser and actuates the pump when a user applies pressure to the second end of the lever arm; the locking member is provided in the dispensing head so as to be rotatable within the mounting band and about the diffuser; the locking member has an upper edge including a recessed portion that is lower than adjacent portions of the upper edge; an uppermost portion of the upper edge of the locking member is situated below the tube of the diffuser when the diffuser is not being pressed to actuate the pump; when the locking member is rotated so that the recessed portion of the upper edge is situated below the tube of the diffuser, the diffuser may freely move up and down to actuate the pump; and when the locking member is rotated so that the recessed portion of the upper edge is not situated below the tube of the diffuser and the user applies pressure to the second end of the lever arm, a bottom surface of the tube abuts the upper edge so that the diffuser may not freely move up and down to actuate the pump.