Wall-mounted dispenser for liquids

• US 6,877,642 B1
• Filed: 01/04/2000
• Issued: 04/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joseph S. Kanfer
• Original Assignee: Joseph S. Kanfer
• Inventors: Maddox, Jeffrey T., Yeager, Robert H., Mast, Rexford R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): CARTAGENA, MELVIN A
• Application Number:
  US09/478,240
• Time in Patent Office: 1,925 Days
• Field of Search: 222/105, 222/106, 222/181.3, 222/181.2, 222/183, 222/321.8, 222/325, 222/153.09, 222/153.03, 222/207, 222/154
• US Class Current: 222/181.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 5/1208 by means of a flexible dispensing chamber

Abstract

A dispenser for dispensing liquid from a collapsible bag has a back plate and a cover hingedly attached thereto for movement between open and closed positions. The back plate carries a bag retainer and pump support which receives the bag which, in turn, carries a collapsible dome-type pump on its front surface adjacent its bottom edge. The pump includes a transparent collapsible dome and the dispenser cover includes a push bar for collapsing the dome to expel material. The push bar also has a clear window overlying the collapsible dome when the cover is closed.

Claims

1. A dispenser for dispensing liquids from a collapsible bag, the bag having a pump attached thereto, comprising:

a) a back plate;

b) a cover hingedly attached to said back plate for movement between open and closed positions with respect thereto;

c) bag retaining and pump support means carried by said back plate for receiving the collapsible bag and providing support for the pump;

d) said bag retaining and pump support means having a front wall and a bottom wall, said front wall providing a pump support surface and said bottom wall providing a support surface for the collapsible bag; and

e) pressure means carried by said cover for actuating the pump.

2. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the pump is located on the front surface of the bag.

3. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said bottom wall projects outwardly from said back plate toward said cover;

and opposed side panels projecting outwardly from said back plate toward said cover and lying in a plane substantially normal to the plane of said bottom wall.

4. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein adjustable stop means are disposed on said bag retaining and pump support means and project toward said cover when said cover is in its closed position.

5. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein latching means are carried on said cover and said back plate for securing said cover in its closed position.

7. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said pressure means includes a pressure bar, hingedly connected to said cover and overlying the pump when said cover is in its closed position.

6. A dispenser for dispensing liquids from a collapsible bag, the bag having a pump attached thereto, comprising:

a) a back plate;

b) a cover hingedly attached to said back plate for movement between open and closed positions with respect thereto;

c) bag retaining and pump support means carried by said back plate for receiving the collapsible bag and providing support for the pump; and

d) pressure means carried by said cover for actuating the pump wherein the pump includes a transparent collapsible dome.

8. A dispenser for dispensing liquids from a collapsible bag, the bag having a pump attached thereto, comprising:

a) a back plate;

b) a cover hingedly attached to said back plate for movement between open and closed positions with respect thereto;

c) bag retaining and pump support means carried by said back plate for receiving the collapsible bag and providing support for the pump; and

d) pressure means carried by said cover for actuating the pump, said pressure means including a pressure bar hingedly connected to said cover and overlying the pump when said cover is in its closed position, wherein the pump includes a transparent collapsible dome and said pressure bar includes a transparent window for engagement with said clear transparent dome.

10. The dispenser of claim 8 wherein said front wall has an elongate central opening extending toward said bottom wall and substantially centered between said side walls.

11. The dispenser of claims 9 or 10 wherein said pump positioning means are removably carried by said front wall of said bag retaining and pump support means.

12. The dispenser of claim 11, wherein said pump positioning means include a plate having a central keyed opening therethrough;

said keyed opening being contoured to complement the contour of said fitment.

9. A dispenser for dispensing liquids from a collapsible bag, the bag having a pump attached thereto, comprising:

a) a back plate;

b) a cover hingedly attached to said back plate for movement between open and closed positions with respect thereto;

c) bag retaining and pump support means carried by said back plate for receiving the collapsible bag and providing support for the pump;

d) pressure means carried by said cover for actuating the pump;

e) pump positioning means disposed on said front wall of said bag retaining and pump support means; and

f) a keyed fitment for engagement with said pump positioning.

