Chemical dispensing apparatus having a pivotal actuator
First Claim
1. An actuator system for a fluid dispensing apparatus, the fluid dispensing apparatus including a fluid-containing vessel and a housing, the system comprising:
- an actuator nozzle having a receiving aperture and a dispensing aperture, the receiving aperture operatively coupled to the vessel to receive the fluid contained in the vessel;
the dispensing aperture in operative communication with the receiving aperture;
the dispensing aperture connected to a conveying tube to direct the fluid from the vessel, through the conveying tube and into a fluid receiving receptacle;
ejecting means operatively coupled to the actuator nozzle to eject the fluid from the vessel into the actuator nozzle and into the conveying tube;
the actuator nozzle being slidingly and pivotally mounted in the housing and configured to slide vertically relative to the housing and to pivot outwardly relative to the housing to permit reciprocal engagement and disengagement of the vessel from the actuating nozzle while maintaining communication between the actuating nozzle and the conveying tube; and
the actuator nozzle remaining in an upward and outwardly pivoted position when the actuator nozzle is pivoted outwardly and the vessel is disengaged from the actuator nozzle to facilitate reengagement of a replacement vessel with the actuator nozzle.
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Abstract
The invention includes an actuator system for a chemical dispensing apparatus where the chemical dispensing apparatus includes a chemical-containing vessel and a housing. The invention also includes an actuator nozzle having a receiving aperture and a dispensing aperture where the receiving aperture is operatively coupled to the vessel to receive the chemicals contained within the vessel. The dispensing aperture is coupled to the receiving aperture and is also connected to a conveying tube to direct the chemical from the vessel, through the tube and into a chemical receiving receptacle. Also included is a structure for ejecting the chemical from the vessel into the actuator nozzle. The actuator nozzle is slidingly and pivotally mounted in the housing and is configured to slide vertically relative to the housing and is also configured to pivot outwardly relative to the housing to permit reciprocal engagement and disengagement of the vessel while maintaining communication with the conveying tube. The actuator nozzle remains in an upward and outwardly pivoted position when the vessel is disengaged from the actuator nozzle to facilitate reengagement of the vessel with the actuator nozzle.
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37 Claims
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1. An actuator system for a fluid dispensing apparatus, the fluid dispensing apparatus including a fluid-containing vessel and a housing, the system comprising:
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an actuator nozzle having a receiving aperture and a dispensing aperture, the receiving aperture operatively coupled to the vessel to receive the fluid contained in the vessel; the dispensing aperture in operative communication with the receiving aperture; the dispensing aperture connected to a conveying tube to direct the fluid from the vessel, through the conveying tube and into a fluid receiving receptacle; ejecting means operatively coupled to the actuator nozzle to eject the fluid from the vessel into the actuator nozzle and into the conveying tube; the actuator nozzle being slidingly and pivotally mounted in the housing and configured to slide vertically relative to the housing and to pivot outwardly relative to the housing to permit reciprocal engagement and disengagement of the vessel from the actuating nozzle while maintaining communication between the actuating nozzle and the conveying tube; and the actuator nozzle remaining in an upward and outwardly pivoted position when the actuator nozzle is pivoted outwardly and the vessel is disengaged from the actuator nozzle to facilitate reengagement of a replacement vessel with the actuator nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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10. A liquid dispensing device for controllably dispensing fluids from a fluid-containing vessel, the device comprising:
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a housing configured to retain the vessel; an actuator nozzle mounted within the housing, the actuator nozzle having a receiving aperture and a dispensing aperture in operative communication with the receiving aperture; the receiving aperture operatively coupled to the vessel to receive the fluid contained therein; the dispensing aperture coupled to the receiving aperture and connected to a conveying tube to direct the fluid from the vessel, through the conveying tube and into a fluid receiving receptacle; means for ejecting the fluid from the vessel into the actuator nozzle; the actuator nozzle being slidingly and pivotally mounted in the housing and configured to slide vertically relative to the housing and configured to pivot outwardly to permit reciprocal engagement and disengagement of the vessel while maintaining communication with the conveying tube; the actuator nozzle remaining in an upward and outwardly pivoted position when the vessel is disengaged from the actuator nozzle to facilitate reengagement of a replacement vessel with the actuator nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A liquid dispensing device for controllably dispensing liquids from a fluid-containing vessel, the device comprising:
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a housing configured to retain the vessel; an actuator nozzle mounted within the housing, the actuator nozzle having a receiving aperture and a dispensing aperture in operative communication with the receiving aperture; the receiving aperture operatively coupled to the vessel to receive the fluid contained therein; the dispensing aperture coupled to the receiving aperture and connected to a conveying tube to direct the fluid from the vessel, through the conveying tube and into a fluid receiving receptacle; pump means operatively coupled to said actuator nozzle for ejecting the fluid from the vessel into the actuator nozzle; the actuator nozzle and pump means being slidingly mounted in the housing and configured to slide vertically relative to the housing and configured to eject the fluid from the vessel into the conveying tube upon vertical displacement of the actuator nozzle and pump means; and a controller to increment a value of a counter each time the pump means and actuator nozzle is caused to eject fluid from the vessel, said controller to generate a visual or audio indication in response to determining that the value of the counter is equal to a predetermined value where the value of the counter represents that a predetermined amount of fluid has been dispensed from the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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