Patent ID: 6390340
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A47K,Y10T

Abstract:
A liquid soap dispensing system, comprising:a housing having separable upper and lower portions, said upper portion of said housing resting on said lower portion of said housing, said housing having an outer surface shaped and configured to resemble an animal; a soap reservoir for holding liquid soap therein being disposed in said housing, said soap reservoir having a removable top cap; a pressurized gas reservoir for holding pressurized gas therein being disposed in said housing and being in fluid communication with said soap reservoir by a flexible connecting tube to permit passage of gas from said pressurized gas reservoir to said soap reservoir, said connecting tube having an opening into said soap dispenser at said top cap of said soap reservoir such that the opening of the connecting tube is above the surface level of the liquid soap in the soap reservoir; a bracket mounting said pressurized gas reservoir to said lower portion of said housing; said pressurized gas reservoir having a master valve for selectively opening and closing passage of gas from said pressurized gas reservoir to said soap reservoir; a dispensing valve in said connecting tube between said pressurized gas reservoir and said soap reservoir for selectively opening and closing passage of gas from said pressurized gas reservoir to said soap reservoir; said dispensing valve having a knob rotatably mounted to said upper portion of said housing; said knob being rotatable between open and closed positions; wherein said dispensing valve is open to permit passage of gas from said pressurized gas reservoir to said soap reservoir when said knob is rotated to said open position, wherein said dispensing valve is closed to block passage of gas from said pressurized gas reservoir to said soap reservoir when said knob is rotated to said closed position; an elongate flexible dispensing tube having opposite open proximal and distal ends, said proximal end of said dispensing tube being inserted into said soap reservoir through said top cap of said soap reservoir to fluidly connect said dispensing tube to said soap reservoir; said dispensing tube being outwardly extended from said lower portion of said housing; said dispensing tube comprising a plurality of interconnected separable tubular segments arranged in series between said ends of said dispensing tube with each segment detachably attached to the adjacent two segments by detachably couplings so that addition segments may be attached to lengthen the dispensing tube and segments may be detached to shorten the dispensing tube and to permit replacement of damaged segments; a first of said segments being located in said housing, a second of said segments of said dispensing tube being located adjacent said housing, said first and second segments of said dispensing tube being detachably attached together at a coupling located at said outer surface of said housing; a sink having a faucet spout having an open mouth; and said housing being rested on a surface adjacent said sink, said dispensing tube being extended along said faucet spout such that distal end of said dispensing tube is positioned adjacent said mouth of said faucet spout, said dispensing tube being coupled to said faucet spout.