Patent ID: 7882985

Claim:
A fluid dispensing apparatus comprising: a cabinet defining an interior compartment which is enclosed at its top, front, back and sides and is open at its bottom at a discharge opening, a fluid containing reservoir disposed within the compartment, the reservoir having an outlet opening at an upper end, a pump mechanism disposed within the compartment for activation to draw fluid from the reservoir upwardly through the outlet opening and to dispense the fluid from a discharge outlet disposed within the compartment vertically above the discharge opening such that discharged fluid drops under gravity through an air gap within the compartment between the discharge outlet and the discharge opening, an activation mechanism for activation of the pump mechanism by interaction with a user's body outside of the compartment wherein the activation mechanism is a lever pivotably mounted within the compartment for activation of the pump mechanism, the lever extending to outside of the compartment where it presents an engagement portion for manual engagement by a user to pivot the lever.