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Soap dispenser having a pivotable dispensing lever and a rotatable flow valve

  • US 4,238,056 A
  • Filed: 03/06/1978
  • Issued: 12/09/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a dispenser for dispensing flowable soap, and dispenser being of the type having a frame mounting a selectively operable dispensing mechanism for dispensing soap therefrom and a reservoir operably connected to said dispensing mechanism for supplying soap thereto to be dispensed;

  • the combination of;

    a generally horizontally projecting dispensing lever extending in cantilever fashion and having rearward end means pivotally attached to said frame for selective vertical pivotal movement of said lever in actuating strokes, said lever having at least a part overlying said dispensing mechanism and having actuating means spaced forwardly of said rearward end means and operably connected to said dispensing mechanism for operating said dispensing mechanism during pivotal actuating strokes of said lever;

    said reservoir including a sump operably connected to said dispensing mechanism for supplying said soap to said mechanism, a selectively removable container positioned on and projecting generally vertically from said sump supplying soap to said sump, said container at least partially overlying said dispensing lever;

    said dispensing lever extending forwardly between and being selectively vertically pivotal between parts of said container and said dispensing mechanism during said lever pivotal actuating strokes, a forward end of said actuating lever being forwardly exposed of said container and dispensing mechanism accessible for hand engagement to carry out said lever pivotal actuating strokes.

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