Cartridge dispenser

Claim 1

A CARTRIDGE DISPENSER APPARATUS COMPRISING : AN ENCLOSED CONTAINER HAVING A TOP AND A BOTTOM AND PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING IN SAID BOTTOM, A NORMALLY CLOSED VALVE ASSEMBLY CARRIED BY SAID CONTAINER, SAID VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING: A VALVE SEAT DISPOSED IN SAID OPENING, A VALVE SEATED ON SAID VALVE SEAT, A SPRING LOADED SLIDABLE PLUNGER ROD ASSEMBLY CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE AND HAVING A MEMBER DEPENDING BELOW THE BOTTOM OF SAID CONTAINER, THE PLACEMENT OF SAID CONTAINER ON A SUPPORTING SURFACE CAUSING SAID DEPENDING MEMBER TO ENGAGE SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE WHEREBY SAID MEMBER IS RETRACTED TO UNSEAT SAID VALVE, UPON THE REMOVAL OF SAID DEPENDING MEMBER FROM SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID PLUNGER ROD ASSEMBLY ACTS TO AUTOMATICALLY RE-SEAT SAID VALVE, A SLEEVE SECURD TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID CONTAINER SO AS TO ENCASE SAID PLUNGER ROD ASSEMBLY, SAID PLUNGER ROD ASSEMBLY INCLUDING: A FIXED ROD MEMBER SECURED AT ONE END OF SAID VALVE, A LOCK BLOCK SECURED TO THE OTHER END OF SAID FIXED ROD MEMBER SAID MOVABLE THEREWITH AND RECESSED WITHIN SAID SLEEVE, A MOVABLE ROD MEMBER PIVOTALLY ATTACHED AT ONE END TO SAID OTHER END OF SAID FIXED ROD MEMBER, MEANS ON SAID LOCK BLOCK LOCKING SAID MOVABLE ROD MEMBER IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FIXED ROD MEMBER WHEREBY THE OTHER END OF SAID MOVABLE ROD MEMBER PROJECTS DOWNWARDLY FORM SAID SLEEVE FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, MEANS ON SAID LOCK BLOCK AFFORDING MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE ROD MEMBER OUT OF AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FIRST ROD MEMBER TO AN INOPERABLE POSITION ABOVE THE PLANE OF THE BOTTOM OF SAID SLEEVE AND OUT OF CONTACT POSITION WITH SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, AND SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS ALSO SERVING TO LOCK SAID MOVABLE MEMBER IN INOPERABLE POSITION.