Claims
- 1. A manually actuated liquid dispensing pump assembly comprising, a pump body for mounting with a closure cap to the upper end of a container for fluent product, said pump body extending transversely above the closure cap, a shroud cover on said body, said body having means defining a pump chamber having an inlet port in communication with a valve controlled inlet passage, said chamber having an outlet port in communication with a discharge passage extending in a forward direction through said body, a discharge nozzle having a discharge orifice in communication with said discharge passage, said nozzle being mounted on said body adjacent a forward end of said shroud cover for rotation between discharge open and closed positions upon manual rotation of said nozzle about a central axis thereof, manually operable means on said pump body for pressurizing said chamber for expelling product through said discharge orifice, a removable cap snap-fitted to said nozzle, said shroud cover having an external flat face lying substantially parallel to said discharge passage, said cap having at least one side wall with an internal flat face extending in a rearward direction and overlying said external face in said discharge closed position for preventing rotation of said nozzle, and said cap being removable from said nozzle for permitting rotation of said nozzle from said closed position to said open position.
- 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said cap has at least one outwardly extending pull tab to facilitate manual removal.
- 3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said cap has opposed weakened sections permitting said cap to expand to facilitate removal of said cap.
- 4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein cooperating means on said nozzle and on said cap are provided to facilitate snap fit engagement.
- 5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein cooperating means within said nozzle and within said cap are provided to facilitate snap fit engagement.
- 6. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said nozzle and said cap have cooperating snap-fit means permitting removal of said cap in said forward direction.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 360,286, filed June 2, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,971,22
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Divisions (1)
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