Patent ID: 7367477
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A liquid dispenser having a fluid container carried by a housing, the housing including a back plate for mounting the housing to a wall surface, a forward wall spaced forwardly from the back plate, a right side wall and a left side wall, the right side wall and the left side wall spaced laterally from each other with the right side wall and the left side wall joining the front wall to the back plate, an activation plate mounted within the housing for movement between an extended and a retracted position to activate a pump mechanism to dispense fluid from an outlet, an activation lever extending laterally from one side wall selected from the right side wall and left side wall, the activation lever journalled to the housing for pivoting about a forwardly extending generally horizontal axis, the activation lever coupled to the activation plate such that movement of the activation lever moves the activation plate between the extended and a retracted position to dispense fluid, wherein the activation lever is secured to one of the side walls at the bottom of the side wall with the activation lever including an engagement arm portion to extend laterally from that one side wall and with a driver arm portion of the actuation lever to extend inwardly from the side wall into engagement with the activation plate, the activation lever being journalled for pivoting about a generally horizontal axis extending forwardly substantially parallel to that one side wall, downward movement of the engagement arm portion moving the driver arm portion upwardly thereby moving the activation plate upwardly.