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Dispenser

  • US 5,873,268 A
  • Filed: 08/28/1997
  • Issued: 02/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A dispenser for dispensing a chemical product that is dissolved by a diluent, comprising:

  • (a) a housing for receiving a solid chemical product material, said housing having an inner cavity, open top and an outlet;

    (b) means for spraying a diluent onto the solid material to dissolve the chemical product;

    (c) a package for supplying the chemical product, said package comprising;

    (i) a container having an inner cavity and an open end including a peripheral wall defining an opening into the container;

    (ii) a diaphragm mounted to the peripheral wall and traversing a portion of the opening, the diaphragm having a plurality of flexible members extending inward;

    (iii) said flexible members being made of a semi-rigid material and sized to inhibit removal of the chemical product when in a first position; and

    (iv) said flexible members adapted to be displaced away from the center of the container to a second position, wherein the flexible members no longer inhibit removal of the chemical product; and

    (d) a flange member mounted on the housing proximate the open top, said flange member sized and configured for moving the flexible members from the first position to the second position as the package is placed over the flange, wherein the chemical product may then fall from the container into the cavity of the housing.

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