# US 10,945,568 B1 · Rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus

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- Number: US 10,945,568 B1
- Document ID: US10945568B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/573,111
- Filed: 2019-09-17
- Published: 2021-03-18
- Granted: 2021-03-16
- Earliest claimed: 2019-09-17
- Applicants: Lianne Chase
- Inventors: Lianne Chase
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945568B1

## CPC

- A47K 10/427: {with means for urging the whole stack towards the dispensing opening, e.g. a spring}
- B65H 1/022: {with non-controlled means for advancing the pile to present the pile to the separating device, e.g. weights or spring}
- B65H 1/08: with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device {(B65H1/02 takes precedence)}
- A47K 2010/3266: {Wet wipes}
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
- B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES

## Abstract

A rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus for applying rubbing alcohol includes a casing having a casing dispense aperture and a thumb slot extending through to a casing inside. A cartridge housing has a housing dispense aperture and a pin slot extending through to a cartridge inside. The cartridge housing is slidably engageable within the casing inside. A dispense plunger and a lift plunger are coupled within the cartridge inside to manipulate a plurality of alcohol pads through a plurality of pad tracks towards the housing dispense aperture. The dispense plunger has a thumb pin extending through the pin slot and accessible through the thumb slot to reset the dispense plunger and allow the lift plunger to advance the plurality of alcohol pads. The housing dispense aperture aligns with the casing dispense aperture to release rubbing alcohol as needed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus comprising:
a casing having a casing front side separated from a casing back side, a casing left side separated from a casing right side, and a casing top side separated from an open casing bottom side defining a casing inside, the casing front side having a casing dispense aperture extending through to the casing inside, the casing left side having a thumb slot extending through to the casing inside from proximal the casing front side to proximal the casing back side aligned with the casing dispense aperture;
a cartridge housing having a housing front side separated from a housing back side, a housing left side separated from a housing right side, and a housing top side separated from a housing bottom side defining a housing inside, the housing back side having a spring protrusion and the housing front side having a housing dispense aperture extending through to the housing inside opposite the spring protrusion, the housing left side having a pin slot extending through to the housing inside from proximal the housing front side to proximal the housing back side between the housing dispense aperture and the spring protrusion, the cartridge housing being slidably engageable within the casing inside through the casing bottom side, the housing dispense aperture and the pin slot aligning with the casing dispense aperture and the thumb slot, respectively;
a dispense plunger coupled to the cartridge housing, the dispense plunger having a dispense spring coupled within the spring protrusion and a dispense plate coupled to the dispense spring, the dispense plate having a thumb pin extending through the pin slot;
a lift plunger coupled to the cartridge housing, the lift plunger having at least one lift spring coupled to the housing bottom side and a lift plate coupled to the lift spring;
a plurality of pad tracks coupled to the cartridge housing, the plurality of pad tracks being coupled within the cartridge housing parallel to the lift plate; and
a plurality of alcohol pads, the alcohol pads being disposed in rows between the plurality of pad tracks.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus of claim 1 further comprising each alcohol pad having an ellipsoidal outer skin and an alcohol filling within the outer skin.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the outer skin being elastomeric.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a seal coupled to the cartridge housing, the seal being coupled to the housing front side over the housing dispense aperture.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the housing bottom side having a pair of spring notches, the lift spring being two lift springs coupled within the pair of spring notches.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a width of the thumb slot being greater than a width of the pin slot.

### Claim 7

A rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus comprising:
a casing having a casing front side separated from a casing back side, a casing left side separated from a casing right side, and a casing top side separated from an open casing bottom side defining a casing inside, the casing front side having a casing dispense aperture extending through to the casing inside, the casing left side having a thumb slot extending through to the casing inside from proximal the casing front side to proximal the casing back side aligned with the casing dispense aperture;
a cartridge housing having a housing front side separated from a housing back side, a housing left side separated from a housing right side, and a housing top side separated from a housing bottom side defining a housing inside, the housing bottom side having a pair of spring notches, the housing back side having a spring protrusion and the housing front side having a housing dispense aperture extending through to the housing inside opposite the spring protrusion, the housing left side having a pin slot extending through to the housing inside from proximal the housing front side to proximal the housing back side between the housing dispense aperture and the spring protrusion, a width of the thumb slot being greater than a width of the pin slot, the cartridge housing being slidably engageable within the casing inside through the casing bottom side, the housing dispense aperture and the pin slot aligning with the casing dispense aperture and the thumb slot, respectively;
a seal coupled to the cartridge housing, the seal being coupled to the housing front side over the housing dispense aperture;
a dispense plunger coupled to the cartridge housing, the dispense plunger having a dispense spring coupled within the spring protrusion and a dispense plate coupled to the dispense spring, the dispense plate having a thumb pin extending through the pin slot;
a lift plunger coupled to the cartridge housing, the lift plunger having at least one lift spring coupled to the housing bottom side and a lift plate coupled to the lift spring, the lift spring being two lift springs coupled within the pair of spring notches;
a plurality of pad tracks coupled to the cartridge housing, the plurality of pad tracks being coupled within the cartridge housing parallel to the lift plate; and
a plurality of alcohol pads, the alcohol pads being disposed in rows between the plurality of pad tracks, each alcohol pad having an ellipsoidal outer skin and an alcohol filling within the outer skin, the outer skin being elastomeric.