DISPENSER WITH VALVED NOZZLE CLOSURE
A dispenser for a fluid product comprising a container constructed and arranged for holding a supply of fluid product and a closure subassembly received by the container and providing an outlet opening for dispensing at least a portion of the supply of fluid product. The closure subassembly includes a valve with a first valve component and assembled therewith a second valve component.
1 . A dispenser for a fluid product comprising:
a container constructed and arranged for holding a supply of fluid product; and
a closure subassembly received by said container and providing an outlet opening for dispensing at least a portion of said supply of fluid product, said closure subassembly including a valve with a first valve component and assembled therewith a second valve component.
2 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said valve is openable by said portion of said supply of fluid product.
3 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said closure subassembly includes a closure and said closure includes said first valve component.
4 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said second valve component is a valve disk.
5 . The dispenser of claim 4 wherein said valve disk defines a product flow opening.
6 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said closure defines an outlet for directing said portion of said supply of fluid product to said outlet opening.
7 . The dispenser of claim 6 wherein said outlet is a part of said first valve component.
8 . The dispenser of claim 7 wherein said second valve component is constructed and arranged to close off one end of said outlet.
9 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said container is a squeeze container which is free of any separate pump mechanism.
10 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said closure subassembly is a single-piece, plastic component.
11 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said first valve component is constructed and arranged to flex in response to fluid pressure supplied by said portion of said supply of fluid product.
12 . The dispenser of claim 11 wherein when said first valve component flexes a flow path for said portion of said supply of fluid product is created.
13 . The dispenser of claim 12 wherein said created flow path is between said first valve component and said second valve component.
14 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said closure subassembly includes a flip cap for closing off said outlet opening.
15 . The dispenser of claim 14 wherein said flip cap is hinged to the remainder of said closure as part of a single-piece construction for said closure.
16 . A dispenser for a fluid product comprising:
a container constructed and arranged for holding a supply of fluid product;
a closure received by said container; and
a valve member which is assembled into said closure.
17 . The dispenser of claim 16 wherein said closure is a single-piece component which defines a flow nozzle with an outlet through said flow nozzle.
18 . The dispenser of claim 16 wherein said closure includes a cooperating valve component for engagement with said valve member to create an outlet control valve.
19 . The dispenser of claim 18 wherein said cooperating valve component is constructed and arranged to flex in response to fluid pressure supplied by a portion of said supply of fluid product.
20 . The dispenser of claim 19 wherein said valve member is constructed and arranged as a disk which defines a plurality of flow openings.