Patent ID: 7611317
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: A47K,A61L,B05B,E03D,G01F

Abstract:
1. An attachment apparatus for a fluid dispensing system comprising: a spout and an attachment shaft adapted to be mounted to a surface; a motor housing and support assembly; a shank clip comprising a first sidewall extending between a closed end of the shank clip and an open end of the shank clip and having a first portion configured to receive the attachment shaft; a second sidewall extending between the closed end and the open end and having a second portion configured to receive the motor housing and support assembly, wherein the second portion has a first end and a second end, said first end connected to a first nub and said second end connected to a second nub, said first nub connected to a first curved portion and said second nub connected to a second curved portion where said first curved portion and said second curved portion are configured to receive the motor housing and support assembly therebetween such that the shank clip can be held on said motor housing and support assembly between the first and second curved portions, wherein the first and second ends, the first and second nubs, and the first and second curved portions are disposed in a common plane; and a bottom extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall; wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the bottom define a channel configured to receive a flange portion of the motor housing and support assembly to mount the attachment shaft to the motor housing and support assembly.