Patent ID: 7845520
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus adapted for use with a dispenser to render the dispenser water resistant, the dispenser having a housing including a compartment formed therein, an exit port, a perimeter lip, and a back housing portion including at least one aperture therein, the apparatus comprising: a mounting plate configured to be mounted to a vertical surface, the mounting plate including at least one rotational key extending from the mounting plate, each rotational key being rotatably coupled to the mounting plate, the mounting plate having a perimeter groove, the perimeter groove including opposing side walls, the side walls border both sides of the perimeter groove over the entire length of the perimeter groove, wherein when the dispenser is positioned against the mounting plate the perimeter lip is positioned in the perimeter groove to form a seal structure therewith, the key extends through the aperture in the back housing portion, and the dispenser is releasably coupled against the mounting plate when the key is rotated such that the key is not aligned with the aperture through which the key extends, thereby holding the housing against the mounting plate.