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Collapsible soap dispenser

  • US 5,556,005 A
  • Filed: 01/09/1995
  • Issued: 09/17/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A bottle and valve assembly for dispensing liquids when a dispensing probe is inserted within the valve assembly, comprising:

  • a) a bottle having a throat portion and an interior; and

    b) a valve assembly including a first valve member being sealingly engagable in said throat portion and defining a channel extending therethrough, a second valve member having a channel and at least one aperture communicating with said channel therein, said second valve member being constrained to slide within said channel of said first valve member between a closed position wherein said at least one aperture is located within said channel of said first valve member and said throat portion is sealed closed, and an open position wherein a portion of said second valve member is located within said channel of said first valve member and said at least one aperture is at least partially free of said first valve member and in communication with said interior of said bottle, said channel of said second valve member being dimensioned to receive the dispensing probe and said valve assembly including means to seal said valve assembly to the probe when the probe is received within said channel of said second valve member.

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