Patent ID: 7559442
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A laundry soap dispensing apparatus for storing and dispensing selected quantities of laundry soap, said apparatus comprising: a housing having a back wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, a cover being hingedly coupled to said back wall for selectively opening or closing an access opening defined by a top side of said housing, said front wall having a cup opening therein positioned adjacent to said bottom wall and configured for receiving a cup; a trough being mounted within said housing, said trough having an upper end extending across said access opening, said trough having a pour opening therein directed toward said bottom wall and a cup extended through said cup opening, wherein any laundry soap poured into said access opening is directed into said trough and toward the pour opening; and a measuring assembly being mounted in said housing and being in fluid communication with said pour opening, said measuring assembly being configured to dispense one of a plurality of selectable amounts of laundry soap into the cup, wherein laundry soap positioned within said trough may be poured into the cup by actuating said measuring assembly, said measuring assembly including: