Patent ID: 6068162
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A47K,B67D

Abstract:
In a liquid soap dispenser having a frame, a manually operable pumping means mounted on the frame and a reservoir operatively connected to said pumping means for supplying soap to be dispensed to said pumping means, the pumping means comprising:a hollow squeeze tube having a longitudinal axis, a first end connected to said reservoir and a second open end for dispensing the soap, the second end including a valve means for permitting soap to flow but preventing air from entering the tube;a wall member extending substantially parallel to said axis and proximate said tube;a manually operable pressing means facing the wall member and extending proximate the tube on the opposite side of the wall member, the pressing means and the wall member co-operating together to compress said tube when said pressing means is operated, said compression opening said valve means and subsequently squeezing the soap out of said tube and dispensing it therefrom;the improvement wherein the wall member includes means for adjusting a distance between said wall member and said pressing means with respect to said axis whereby a volume of said soap dispensed is modified.