Secured disposable liquid soap dispenser
First Claim
1. A countertop mounted fluid dispensing system comprising:
- (a) a base unit adapted to be affixed to a supporting surface, said base unit including at least one lug orifice in a wall thereof;
(b) a fluid dispenser including a bottle and a lug extending from said bottle, said lug adapted to be received in said lug orifice;
(c) locking means including gate means within said base unit adjacent said lug orifice, said gate means normally biased to a closed position to lock said lug in said base unit, said locking means requiring a key to open said gate means overcoming the bias thereof.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a theft deterring countertop mounted fluid dispensing system for dispensing liquid soap or the like using a liquid soap dispenser which can be disposable. The system includes a base unit or module adapted to be permanently affixed to a countertop. The base unit includes a locking mechanism and at least one lug orifice. The base unit is used in conjunction with the fluid dispensing unit or module which includes a bottle for storing the liquid soap and a lug extending from the bottle. The lug is adapted to be received in the lug orifice of the base unit and releasably engaged by the locking mechanism therein. A key or series of movements which are not readily obvious to a casual user of the product are required in order to remove the fluid dispensing unit from the base unit.
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12 Claims
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1. A countertop mounted fluid dispensing system comprising:
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(a) a base unit adapted to be affixed to a supporting surface, said base unit including at least one lug orifice in a wall thereof; (b) a fluid dispenser including a bottle and a lug extending from said bottle, said lug adapted to be received in said lug orifice; (c) locking means including gate means within said base unit adjacent said lug orifice, said gate means normally biased to a closed position to lock said lug in said base unit, said locking means requiring a key to open said gate means overcoming the bias thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A disposable dispenser for dispensing liquid adapted to be used with a base unit affixed to a supporting surface, the base unit including a locking mechanism for affixing said dispenser to the base unit and a lug orifice, said dispenser comprising:
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(a) a bottle; (b) manually operable pump means attached to said bottle for delivering the liquid from said bottle; (c) at least one lug extending from a bottom wall of said bottle, said lug including a shaft and an engaging block projecting from said shaft, said engaging block including sloping surfaces for interacting with the locking mechanism to move the locking mechanism from a closed position to an open position upon insertion of said engaging block into the lug orifice contained within the base unit affixed to the supporting surface, said lug preventing said bottle from standing in a vertical orientation without using the base unit.
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10. A disposable liquid soap dispenser adapted to be used with a base unit affixed to a supporting surface, said base unit including a lug orifice, a locking means adjacent said lug orifice and a keyway aligned with means for unlocking said locking means, said disposable liquid soap dispenser comprising:
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(a) a bottle for containing a fluid; (b) manually operable pump means attached to said bottle for delivering said fluid from said bottle; (c) a key extending from said bottle adapted to be lockingly engaged by the locking means in the base unit, another key extending from a bottle not locked into said base unit being insertable into said keyway to unlock said locking means.
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11. A liquid soap dispenser comprising:
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(a) a base unit adapted to be affixed to a supporting surface, said base unit having a lug orifice therein and including gate means normally biased to a locking position; (b) a fluid dispenser having a lug extending therefrom, said lug including means for moving said gate means to an open position when said lug is inserted into said lug orifice; (c) a keyway in a wall of said base unit; (d) gate opening means extending from said gate means, said gate opening means aligned with said keyway. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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