Tamper proof liquid soap dispenser

• US 5,099,785 A
• Filed: 09/13/1990
• Issued: 03/31/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donald J. Reed
• Original Assignee: Donald J. Reed
• Inventors: Reed, Donald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver, Kevin P.
• Application Number:
  US07/581,675
• Time in Patent Office: 565 Days
• Field of Search: 222/167, 222/169, 222/171, 222/180, 222/181, 222/185, 222/173, 222/405, 222/410, 222/414, 401/48, 401/208, 403/245, 403/246, 403/199, 403/188, 248/314, 248/507, 118/244, 118/258
• US Class Current: 118/258
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 5/12 for liquid or pasty soap

Abstract

A tamper proof dispenser containing liquid soap or a liquid detergent including a cylindrical housing having an opening at the top portion thereof and a rotating liquid soap dispensing drum housed within said cylindrical housing with a portion of the dispensing drum being exposed at the opening located at the top portion of the cylindrical housing. In operation, the dispensing drum is rotated about its axis and soap adheres to the surface of the dispensing drum as it passes through the liquid soap. At the time the soap coated surface of the dispensing drum reaches the opening at the top portion of the cylindrical housing, the user'"'"'s hand will contact the surface of the dispensing drum and hence, soap will be transmitted to the hand.

Claims

1. A liquid containing dispensing apparatus comprising:

an elongated generally cylindrical liquid reservoir including an open portion disposed thereon such that the open portion is positioned above a longitudinal axis defined by said liquid reservoir is in a generally horizontal position;

a rotating liquid drum dispenser rotatably secured within said elongated generally cylindrical liquid reservoir, wherein the axis of rotation of the liquid drum dispenser and the longitudinal axis of said liquid reservoir are coincident, said rotating liquid drum dispenser being provided with at least one aperture for the introduction of a liquid into said liquid reservoir, said rotating liquid drum dispenser being immersed in said liquid, said liquid dispensing drum, when actuated, rotates through said liquid such that said liquid adheres to said liquid dispensing drum and is the transmitted to a user'"'"'s hand at the open portion disposed on said elongated generally cylindrical liquid reservoir;

wall attaching means including a plurality of outwardly extending tube members on said elongated generally cylindrical liquid reservoir and a tube member extending outwardly from a wall surface, wherein said outwardly extending tube members are fixedly locked in place with respect to each other by means of a locking key extending through said tube members.

2. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising:

an elongated, generally cylindrical liquid containing tank, and having one open portion disposed thereon, such that said open portion defines a plane located above and parallel to a longitudinal axis defined by said elongated generally cylindrical liquid containing tank when said elongated generally cylindrical liquid containing tank is in a horizontal position;

a liquid dispensing drum securably and rotatably housed within said elongated general cylindrical liquid containing tank, said axis of rotation of said liquid dispensing drum being coincident with said longitudinal axis defined by said elongated generally cylindrical liquid containing tank, said dispensing drum being provided with at least one liquid filling aperture;

said elongated generally cylindrical liquid containing tank including at least a pair of outwardly concentric extending tubes, each tube provided with at least one aperture;

wall mounting means including an outwardly extending tube and being provided with at least one aperture, said outwardly extending tube being telescopically inserted within said pair of outwardly concentric extending tubes, to the extent that said apertures are in alignment for receiving an elongated locking key;

said open portion on said cylindrical tank now being defined as the top portion of said generally cylindrical tank; and

,

whereby at such time that a user imposes a rotational movement to said liquid dispensing drum, said liquid dispensing drum rotates through said liquid, such that said liquid adheres to said liquid dispensing drum and applies said liquid to the user'"'"'s hand at the open portion thereof.

3. A liquid containing dispensing apparatus comprising:

a first cylindrical tank having an opening at the uppermost portion thereof;

a second cylindrical tank open at both ends thereof and located within said first cylindrical tank and including bearing means for rotation of said second cylindrical tank within said first cylindrical tank, said first and second cylindrical tanks having coincident longitudinal axes, said second cylindrical tank including a filling aperture on at least one portion thereof for the introduction of a liquid into said first cylindrical tank;

said first cylindrical tank further including wall mounting means such that when mounted, said opening on said first cylindrical tank being above said longitudinal axis; and

,

whereby at such time that a user imposes a rotational movement to said second cylindrical tank, said liquid adheres to said second cylindrical tank and transfers said liquid to the user'"'"'s hand at the open portion thereof.

4. A liquid containing dispensing apparatus comprising:

a cylindrical tube, closed at both ends thereof with first and second wall members, said first and second wall members provided with a recess at the centermost portion of said first and second wall members, said cylindrical tube having an elongated open portion disposed thereon and said cylindrical tube defining a longitudinal axis coincident with said recesses provided on said first and second wall members;

a liquid dispensing drum rotatably mounted within said cylindrical tube, said liquid dispensing drum rotating about a bearing member, said bearing member disposed within said recesses on said first and second wall members;

said cylindrical tube including at least one first outwardly extending tube, said longitudinal axis of said tube defining a plane parallel to a plane defined by the longitudinal sides of said open portion, said first outwardly extending tube further including diametrically opposed apertures;

wall mounting means including at least one second outwardly extending tube and being provided with a pair of diametrically opposed apertures;

said first and second extending tubes positioned immediately adjacent each other, such that said apertures are in alignment for receiving a rod type locking key, said open portion being positioned such that a plane defined by said open portion is perpendicular with respect to said wall mounting means; and

,

whereby at such time that a user imposes a rotational movement to said dispensing drum, said liquid dispensing drum rotates through said liquid, such that said liquid adheres to said dispensing drum and is transferred to the user'"'"'s hand at the open portion thereof.