Patent ID: 9462917
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A47K

Claim Text:
1. A fluid dispenser for attaching to a fixture, comprising: a plastic container having at least one outlet at a first upper position in an outer surface thereof and further having an integrally formed pivot button extending axially outwardly from a centrally disposed position on said outer surface, said pivot button comprising a flange and substantially hollow neck and operative to insert into and positively engage a coupler removably attached to the fixture; said coupler comprising a receiving chamber for receiving said pivot button, said coupler further comprising a first surface for the fixture and a second surface for contacting said container, said second surface of said coupler and said container comprising a friction-maintained interface, sufficient to withstand torsional forces exerted by the weight and flow of liquid therein, thereby forming an incrementally controllable rotational relationship between said coupler's second surface and an outside surface of said container, whereby said container rotates incrementally about the axis of said pivot button when force is applied by a consumer and is maintained at any incremental position about the axis of said pivot button when not being acted on; said coupler comprising strap retaining members operative to removably retain an elastic strap when stretched around the fixture, thereby affixing said coupler to the fixture and suspending said container in a position suitable for use by the consumer; and whereby the consumer controls fluid dispensing from the container by re-orienting the height of the outlet between any non-dispensing position and any dispensing position, without decoupling the container from its mounting point.