Dispensing device comprising a reservoir and attachment means provided with protected piercing means

A floor cleaning apparatus comprising:

• a dispensing appliance comprising a handle and a nozzle;
• a reservoir filled with a cleaning solution, said reservoir comprising an opening covered with a pierceable member;
• a fitment comprising a piercing member for transferring a cleaning solution from said reservoir to said nozzle, a venting member for venting said reservoir and a spring loaded movable protecting member for preventing access to said piercing member and said venting member when said reservoir is not connected to said fitment, wherein said protecting member covers said piercing member and said venting member when said piercing member and said venting member are not in use, wherein said spring loaded movable protecting member is movable under manual force applied directly or indirectly thereto and wherein said cleaning solution flows within said piercing member when said reservoir is attached to said fitment and when said piercing member pierces said pierceable member;
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• a flexible tube for establishing fluid communication between said piercing member and said nozzle.