Patent ID: 7021494
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: A47K,B05B

Abstract:
1. An automated sprayer for spraying an enclosure with a liquid cleanser, comprising: a bottle suitable to contain a liquid cleanser; a reservoir tray having an upwardly extending well for supporting the bottle in an inverted orientation; a spray head having an outlet orifice through which cleanser from the bottle can be expelled if there is such liquid cleanser in the bottle, the spray head being in fluid communication with the well; and a piercing post extending from the reservoir tray into the bottle, the piercing post including a cleanser conduit in fluid communication with the well for delivering cleanser to the well and an air vent path separate from the cleanser conduit, wherein the well includes a chamber for holding cleanser delivered to the well and a valve for controlling outflow of cleanser from an outlet of the chamber, the valve being located downstream of the piercing post.