Patent ID: 6419166
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A46B,B01F,B05B,B67D,E03C

Abstract:
A dispenser for introducing additive into a liquid stream, the dispenser comprising:a housing unit having a flow-through passage having an axis and forming a pathway for the liquid stream; seating means on the housing for receiving a receptacle, the seating means including a reservoir for holding at least a portion of the additive; a conduit extending between the seating means and the flow-through passage through which the additive can flow, the conduit comprising a first component extending from the seating means to the flow-through passage and second component located in the flow-through passage and formed at an angle to the first component, the second component having an axis which is substantially coextensive with the axis of the flow-through passage so that additive in the second component can flow substantially in parallel with liquid stream in the pathway; and valve means for selectively controlling the flow of the additive in the conduit.