Media discharge apparatus for housing a movable reservoir

A discharge apparatus for media, which comprises at least one medium reservoir, at least one functional unit, the at least one functional unit comprising a discharge means operatively connected to the medium reservoir, and a discharge actuator operatively connected to the discharge means, the discharge actuator being depressible over partial stroke units on an actuating stroke for determining discharge characteristics, including a maximum delivery speed and an effective delivery volume of the media per partial stroke unit, wherein the at least one functional unit is movable with its associated discharge actuator over part of the depression of the discharge actuator to provide during its movement at least one of the discharge characteristics in a value of at least zero and less than its maximum.

Discharge apparatus for discharging media, which comprises:

• at least one functional unit, the at least one functional unit comprising a medium reservoir, a discharge means operatively connected to the medium reservoir, and a depressible discharge actuator operatively connected to the discharge means, the discharge actuator being operable over a depression path, wherein at least the discharge actuator and at least part of the discharge means are movable over part of the depression of the discharge actuator, so as not to discharge media from its medium reservoir during movement of the at least one functional unit as a function of the depression path, and wherein the discharge apparatus further comprises at least one casing separate from the medium reservoir, the medium reservoir being at least partly enclosed in the at least one casing.