Patent ID: 8210129

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing liquid comprising: (a) a conduit having at least one opening for dispensing liquid therefrom; (b) a supply of liquid; (c) a pressurized air actuated pump connected to the liquid supply and to the dispensing conduit for pumping liquid from the liquid supply and into the dispensing conduit; and (d) a supply of pressurized air for actuating the pump comprising an inflatable mat having opposite side walls upon which an object can be placed and being comprised of at least one compartment, the mat having an air inlet through which air can flow into the mat and a pressurized air outlet connected to the pump, whereby air can be introduced into the mat through the inlet opening and discharged from the mat through the outlet opening to actuate the pump, and biasing means associated with at least one compartment for urging the opposite side walls of the mat in a direction away from one another, whereby when the object is disposed on one of the side walls of the mat the weight of the object will compress the opposite side walls against the biasing means and whereby the opposite side walls will move toward one another to force pressurized air through the air outlet to the pump to actuate the pump and discharge liquid from the dispensing conduit.