Patent ID: 7766194

Claim:
A household liquid dispensing apparatus comprising: an integral container for holding a household liquid including a container seal defining an opening which fluidly communicates with a dip tube positioned in said container; an integral pump housing including a pump for pumping the household liquid out of the container, the pump having a pump inlet and a 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; 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 said trigger comprises a trigger assembly, the trigger assembly includes a trigger pad positioned below the outlet; wherein the trigger assembly includes a switch actuator pivotally mounted to said pump housing, wherein the trigger pad is mounted to the switch actuator; wherein said pump housing includes a shroud, a wall and a mounting portion spaced apart from the wall and said container includes a receiving portion and a wall spaced apart from the receiving portion, wherein the mounting portion of said housing and the receiving portion of said container are complementarily shaped; whereby the container seal sealingly engages and the opening fluidly communicates with the pump inlet and the housing wall and container wall remain exposed when the housing mounting portion receives the container receiving portion: further comprising a latch plate for securing said housing in relation to said container; and wherein said housing includes a notch and said container includes a notch aligned with the notch of the housing, wherein said latch plate is slidably disposed in the notches.