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US 11,897,752 B2Granted
Touchless foot paddle operated dispensers
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsRahul Sadashiv Kamble, Amandeep Singh Gulati, Vipin Arora
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Abstract
A dispenser having a pedal actuator. The dispenser includes a valve operatively connected to a nozzle and which moves from a closed position to an open position to dispense an item, a first actuator operatively connected to the nozzle, and a second actuator located below the first actuator and operatively connected to the nozzle. The dispenser can be electro-mechanical and can include components capable of retrofitting onto existing dispensers.
Claims20
A dispenser, comprising:
- a housing;
- a nozzle arranged on the housing for dispensing an item;
- a valve operatively connected to the nozzle and configured to move from a closed position to an open position to dispense the item;
- a mechanical actuator operatively connected to the valve actuator;
- a first actuator operatively connected to the nozzle and the mechanical actuator, the first actuator arranged on the housing below the nozzle, wherein the first actuator is configured to be depressed by a container from a first position to a second position to dispense the item into the container;
- a platform arranged on the housing and located below the first actuator;
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- a second actuator operatively connected to the nozzle and the mechanical actuator, the second actuator arranged on the housing below the platform, wherein the second actuator is depressed from a first position to a second position to dispense the item.
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A dispensing system, comprising:
- a dispenser comprising a housing;
- a nozzle operatively connected to a valve of the dispenser and arranged on the housing for dispensing an item;
- a valve actuator configured to open the valve for dispensing the item;
- a mechanical actuator operatively connected to the valve actuator;
- a first dispensing actuator operatively connected to the valve actuator and arranged on the housing below the nozzle, the first dispensing actuator comprising a pedal configured to be actuated by a foot action, wherein the first dispensing actuator is depressed from a first position to a second position to dispense the item;
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- a second dispensing actuator operatively connected to the valve actuator and arranged on the housing above the first dispensing actuator,
- wherein the second dispensing actuator comprises at least one of a button or a lever configured to be depressed by a container from a first position to a second position to dispense the item into the container.
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A method of dispensing an item with a dispenser, comprising:
- providing a first actuator comprising a pedal, the first actuator configured to be actuated by a foot action and to be depressed from a first position to a second position;
- providing a second actuator configured to be depressed by a container from a first position to a second position to dispense the item into the container;
- opening a valve operatively connected to a nozzle of the dispenser in response to actuating the first actuator or the second actuator;
- operatively connecting the first actuator and the second actuator with a mechanical actuator to open the valve;
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- dispensing the item by the nozzle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.