Dispenser with projector
AssigneeBuckeye International, Inc.
InventorScott Michael Criswell
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Abstract
A dispenser having a projector is disclosed. The projector has a body with a cavity sized and shaped to receive a battery, a lens holders sized and shaped to receive at least one lens for focusing an image, a first protrusion sized and shaped to be received by a first wall of the dispenser, and a second protrusion sized and shaped to be received by a second wall of the dispenser. The projector further includes a lens assembly, a lamp, and a circuit board. The lens assembly is disposed in the lens holder, the lamp is configured to project a light through the lens assembly, and the circuit board is in electrical communication with the lamp.
Claims15
A projector for a dispenser, comprising:
- a body having a cavity sized and shaped to receive at least one battery, a lens holder, and at least one dispenser attachment member for attaching the projector to the dispenser;
- a lens assembly disposed in the lens holder;
- a lamp configured to project a light through the lens assembly;
- and
- a circuit board in electrical communication with the lamp.
A projector for a dispenser, comprising:
- a body having a cavity sized and shaped to receive at least one battery, a lens holder, a first dispenser attachment member, and a second dispenser attachment member, each of the first and second dispenser attachment members being configured to attach the projector to the dispenser, the body including a removable cover to provide access to the cavity;
- a lens assembly disposed in the lens holder;
- a lamp configured to project a light through the lens assembly;
- and
- a circuit board in electrical communication with the lamp,
- wherein the first dispenser attachment member is disposed on the removable cover.
A dispenser, comprising:
- a housing having a reservoir configured to receive a product and a mounting surface configured to be mounted to a wall;
- an outlet in fluid communication with the reservoir, the outlet being configured to selectively release a quantity of the product;
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- a projector secured to the housing and configured to project a light source onto the wall,
- wherein the projector is selectively removable from the housing and configured to display the projected light source below the dispenser.
A dispenser, comprising:
- a housing having a reservoir configured to receive a product and a mounting surface configured to be mounted to a wall;
- an outlet in fluid communication with the reservoir, the outlet being configured to selectively release a quantity of the product;
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- a projector secured to the housing and configured to project a light source onto the wall,
- wherein the projector is configured to project the light source in response to a triggering event, and
- wherein the triggering event is actuation of the dispenser to release a quantity of product from the outlet.
A method of projecting information on a wall, the method comprising:
- actuating a dispenser to dispense a product contained in the dispenser;
- and
- projecting a light source onto a wall on which the dispenser in mounted, the light source being emitted from a projector mounted to the dispenser,
- wherein the projector actuates in response to the dispenser dispensing a product contained in the dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.