Detergent dispenser
First Claim
1. A container for providing water-added detergent solutions comprising top, bottom and connecting sidewall portions, said top portion being pivotally mounted to said sidewall portion for movement to open and closed positions, a support member disposed substantially horizontally within said container for receiving a plurality of apertures for distributing an aqueous medium upwardly of said member, said support member in combination with said sidewall portion defining a detergent retaining zone thereabove, water inlet means positioned to initiate low pressure percolating water flow upwardly through said apertures, outlet means positioned above said detergent retaining zone for discharging aqueous, solubilized detergent from said container and adapted to removably engage conduit means for external transport of said discharged liquid, switch control means responsive to movement of said top portion for blocking water flow to said container when said top portion is removed from a fully closed position and means for attaching said container to an external supporting surface.
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Abstract
Detergent dispenser for providing water-added, concentrated detergent solutions, particularly for replenishing the detergent reservoir of an automatic washing machine, comprising a container equipped internally with a horizontally disposed perforated plate for receiving detergent the plate dividing the container into an upper detergent retaining zone and a lower fluid reservoir zone. In operation, water is continually admitted to the reservoir zone through an inlet port and rises through the plate and detergent mass, thereafter exiting as a concentrated detergent solution via a discharge port positioned above the detergent retaining zone.
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- 1. A container for providing water-added detergent solutions comprising top, bottom and connecting sidewall portions, said top portion being pivotally mounted to said sidewall portion for movement to open and closed positions, a support member disposed substantially horizontally within said container for receiving a plurality of apertures for distributing an aqueous medium upwardly of said member, said support member in combination with said sidewall portion defining a detergent retaining zone thereabove, water inlet means positioned to initiate low pressure percolating water flow upwardly through said apertures, outlet means positioned above said detergent retaining zone for discharging aqueous, solubilized detergent from said container and adapted to removably engage conduit means for external transport of said discharged liquid, switch control means responsive to movement of said top portion for blocking water flow to said container when said top portion is removed from a fully closed position and means for attaching said container to an external supporting surface.
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