Dispensing System for Cleaning Devices
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1. A dispensing system for use in conjunction with a cleaning station, the dispensing system comprising:
- a bottle adapted to hold a cleaning agent, the bottle comprising;
an opening, wherein the opening is covered by at least one of a puncturable seal and a cap;
a receiver adapted to receive the bottle, wherein the receiver has a shape commensurate with a shape of the bottle, and wherein the receiver has a base portion;
a puncture assembly positioned in the base portion of the receiver and puncturing the at least one puncturable seal and cap, the puncture assembly comprising;
a puncture top having a puncture member operable to puncture the at least one of the puncturable seal and the cap, wherein the puncture member comprises,a first channel to convey the cleaning agent and a second channel to convey air;
a first hose interconnecting the first channel to the cleaning station, wherein the first hose is adapted to deliver the cleaning agent from the bottle to the cleaning station; and
a second hose interconnected to the second channel, adapted to deliver air to the soap bottle.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a dispensing system for an automated cleaning device. The dispensing system may be operable to deliver a cleaning agent to an automated cleaning station to clean at least a portion of an appendage of a user. The dispensing system includes a receiver component and a bottle that are adapted to be interconnected to the automated cleaning station. The receiver is adapted to accommodate a specific bottle in order to ensure and verify that the proper cleaning agent is being used with the cleaning device.
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1. A dispensing system for use in conjunction with a cleaning station, the dispensing system comprising:
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a bottle adapted to hold a cleaning agent, the bottle comprising;
an opening, wherein the opening is covered by at least one of a puncturable seal and a cap;a receiver adapted to receive the bottle, wherein the receiver has a shape commensurate with a shape of the bottle, and wherein the receiver has a base portion; a puncture assembly positioned in the base portion of the receiver and puncturing the at least one puncturable seal and cap, the puncture assembly comprising; a puncture top having a puncture member operable to puncture the at least one of the puncturable seal and the cap, wherein the puncture member comprises, a first channel to convey the cleaning agent and a second channel to convey air; a first hose interconnecting the first channel to the cleaning station, wherein the first hose is adapted to deliver the cleaning agent from the bottle to the cleaning station; and a second hose interconnected to the second channel, adapted to deliver air to the soap bottle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of dispensing a cleaning agent, comprising:
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selecting a bottle containing a cleaning agent; inverting the bottle and positioning the bottle within a receiver; puncturing the seal by engaging the bottle with a puncture assembly positioned in a base of the receiver, wherein the puncture assembly comprises a first channel for the cleaning agent and a second channel for air; inserting at least a portion of a user into at least one wash chamber of a cleaning station; and controlling the flow of the cleaning agent through the first channel to the wash chamber, whereby the cleaning agent is delivered to the at least a portion of the user positioned within the at least one wash chamber of the cleaning station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A dispensing system, comprising:
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a receiver adapted to selectively receive a container comprising a cleaning agent, wherein the receiver has a recessed base portion; a puncture assembly selectively positioned in the recessed base portion of the receiver, the puncture assembly comprising; a puncture top having a puncture member operable to puncture at least a portion of the container, wherein the puncture member comprises a downwardly extending first and second channels, wherein the first channel is adapted to convey the cleaning agent, and wherein the second channel is adapted to convey air; and a puncture bottom positioned below the puncture top, wherein the puncture bottom comprises an air tube in fluid communication with the second channel and a cleaning agent tube in fluid communication with the first channel and an air source; whereby the cleaning agent tube delivers the cleaning agent to at least a portion of a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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