Valve spring, pump, dispensing unit and dispenser

Abstract

A valve spring made of plastic, in particular for pretensioning a valve stem against a valve seat of a dispensing unit for dispensing a preferably liquid product, is proposed, wherein the valve spring has a plurality of spring elements arranged axially one behind the other, in particular along an axis or longitudinal axis. According to a first aspect, each spring element has two curved portions which are formed mirror-symmetrically with respect to one another and are connected to one another at their ends. According to a further aspect, the valve spring has a leaf-spring-like or cup-spring-like construction.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.