Motorized soap dispenser
First Claim
1. A household liquid dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a container for holding a household liquid;
a pump for pumping the household liquid out of the container, the pump having a pump chamber;
a dip tube adapted to be positioned in said container and in communication with the pump chamber;
an exhaust tube in communication with the pump chamber and an outlet for the household liquid;
a pump actuator for mechanically driving said pump, said pump actuator connected to said pump;
a motor operatively engaging said pump actuator, said motor electrically connected to a power source;
a switch electrically connected to said motor and the power source; and
a trigger operatively connected to said switch to control power delivered to said motor, said trigger positioned under the outlet for the household liquid.
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Abstract
A household liquid dispensing apparatus includes a container for holding a household liquid and a pump for pumping the household liquid out of the container. The pump includes a pump chamber. A dip tube is adapted to be positioned in the container and communicates with the pump chamber. An exhaust tube communicates with the pump chamber and an outlet for the household liquid. A pump actuator mechanically drives the pump. A motor operatively engages the pump actuator. The motor is electrically connected to a power source. A switch is electrically connected to the motor and the power source. A trigger assembly is operatively connected to the switch to control power delivered to the motor. The trigger assembly is positioned under the outlet for the household liquid for easy actuation by an upturned hand.
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68 Claims
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1. A household liquid dispensing apparatus comprising:
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a container for holding a household liquid;
a pump for pumping the household liquid out of the container, the pump having a pump chamber;
a dip tube adapted to be positioned in said container and in communication with the pump chamber;
an exhaust tube in communication with the pump chamber and an outlet for the household liquid;
a pump actuator for mechanically driving said pump, said pump actuator connected to said pump;
a motor operatively engaging said pump actuator, said motor electrically connected to a power source;
a switch electrically connected to said motor and the power source; and
a trigger operatively connected to said switch to control power delivered to said motor, said trigger positioned under the outlet for the household liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A household liquid dispenser for use with an associated bottle for storing a household liquid, the dispenser comprising:
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a housing;
a pump for pumping a household liquid from the associated bottle, said pump at least partially disposed in said housing and including a pump chamber;
a nozzle in fluid communication with the pump chamber and defining an outlet;
a pump actuator connected to said pump for working said pump;
a motor operatively engaging said pump actuator and electrically connected to a power source;
a switch electrically connected to said motor and the power source for selectively supplying power to said motor; and
a trigger mounted to said housing and selectively mechanically engaging said switch. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An apparatus for dispensing a liquid from an associated pump bottle, wherein the associated pump bottle includes a container for storing a household liquid, a pump for pumping the household liquid out of the container, a pump driving member for driving the pump, and an outlet for the household liquid, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing adapted to receive the associated pump bottle;
an actuator adapted to engage the pump driving member of the associated pump bottle;
a motor operatively connected to said actuator and electrically connected to a power source;
a switch electrically connected to said motor and the power source for selectively supplying power to said motor; and
a trigger attached to said housing such that said trigger is positioned under the outlet of the associated pump bottle when the associated pump bottle is received by said housing, said trigger selectively engaging said switch. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An apparatus for pumping liquid from an associated bottle comprising:
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a housing adapted to receive an associated pump bottle;
an actuator movably mounted to said housing;
a motor operatively connected to said actuator and electrically connected to a power source;
a switch electrically connected to said motor and the power source for selectively supplying power to said motor;
a trigger movably mounted to said housing such that an opening is defined by said trigger and a wall of said housing, wherein the opening is adapted to receive a portion of the associated pump bottle. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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