Patent ID: 6695174
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A dispenser for a liquid or viscous soap which comprises:a disposable soap container having a discharge end for discharging a dose of soap and a feed pump for pumping the dose of soap out of the discharge end, a housing for receiving the soap container via a front aperture, and a cover for closing the front aperture of the housing, wherein the cover is pivotally mounted about a mainly horizontal swing axis extending across an upper edge of the front aperture of the housing, wherein the cover is designed to swing between a first swing position in which the front aperture is clear, a second swing position in which the front aperture is covered and the cover is in contact with the pump, and a third swing position in which the cover has activated the feed pump influenced by an external force, and wherein the soap container is arranged as a feed pump for pumping the dose of soap out of the discharge end of the soap container when the cover is guided from its second to at least its third swing position, and wherein the soap container in a mounted position has a side which is extending at least partly out of the front aperture of the housing so that an outwardly curved area is provided, with the cover being in contact with this area in its second swing position.