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Counter-mounted skincare product dispenser

  • US 10,278,549 B1
  • Filed: 10/31/2016
  • Issued: 05/07/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A skincare dispenser configured for being mounted in a counter, the dispenser comprising:

  • a refill unit comprising;

    a reservoir configured for holding a volume of skincare fluid and defining a reservoir central axis, wherein the reservoir includes a handle positioned on an outer perimeter of the reservoir and an upper opening defining an upper opening central axis that is offset from the reservoir central axis in a direction opposite the location of the handle relative to the reservoir central axis;

    a pump assembly configured for drawing skincare fluid out of the reservoir and mounted on the reservoir'"'"'s upper opening in alignment with the upper opening central axis, wherein the pump assembly defines an outwardly extending flange; and

    a dispensing tube extending upwardly from the pump assembly and configured for delivering skincare fluid pumped from the reservoir;

    a drive housing configured for being mounted beneath the counter and defining a cavity shaped to receive the refill unit'"'"'s pump assembly, wherein the cavity defines an internal lip configured to engage the pump assembly'"'"'s outwardly extending flange when the pump assembly is disposed within the cavity in order to secure the refill unit to the drive housing, and wherein the cavity defines a cavity opening configured to accommodate insertion of the pump assembly into the cavity in a substantially horizontal direction; and

    a spout configured for extending upwardly from an upper surface of the counter, wherein the spout defines a central passageway configured for receiving the dispensing tube when the refill unit is secured to the drive housing.

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