Patent ID: 7364053

Claim:
A foam dispenser comprising: a spout mounted at a dispensing location carrying a foam generator, an air inlet tube with an outlet and an inlet, air pump remote from the nozzle operative to dispense air from the air pump into an inlet to the air inlet tube through the tube to the outlet and into the foam generator, a liquid inlet tube with an outlet and an inlet, a liquid reservoir remote from the spout, a liquid pump operative to dispense fluid from the reservoir into the inlet to the liquid inlet tube through the tube to the outlet and into the foam generator, an actuating mechanism activable to operate both the air pump and liquid pump and simultaneously pass air and liquid through the foam generator to dispense foam from the spout, the foam generator having an inlet for the air and an inlet for the liquid and provides for mixing of the air and the liquid to produce a foam, the actuating mechanism comprises a touchless sensor which operates both the liquid pump and the air pump on sensing the presence of a user's hand proximate the spout.