Patent ID: 8141600
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B44D

Abstract:
1. A fluid dispenser for dispensing multiple fluids into large containers and small containers, the dispenser comprising: a cabinet for accommodating a plurality of canisters in fluid communication with a common dispense outlet, a container shelf unit disposed in front of the cabinet and below the dispense outlet, the shelf unit comprising a horizontal base disposed in front of the cabinet and below the dispense outlet a first vertical distance sufficient to permit a large container to be disposed on top of the base and below the dispense outlet, the shelf unit further comprising a pivoting shelf pivotally connected to the cabinet above the horizontal base and below the dispense outlet, the pivoting shelf being pivotable between a first vertical position where the pivoting shelf abuttingly engages the cabinet and providing clearance between the dispense outlet and horizontal base and a second horizontal position where the pivoting shelf is disposed above the horizontal base and below the dispense outlet, in the second horizontal position, the pivoting shelf being disposed below the dispense outlet a second vertical distance sufficient to permit a small container to be disposed on top of the pivoting shelf and below the dispense outlet, a nesting mechanism for a releasably positioning the pivoting shelf in the second horizontal position and for releasably positioning the pivoting shelf in the first vertical position, the nesting mechanism comprising a stationary frame coupled to the cabinet, an upper arm pivotally connecting the pivoting shelf to the frame, and a lower arm pivotally connecting the pivoting shelf to the frame, the upper arm being pivotally connected to the frame above the lower arm and the upper arm being pivotally connected to the pivoting shelf at a first point along the pivoting shelf disposed above a second point where the lower arm is pivotally connected to the pivoting shelf when the pivoting shelf is in the first vertical position.