Patent ID: 7637391
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A wall-mounted dispenser comprising: a backplate mounted to affix the dispenser to a wall structure, said backplate having a catch proximate a top of said backplate and a base extension proximate a bottom of said backplate; a cover pivotally secured to said backplate proximate a bottom of said backplate to move between an open position, at which the dispenser may be refilled, and a closed position, at which the dispenser may be actuated, said cover including a latch that engages said catch in said closed position, with the engagement thereof serving to hold said cover in said closed position; an elongate bar secured to said backplate and having a yoke end opposite a latch release end, said elongate bar being biased so that said latch release end rests proximate said latch on said cover, said latch release end being biased in a direction away from said latch; and a yoke extending from said yoke end of said elongate bar to a left terminal end accessible at a left hole in said base extension and a separate and distinct right terminal end accessible at a separate and distinct right hole in said base extension, wherein pressing on said left or right terminal end moves said elongate bar against its bias and causes said latch release end to contact and remove said latch from said catch, permitting said cover to be moved to its open position.