Pump dispenser for a flexible press-on container lid

A pump dispenser assembly comprising:

• a container having an annular rim with a mounting bead, a sidewall, and a bottom for defining an interior;
• a flexible lid with an annular mounting portion for releasable mounting on the container by engagement of the mounting bead of the annular rim, a first hole formed through the flexible lid, a bottom surface, and a top surface;
• a round rigid plate positioned above the top surface of the flexible lid, the round rigid plate spanning the container so that the round rigid plate is supported by opposing sides of the annular rim, a second hole formed through the round rigid plate;
• a fluid pump having an actuator, a threaded closure supporting the actuator, a cylinder beneath the actuator, and a dip tube extending from the cylinder for delivering a fluid to the actuator through the cylinder, in an assembled configuration the cylinder being inserted through the first hole and the second hole with the threaded closure above the top surface, the dip tube extending into the interior;
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• a threaded collar positioned beneath bottom surface of the flexible lid, in the assembled configuration the threaded collar tightened to the threaded closure to sandwich the flexible lid to the round rigid plate so that a pumping force on the actuator is transferred through the rigid member and to the container through the annular rim to prevent substantial deflection of the flexible lid.

A pump dispenser for attachment a container having a mounting bead about an opening, a sidewall, and a bottom for defining an interior, the pump dispenser comprising:

• a flexible lid with an annular mounting portion for releasable mounting on the container by engagement to the mounting bead, a hole formed through the flexible lid, a bottom surface, and a top surface;
• a rigid member positioned above the top surface of the flexible lid and spanning the opening of the of the container so that a pumping force is transferred through the rigid member and to the container to prevent substantial deflection of the flexible lid;
• a fluid pump having an actuator, in an assembled configuration the fluid pump being inserted through the hole of the flexible lid and through the rigid member;
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• a detachable collar positioned beneath bottom surface of the flexible lid, in the assembled configuration the detachable collar being selectively attached to the fluid pump to hold in compression the flexible lid and the rigid member between the collar and the fluid pump so that a pumping force on the actuator is transferred through the rigid member and to the container through the mounting bead to prevent substantial deflection of the flexible lid.