Correction fluid dispenser with ball valve

Claim 1

A correction fluid dispenser comprising: a body member adapted to retain a correction fluid; barrel means disposed at one end of said body member for delivery of correction fluid from said body member to the surface upon which a correction is to be made; said barrel means having an orifice with a circular rim formed at the end thereof opening into a tubular passage extending to and communicating with the interior of said body member; a spherical ball of greater diameter than said orifice circular rim disposed within said tubular passage adjacent said circular rim; a socket member for axial movement in said tubular passage and comprising an annulus having wall structure contacting said tubular passage during axial movement of said socket member and a plurality of axially extending ribs equally spaced about a circumference of said annulus and extending beyond said annulus; each said rib having a surface directed radially inwardly toward said annulus at either end therefor contacting said spherical ball at one rib end; and spring means disposed within said tubular passage and contacting each of said ribs at a said surface at a rib end opposite said one rib end for biasing said socket member toward said orifice circular rim.