Patent ID: 8733591

Claim:
A dispenser for dispensing a fluid product, comprising a housing for accommodating an assembly, the assembly comprising: a liquid reservoir, for containing a liquid product; a pump, connectable to the reservoir, for dispensing the fluid product using the liquid product as an input; an outlet nozzle, serving to convey and dispense the fluid product from the pump; whereby the pump comprises: a liquid chamber, for containing a dose of the liquid product, obtainable from the liquid reservoir; a pressurizing device, which allows liquid product to be drawn into or expelled from the liquid chamber, wherein the dispenser is further provided with a shunting chamber comprising: a first aperture allowing flow access to the liquid reservoir; a second aperture allowing flow access to the outlet nozzle; a third aperture allowing flow access to the liquid chamber, the third aperture being disposed off-axis with respect to the first and second apertures, the shunting chamber further comprising a governing device that has two states, such that: in a first state, a first flow path is created between the first and third apertures; in a second state, a second flow path is created between the third and second apertures, and wherein: the liquid chamber and pressurizing device are mounted as fixtures in the housing, and; the liquid reservoir and outlet nozzle are removably mountable as disposable components in the housing.