Patent ID: 6789708
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
An actuator for use with a dispenser for dispensing a product concentrate into a container, the dispenser including an aspirator having a liquid diluent inlet, a product concentrate inlet, and a use solution outlet, a valve operatively connected to the aspirator, the valve controlling flow of liquid diluent from a liquid diluent source to the liquid diluent inlet, and an activation switch having an end portion and being operatively connected to the valve, the activation switch controlling the valve, comprising:a) a first end; b) an extension portion; c) an angled portion interconnecting the first end and the extension portion; d) a second end operatively connected to and extending from the extension portion, the second end being configured and arranged to be contacted by the container; e) a slot extending from the first end to the angled portion, the end portion of the activation switch extending through the slot, wherein the slot does not interfere with the end portion; f) a first position wherein the activation switch is in a first state; and g) a second position wherein the angled portion contacts the activation switch and moves the activation switch to a second state, and the slot does not interfere with the end portion of the activation switch.