Patent ID: 7191920

Claim:
A household liquid dispensing apparatus comprising: a container for holding a household liquid; a pump for pumping the household liquid out of the container, the pump having a pump chamber; a dip tube adapted to be positioned in said container and in communication with the pump chamber; an exhaust tube in communication with the pump chamber and an outlet for the household liquid; a pump actuator for mechanically driving said pump, said pump actuator connected to said pump; a motor operatively engaging said pump actuator, said motor electrically connected to a power source; a switch electrically connected to said motor and the power source; and a trigger operatively connected to said switch to control power delivered to said motor, said trigger positioned under the outlet for the household liquid; wherein the trigger is positioned in relation to the outlet such that the same hand of the user that mechanically actuates the trigger is also positioned to receive household liquid from the outlet.