Apparatus for hands-free dispensing of a measured quantity of material

An apparatus for automatically dispensing a fluid includes a container (36) for the fluid and a dispense mechanism (28) to control the amount of fluid to be dispensed. A pump actuator mechanism (4) is coupled to an object sensor (42), and operates when an object is detected to enable the dispense me...

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Main Author REYNOLDS AARON,VAN DEMAN BRUCE,WATERHOUSE PETER,OTOOLE MARTIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.04.2006
Subjects
BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS
COFFEE MILLS
DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
FURNITURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
LIQUID HANDLING
OPENING, CLOSING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
SPICE MILLS
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
TOILET ACCESSORIES
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An apparatus for automatically dispensing a fluid includes a container (36) for the fluid and a dispense mechanism (28) to control the amount of fluid to be dispensed. A pump actuator mechanism (4) is coupled to an object sensor (42), and operates when an object is detected to enable the dispense mechanism (28) to dispense a measured amount of fluid. A timer is associated with the dispense mechanism (28), and is actuated when the dispense mechanism is operated. The timer disables the dispense mechanism if a given number of dispense events occur with a predetermined time period. This provides an anti-vandal feature.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN200480007707