Patent ID: 8783511

Claim:
A dispensing system for dispensing a personal hygiene product, comprising: a housing with a chassis, said housing adapted to removeably accept an actuating unit causing dispensing of personal hygiene product wherein the actuating unit is a manual-type capable of operating in only a manual-mode, or is an automatic-type capable of operating in only an automatic-mode, wherein the automatic-type actuating unit comprises an automatic actuator which causes dispensing of personal hygiene product in response to detecting the presence of a user in the vicinity of, but spaced from, the housing, and wherein the housing is capable of accepting both the manual-type and the automatic-type actuating units one at a time; and a cover adapted to enclose the actuating unit in the chassis when in a closed position, and to enable removal of the actuating unit when in an open position; wherein the housing comprises the manual-type actuating unit during manual operation and the housing comprises the automatic-type actuating unit during automatic operation.