Motor housing and support assembly for a system for dispensing soap
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Abstract
An automatic fluid soap dispensing apparatus and method, comprising a dispensing spout, housing operatively connected to the dispensing spout and the housing adapted to removably receive and hold a fluid soap containing reservoir module in communication with the dispensing spout. The reservoir module has a central axis, and includes a pump mechanism and delivery tube mounted on the reservoir module in alignment with the central axis. The dispensing tube is adapted to move in the dispensing spout when the pump mechanism is actuated.
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91 Claims
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75. A motor housing and support assembly for use with a fluid dispensing system having a reservoir module, the reservoir module having a pump actuator that includes a flange, the assembly comprising:
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a pump housing adapted to receive the reservoir module; and
a motor and actuator mechanism housing coupled to the pump housing, wherein the motor and actuator mechanism housing includes a motor and a pump hammer, wherein the pump hammer is in communication with the motor and disposed in the motor and actuator mechanism so as to be adapted to interact with the flange of the pump actuator. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A motor housing and support assembly for use with a fluid dispensing system, the assembly comprising:
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a pump housing;
a motor and actuator housing coupled to the pump housing, said motor and actuator housing comprises an interior portion and an exterior portion a plurality of grooves disposed in the interior portion of said motor and actuator housing. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A method for connecting a motor housing and support assembly to an attachment shaft comprising the steps of:
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partially inserting a shank clip into a pump housing groove located on said motor housing;
mating a plurality of splines in said attachment shaft to a plurality of grooves in said motor housing and support assembly;
placing an interior portion of said motor housing and support assembly over said attachment shaft;
fully inserting said shank clip into said pump housing groove located in said motor housing. - View Dependent Claims (91)
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Specification