Dispenser
First Claim
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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Abstract
A dispenser 100 for dispensing a chemical product that is dissolved by diluent. The dispenser includes a package 170 having a diaphragm, or fingered collar 180 attached to its opening. The diaphragm 180 has a plurality of flexible members or flexible fingers 185. The dispenser may utilize an injection manifold 109 that is sized and configured to be positioned on a washing machine top proximate the gap between the washing machine'"'"'s top and lid. Still further, the invention includes a low level chemical product indicator. The indicator includes a focused light source 98a and 99a. The focused light source is a high intensity light emitting diode having a viewing angle of less than 6° and an intensity of above 10,000 mcd. The dispenser also includes an apparatus and method in which a dispensing time of a dispenser is dynamically varied in response to diluent temperature during operation of the dispenser.
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8 Claims
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1. A dispenser for dispensing a chemical product that is dissolved by a diluent, comprising:
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(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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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