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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2003
Ludovic Petit, Vitot, FR;
Valois S.A., Neubourg, FR;
Abstract
A fluid dispenser pump comprising a pump body ( ) in which a piston ( ) connected to an actuating rod ( ) is slidably mounted in leaktight manner, said actuating rod ( ) being mounted to slide inside an element ( ), such as a ferrule, which is secured to the pump body ( ), said fluid dispenser pump being characterized in that said actuating rod ( ) includes a flexible outer tubular portion ( ) that is in leaktight contact with said element ( ), and a rigid inner tubular portion ( ) that is concentric with said flexible outer tubular portion ( ), the zone of contact between the inside of the ferrule ( ) and the actuating rod ( ) being leaktight regardless of the position of said actuating rod ( ).