Tablet dispensing product
AssigneeScrub Daddy, Inc.
InventorsJohn Edward Lee O'Brien, Aaron C. Krause, Aleksandrs Titovs, Joe M. Vaccaro, Sheila Vaccaro
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Abstract
A dispensing product for storing a plurality of cleaning product tablets and individually dispensing them on demand that has a carousel assembly, a base, a lid, and an advancement mechanism. The carousel assembly has a plurality of depressions sized and configured to receive tablets. The base is underneath the carousel assembly. The lid is on top of the carousel and contains an aperture sized and configured such that a tablet can be withdrawn through the aperture. The advancement mechanism is connected to the carousel assembly and advances the carousel assembly rotationally.
Claims20
A toilet tablet cleaning system comprising:
- a dispensing product for storing a plurality of cleaning product tablets and individually dispensing them on demand, the dispensing product comprising:
- a carousel assembly having:
- a retaining tray, and
- a spinner tray attached to an underside of the retaining tray,
- a base underneath the carousel assembly;
- a lid on top of the carousel assembly, the lid having an inner diameter forming a hole, the lid defining an aperture sized and configured such that a tablet can be withdrawn through the aperture,
- a tablet wand holder extending through the hole in the lid, the tablet wand holder having a substantially cylindrical shape having a bottom surface and side walls, wherein the tablet wand holder is sized and configured to receive a tablet wand, and
- an advancement mechanism connected to the carousel assembly, wherein the advancement mechanism advances the carousel assembly rotationally about an axis;
- and
- a tablet wand in the tablet wand holder.
A product for storing a plurality of cleaning product tablets and individually dispensing them on demand, the product comprising:
- a carousel assembly having a plurality of depressions, each of the plurality of depressions sized and configured to receive a tablet;
- a base underneath the carousel assembly;
- a lid on top of the carousel assembly, the lid defining an aperture sized and configured such that one of the plurality of cleaning product tablets can be withdrawn through the aperture;
- and
- an advancement mechanism connected to the carousel assembly, wherein the advancement mechanism advances the carousel assembly rotationally,
- wherein the carousel assembly is a multi-piece assembly comprising:
- a refill tray having the plurality of depressions;
- a retaining tray underneath the refill tray and on top of a spinner tray;
- and
- the spinner tray underneath the retaining tray and attached to the advancement mechanism and to the retaining tray,
- wherein the one or more sliders are connected to a bottom portion of the carousel assembly at a bottom portion of the spinner tray such that the one or more sliders reduce friction between the spinner tray and the base.
A product for storing a plurality of cleaning product tablets and individually dispensing them on demand, the product comprising:
- a carousel assembly having a plurality of depressions, each of the plurality of depressions sized and configured to receive a tablet;
- a base underneath the carousel assembly;
- a lid on top of the carousel assembly, the lid defining an aperture sized and configured such that one of the plurality of cleaning product tablets can be withdrawn through the aperture;
- and
- an advancement mechanism connected to the carousel assembly, wherein the advancement mechanism advances the carousel assembly rotationally,
- wherein the carousel assembly further comprises one or more sliders connected to a bottom portion of the carousel assembly, wherein the one or more sliders reduce friction between the carousel assembly and the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.