Patent ID: 9744546
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A47F,B05B

Claim:
1. A sample dispenser comprising: a dosing unit configured to dispense sampling amounts of a flowable substance, the dosing unit comprising a nozzle and a mechanical pump communicating with the nozzle; a cradle assembly comprising a priming cradle configured to hold a compressible container of the flowable substance and to force the flowable substance out of the compressible container by applying a compressive force to the compressible container, and a dock having a receiving area and therein a floor from which projects an upwardly-oriented hollow connector configured to attach to an opening in the compressible container and a perimeter wall projecting upward from the floor and at least partially surrounding the receiving area, the perimeter wall configured to hold the compressible container in an upward orientation within the receiving area; and tubing connecting the dosing unit and the cradle assembly allowing communication of the flowable substance between the compressible container and the pump wherein the dock comprises one or more retaining clips projecting upward from the floor and spaced from the perimeter wall and further wherein the retaining clips are configured to allow a lower edge of the priming cradle to slide over the retaining clips toward the perimeter wall and to hold the lower edge of the priming cradle between the retaining clips and the perimeter wall.