DISPENSER FOR HAND SANITIZER
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1. A sanitizer dispenser, comprising:
- a dispenser intake;
a diaphragm pump comprising a diaphragm and a pump chamber;
a dispenser outlet;
a first one-way valve having an intake in fluid communication with the dispenser intake and an output in fluid communication with the pump chamber;
a second one-way valve having an intake in fluid communication with the pump chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with the dispenser outlet; and
a push plate comprising an outer surface and configured to press an outer surface of the diaphragm when the push plate is pressed.
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Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a sanitizer dispenser may comprise a dispenser intake, a diaphragm pump comprising a diaphragm and a pump chamber, a dispenser outlet, a first one-way valve having an intake in fluid communication with the dispenser intake and an output in fluid communication with the pump chamber, a second one-way valve having an intake in fluid communication with the pump chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with the dispenser outlet, and a push plate comprising an outer surface and configured to press an outer surface of the diaphragm when the push plate is pressed.
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24 Claims
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1. A sanitizer dispenser, comprising:
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a dispenser intake; a diaphragm pump comprising a diaphragm and a pump chamber; a dispenser outlet; a first one-way valve having an intake in fluid communication with the dispenser intake and an output in fluid communication with the pump chamber; a second one-way valve having an intake in fluid communication with the pump chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with the dispenser outlet; and a push plate comprising an outer surface and configured to press an outer surface of the diaphragm when the push plate is pressed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for dispensing a dose of sanitizer, comprising:
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receiving a press on a push plate having a predefined range of motion between a resting position and a pressed position; pressing a diaphragm pump a predefined distance corresponding to the predefined range of motion of the push plate; pushing sanitizer out of a pump chamber, through a one-way outlet valve, and out of a dispenser outlet; and pulling sanitizer from a dispenser intake, through a one-way intake valve, and into the pump chamber. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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