Patent ID: 6951294

Claim:
A holding and dispensing apparatus for dispending laundry detergent and the like, said apparatus including: a housing having a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, said housing having an open upper end for selectively accessing an interior of said housing, said front wall having a first compartment and a second compartment extending therein, each of said first and second compartments being positioned in said front wall; a container being mounted within said housing, said container having first downspout and a second downspout fluidly coupled thereto, each of said first and second downspouts extending into one of said first and second compartments, wherein laundry detergent may be positioned within said container; and a first dispenser and a second dispenser, each of said first and second dispensers being mounted within and substantially blocking one of said first and second downspouts, each of said first and second dispensers being adapted for selectively dispensing a measuring quantity of detergent from said container and into a respective one of said first and second compartments, said first dispenser being adapted for dispensing a greater amount of the laundry detergent than said second dispenser.