13. A dispenser for dispensing liquids from a collapsible bag having a pump attached thereto, comprising:

a) a back plate;

b) a cover hingedly attached to said back plate for movement between open and closed positions;

c) a bag retainer and pump support attachable to said back plate for receiving the collapsible bag;

d) pressure means carried by said cover for actuating the pump; and

e) said pump including a body and a collapsible dome selectively attachable to the bag on its front surface adjacent its bottom edge.

14. The dispenser of claim 13 wherein said bag retainer and pump support includes a central locating device for receipt of the pump.

15. The dispenser of claim 14 wherein said cover has a support bar disposed on its interior surface;

said pressure means hingedly attached to said support bar; and

said bag retainer and pump support carries projecting abutment means for engaging and securing said pressure member against removal from the exterior when said cover is in its closed position.

16. The dispenser of claim 13 wherein said bag retainer and pump support has a front wall;

and at least one replaceable stop projecting from said front wall toward said pressure means when said cover is in its closed position.

17. The dispenser of claim 13 wherein said front wall has retaining means carried by and projecting from said front wall;

and locating means receivable in said retaining means.

18. The dispenser of claim 13 wherein latching means are carried on said cover and said back plate for securing said cover in its closed position.

19. A dispenser for dispensing liquids from a collapsible bag having a pump attached thereto, comprising:

a) a back plate;

b) a cover hingedly attached to said back plate for movement between open and closed positions;

c) a bag retainer and pump support attachable to said back plate for receiving the collapsible bag, said bag retainer and pump support having a front wall including an elongate central opening and a pair of opposed inclined ramps projecting from said from wall and disposed on opposite sides of said elongate central opening, each of said inclined ramps having a contoured recessed area for receipt of the pump;

d) pressure means carried by said cover for actuating the pump; and

e) said pump including a body and a collapsible dome attached to the bag on its front surface adjacent its bottom edge.

20. The dispenser of claim 19 wherein said front wall has retaining means carried by and projecting from said front wall;

and locating means receivable in said retaining means.

21. A dispenser for dispensing liquids from a collapsible bag having a pump attached thereto, comprising:

a) a back plate;

b) a cover;

c) a bag retainer and pump support;

d) said cover having a transverse pivot bar adjacent its lower edge;

e) said back plate having, hook-like connectors adjacent its bottom edge for releasable engagement with said pivot bar; and

f) said bag retainer and pump support having an engagement member adjacent its bottom edge for releasable engagement with said pivot bar whereby said back plate, said cover and said bag retainer and pump support may be assembled with said cover hingedly attached to said back plate for movement between open and closed positions.

22. The dispenser of claim 21 wherein latching means are carried on said cover and said back plate for securing said cover in its closed position.

23. The dispenser of claim 22 wherein said latching means include an elongate actuator slidably received on said back plate;

and a flexible lip received on said cover adjacent its top edge for releasable engagement with one end of said elongate actuator.

24. A dispenser for dispensing liquid from a collapsible bag, comprising:

a) a back plate for receiving the collapsible bag;

b) a collapsible dome-type pump attachable to the collapsible bag on the front surface thereof adjacent the bottom edge thereof;

c) a cover attached to said back plate for movement between open and closed positions with respect thereto;

d) said pump being provided with a transparent collapsible dome member; and

e) said pump being located adjacent the bottom of said back plate when the bag is received thereon.

25. The dispenser of claim 24 wherein a pressure bar for actuating said pump is carried by said cover;

and said pressure bar includes a transparent window positioned in overlying relationship with said transparent collapsible dome member when said cover is in its closed position.

26. A dispenser for dispensing liquids from a collapsible bag, the bag having a pump attached thereto, comprising:

a) a back plate;

b) a cover hingedly attached to said back plate for movement between open and closed positions with respect thereto;

c) bag retaining and pump support means carried by said back plate for receiving the collapsible bag and providing support for the pump;

d) the pump including a transparent collapsible dome; and

e) pressure means carried by said cover for actuating the pump.