Dispensing system and method for dispensing a product
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1. A dispensing system comprising:
- a dispenser including a housing with a mechanism for performing a dispensing action by a product and a sensor for sensing when the product is dispensed;
a waste receptacle housing including an opening for receiving the product, wherein the waste receptacle housing is separate from and outside of the dispenser housing, anda triggering connection between the dispenser sensor and the waste receptacle housing, the triggering connection being configured to trigger, in response to each occurrence of the dispensing action, an encouraging action of the waste receptacle housing to encourage a user of the dispensing system to use the waste receptacle, the encouraging action being performed at the waste receptacle housing, the encouraging action being a light signal emitted from the waste receptacle housing.
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Abstract
A dispensing system including a dispenser for dispensing a product and a waste receptacle for receiving a used product. A triggering connection is present between the dispenser and the waste receptacle. The triggering connection is suitable to trigger in response to a dispensing action an encouraging action of the waste receptacle to encourage use of the waste receptacle.
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24 Claims
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1. A dispensing system comprising:
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a dispenser including a housing with a mechanism for performing a dispensing action by a product and a sensor for sensing when the product is dispensed; a waste receptacle housing including an opening for receiving the product, wherein the waste receptacle housing is separate from and outside of the dispenser housing, and a triggering connection between the dispenser sensor and the waste receptacle housing, the triggering connection being configured to trigger, in response to each occurrence of the dispensing action, an encouraging action of the waste receptacle housing to encourage a user of the dispensing system to use the waste receptacle, the encouraging action being performed at the waste receptacle housing, the encouraging action being a light signal emitted from the waste receptacle housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for dispensing a product by a dispenser, comprising the steps of:
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dispensing a product from a dispenser housing of the dispenser; sensing when the product is dispensed by a sensor situated in the dispenser housing; completing a triggering connection between the dispenser sensor and a waste receptacle having a waste receptacle housing that is separate from and outside of the dispenser housing, the triggering connection being configured to trigger, in response to each occurrence of said dispensing, an encouraging action of the waste receptacle housing to encourage a user of the dispenser to use the waste receptacle; and carrying out the encouraging action in response to the triggering connection at the waste receptacle housing, the encouraging action being a light signal emitted from the waste receptacle housing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A dispensing system, comprising:
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a dispenser including a housing with a mechanism for dispensing a product and a sensor for sensing when the product is dispensed; a waste receptacle housing including an opening for receiving the product and a lid, the waste receptacle housing being separate from and outside of the dispenser housing, and a triggering connection between the dispenser sensor and the waste receptacle housing, wherein the triggering connection is suitable to trigger, in response to each occurrence of a dispensing action, an encouraging action of the waste receptacle housing to encourage use of the waste receptacle, and wherein the encouraging action at least includes automatically opening the lid by rotating the lid around a hinge to an open position in which the lid is visible to a user by at least a portion of the lid being outside all walls of the waste receptacle.
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24. A method for dispensing a product, comprising:
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dispensing a product from a dispenser housing; sensing when the product is dispensed by a sensor situated in the dispenser housing; and completing a triggering connection between the dispenser sensor and a waste receptacle housing that is separate from and outside of the dispenser housing, the triggering connection being suitable to trigger, in response to each occurrence of a dispensing action, an encouraging action of the waste receptacle housing, wherein the waste receptacle housing carries out the encouraging action in response to the triggering connection, and wherein the encouraging action at least includes automatically opening a lid of the waste receptacle housing by rotating the lid around a hinge to an open position in which the lid is visible to a user by at least a portion of the lid being outside all walls of the waste receptacle housing.
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