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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1992
Wilhelmus J Maas, Someren, NL;
Petrus L Hurkmans, Someren, NL;
AFA Products, Inc., Forest City, NC (US);
Abstract
The trigger operated pumping mechanism for a fluid dispensing device comprises a body and the pumping mechanism comprises a cylinder in the body of the dispensing device, a piston received in the cylinder and having a piston rod extending outwardly therefrom to an outer end and a trigger movably mounted to the body and having a front side and a back side. A first coupling structure is provided on the outer end of the piston rod for coupling to the trigger. A second coupling structure is provided on the back side of the trigger for releasably coupling to the first coupling structure on the piston rod in a snap-fitting manner and a spring is provided outside of the cylinder for biasing the trigger away from the body.