Dispenser for dispensing concentrated liquid soap to industrial cleaning apparatuses
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1. A dispenser for dispensing concentrated liquid soap to industrial cleaning apparatuses comprising:
- a receiver, said receiver including an upper support structure and a lower soap reservoir, wherein said upper support structure defines an interior chamber within said receiver for receiving and supporting a soap container and wherein said lower soap reservoir narrows in diameter to define an opening in a lower end of said lower soap reservoir;
a seal opener, said seal opener disposed within said receiver at a lower end of said upper support structure; and
a soap conduit, said soap conduit disposed exterior to said lower soap reservoir in sealable relationship with the opening defined by said lower end of said lower soap reservoir.
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Abstract
A liquid soap dispenser for dispensing concentrated liquid soap to industrial cleaning apparatuses is disclosed. The dispenser includes a receiver and a seal opener. The receiver is comprised of an upper support structure and a lower soap reservoir. The upper support structure defines an interior chamber for receiving and supporting a liquid soap container. The lower soap reservoir defines an opening through which liquid soap is ultimately dispensed. The seal opener is disposed within the receiver at a lower end of the upper support structure.
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65 Claims
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1. A dispenser for dispensing concentrated liquid soap to industrial cleaning apparatuses comprising:
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a receiver, said receiver including an upper support structure and a lower soap reservoir, wherein said upper support structure defines an interior chamber within said receiver for receiving and supporting a soap container and wherein said lower soap reservoir narrows in diameter to define an opening in a lower end of said lower soap reservoir; a seal opener, said seal opener disposed within said receiver at a lower end of said upper support structure; and a soap conduit, said soap conduit disposed exterior to said lower soap reservoir in sealable relationship with the opening defined by said lower end of said lower soap reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A liquid soap dispensing system for dispensing concentrated liquid soap for use in industrial cleaning apparatuses comprising:
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a container wherein said container contains concentrated liquid soap and wherein said container has a neck portion defining an opening; a frangible member, said frangible member sealably covering the opening in said container; a receiver, said receiver including an upper support structure and a lower soap reservoir, wherein said upper support structure and said lower soap reservoir define a unitary interior chamber within said receiver for both receiving and supporting said container in an inverted orientation and for receiving concentrated liquid soap from said container and wherein an outer surface of said lower soap reservoir tapers from an upper end to a lower end to define a soap dispensing opening in said lower soap reservoir; a seal opener, said seal opener disposed within said receiver at a lower end of said upper support structure and wherein when said container is placed within said receiver said seal opener punctures said frangible member; and a soap conduit, said soap conduit disposed exterior to said lower soap reservoir and in sealable relationship with the opening defined by said lower end of said lower soap reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for dispensing concentrated liquid soap into an industrial cleaning apparatus comprising the steps of:
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inverting a container containing concentrated liquid soap, said container including a frangible seal over a mouth of said container; inserting said inverted container into a receiver, said receiver including an upper support structure for receiving and supporting said container and a lower soap reservoir, said lower soap reservoir narrowing in diameter to define an opening in said lower soap reservoir; puncturing said frangible seal over said mouth of said container by a seal opener, said seal opener disposed within said receiver at a lower end of said upper support structure; dispensing a quantity of said concentrated liquid soap from said container into said lower soap reservoir, wherein said quantity of said concentrated liquid soap is dispensed from said container by the force of gravity acting upon said concentrated liquid soap; and transferring a quantity of said concentrated liquid soap from said lower soap reservoir to an industrial cleaning apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29)
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24. A method for dispensing concentrated liquid soap from a closed dispensing system to an industrial cleaning apparatus comprising the steps of:
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filling a container with concentrated liquid soap at a location separate from a location where the concentrated liquid soap is to be dispensed; sealing said container at the filling site by utilizing a frangible member; transporting said sealed container to the location where the concentrated liquid soap will be dispensed; inverting said sealed container by a user; inserting said inverted container into a receiver, said receiver including an upper support structure for receiving and supporting said container and a lower soap reservoir, said lower soap reservoir narrowing in diameter to define an opening in a lower end of said lower soap reservoir; puncturing the sealed container by a seal opener, said seal opener disposed within said receiver at a lower end of said upper support structure; dispensing a quantity of said concentrated liquid soap from said container into said lower soap reservoir, wherein said quantity of said concentrated liquid soap is dispensed from said container by the force of gravity acting upon said concentrated liquid soap and wherein said concentrated liquid soap flows from said container into said lower soap reservoir until a level of concentrated liquid soap in said lower soap reservoir at least reaches a position at which said sealed container is punctured; transferring a quantity of said concentrated liquid soap from said lower soap reservoir to an industrial cleaning apparatus; determining whether a quantity of concentrated liquid soap remains in said lower soap reservoir; removing said container from said receiver when said container is empty of said concentrated liquid soap; and inserting a second filled sealed container containing concentrated liquid soap into said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A dispenser for dispensing concentrated liquid soap to industrial cleaning apparatuses comprising:
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a receiver, said receiver including an upper support structure and a lower soap reservoir, wherein said upper support structure defines an interior chamber within said receiver for receiving and non-sealingly supporting a soap container and wherein said lower soap reservoir narrows in diameter to define an opening in a lower end of said lower soap reservoir; and a seal opener, said seal opener disposed within said receiver at a lower end of said upper support structure. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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30. A method for dispensing a concentrated liquid cleaning fluid in a closed dispensing system to an industrial cleaning apparatus comprising the steps of:
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filling a container with the concentrated liquid cleaning fluid at a location separate from a location where the concentrated liquid cleaning fluid is to be dispensed; sealing said container at the filling site by utilizing a frangible member; transporting said sealed container to the location where the concentrated liquid cleaning fluid will be dispensed; inserting said sealed container into a receiver, said receiver including a reservoir and an upper support structure; non-sealingly supporting said sealed container within said receiver; puncturing the sealed container by a container opener, said container opener disposed within said receiver; dispensing a quantity of said concentrated liquid cleaning fluid from said container into said reservoir, wherein said quantity of said concentrated liquid cleaning fluid is dispensed from said container by the force of gravity acting upon said concentrated liquid cleaning fluid; and transferring a quantity of said concentrated liquid cleaning fluid from said reservoir to an industrial cleaning apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for dispensing concentrated liquid cleaning fluid from a container, comprising the steps of:
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inserting said container into a receiver, said receiver defining a unitary chamber therein which includes an upper support structure and a reservoir, said unitary chamber receiving at least a portion of said container within said unitary chamber; puncturing said container by an opener, said opener disposed within said receiver; dispensing a quantity of the concentrated liquid cleaning fluid from said container into said reservoir, wherein said quantity of the concentrated liquid cleaning fluid is dispensed from said container by the force of gravity acting upon the concentrated liquid cleaning fluid; and transferring a quantity of the concentrated liquid cleaning fluid from said reservoir through a liquid cleaning fluid conduit. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A dispenser for dispensing concentrated liquid cleaning fluid from a sealed container to a cleaning apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver defining an interior chamber, said interior chamber receiving at least a portion of the sealed container within said chamber; a container opener disposed within said receiver; a reservoir in fluid communication with said interior chamber such that concentrated liquid cleaning fluid can flow from the container into said reservoir; and a cleaning fluid conduit in fluid communication with said reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A concentrated liquid cleaning fluid dispensing apparatus for industrial washing machines, comprising:
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a sealed container containing concentrated liquid cleaning fluid; a receiver defining an interior chamber, said interior chamber receiving at least a portion of said sealed container within said chamber; a container opener disposed within said receiver; and a reservoir in fluid communication with said interior chamber wherein a quantity of concentrated liquid cleaning fluid can flow from said container into said reservoir and wherein said concentrated liquid cleaning fluid flows from said container into said reservoir until a level of concentrated liquid cleaning fluid in said reservoir at least reaches a position at which said container is sealed. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. An industrial cleaning system, comprising:
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a sealed container containing concentrated liquid cleaning fluid, said sealed container having a neck portion defining an opening therein and a frangible member sealingly disposed over said opening; a receiver including a lower reservoir and an upper support structure, said upper support structure defining an interior chamber for receiving and supporting at least a portion of said container in an inverted orientation, said upper support structure and said lower reservoir in fluid communication; a container opener disposed within said receiver at a lower end of said upper support structure; wherein said container and said upper support structure have complementary structures such that when said container is placed within said upper support structure said container and said upper support structure are not in a sealable relationship with each other and said container opener is aligned with said frangible member such that said container opener punctures said frangible member such that concentrated liquid cleaning fluid can flow from said container to said lower reservoir under the force of gravity; a cleaning fluid conduit in fluid communication with said reservoir; a fluid transfer mechanism attached to said cleaning fluid conduit at a first end, said fluid transfer mechanism utilizing a pressurized water supply to draw a suction on said reservoir through said cleaning fluid conduit and dispense the concentrated liquid cleaning fluid from said reservoir, said pressurized water diluting said concentrated liquid cleaning fluid; and an industrial cleaning apparatus receiving a second end of said fluid transfer mechanism, said fluid transfer mechanism providing said diluted liquid cleaning fluid to said industrial cleaning apparatus.
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