Patent ID: 8336740
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for dispensing fluids from a collapsible container of a type having a pump attached thereto, the pump being of a type which is actuated by axial displacement of an outlet nozzle along a longitudinal axis of the pump, said dispenser comprising: a rear housing section adapted to be attached to a vertical wall; a front housing section pivotally attached to said rear housing section and movable between an open position and a closed position; a push bar pivotally carried on said front housing section; a generally U-shaped lever arm connected to said push bar, said lever arm having two spaced apart bearing members, each bearing member having a proximal end secured to said push bar and a distal end having a bearing surface bearing against the outlet nozzle and transmitting axial movement to the outlet nozzle in response to pivotal movement of said push bar when the pump is received in the nest, the bearing surface having a cammed shape such that a point of contact between the bearing surface is aligned with a centerline of the pump, wherein said point of contact remains substantially aligned with said centerline during pivotal movement of said push bar to reduce off-axis forces on the nozzle, the distal ends of said bearing members having an opening therebetween allowing the pump to pass therebetween when the pump is received in said nest and said front housing section is moved from the open position to the closed position, and wherein said push bar and said lever arm are moved out of operational contact with the pump when the pump is received in said nest and said front housing section is in the open position; a nest formed in the rear housing section for removably receiving the pump in an inverted orientation, said nest including an inclined slot for receiving a portion of the pump, said inclined slot inclined upward toward said front housing section at a first angle ranging from about 5 degrees to about 30 degrees relative to horizontal when said dispenser is mounted in a vertical, operational orientation, whereby the longitudinal axis of the pump is inclined rearward toward an upper end of said dispenser at a second angle ranging from about 5 degrees to about 30 degrees relative to vertical when said dispenser is mounted in a vertical, operational orientation; and said push bar having a manually depressible portion which extends in a generally vertical direction from a lower end of the front housing section when said dispenser is mounted in a vertical, operational orientation wherein, during operation, horizontal movement of a user's hand on the manually depressible portion is translated by said push bar and said lever arm into movement in the direction of the pump axis, wherein, the user's hand is moved into alignment with the outlet nozzle of the pump, thereby allowing one-handed operation by the user.