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 The lid is on top of the carousel and contains an aperture sized and configured such that a tablet can be withdrawn through the aperture.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.
Claims14
A dispensing product for storing a plurality of cleaning product tablets and individually dispensing them on demand, the dispensing product comprising:
- a base comprising an axle extending perpendicularly therefrom;
- a carousel assembly on top of the base and configured to receive one or more tablets;
- a lid on top of the carousel assembly, the lid defining an aperture sized and configured such that one of a plurality of tablets can be withdrawn through the aperture;
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- an advancement mechanism connected to the carousel assembly, wherein the advancement mechanism advances the carousel assembly rotationally, wherein the advancement mechanism comprises:
- a first gear disposed around the axle and connected to the carousel assembly such that the carousel assembly rotates when the first gear rotates, wherein the first gear comprises gear teeth,
- a spring disposed around an axle between the first gear and the base,
- a second gear fixedly disposed around the axle between the first gear and the spring, and
- a push button comprising a body at least partially disposed within the axle and a head, wherein the push button forms therein an inner annulus between the head and the body configured to receive at least a portion of the first gear, wherein a bottom surface of the head comprises a push gear,
- wherein the advancement mechanism is configured to be activated by depressing and releasing the push button to cause the spring to depress and release and the gear teeth of the first gear to travel from a first to a second of the plurality of angled teeth of the second gear thereby causing the first gear to rotate which in turn causes the carousel assembly to rotationally advance.
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 base,
- a carousel assembly on top of the base,
- a lid on top of the carousel assembly, the lid defining an aperture sized and configured such that one of a plurality of cleaning tablets can be withdrawn through the aperture, the lid comprising a hole passing through the lid, and
- a tablet wand holder extending through the hole in the lid, the tablet wand holder having a hollow shape with at least one side wall;
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- an advancement mechanism connected to the carousel assembly, wherein the advancement mechanism advances the carousel assembly rotationally;
- a refill tray configured to be placed on top of the carousel assembly;
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- a toilet wand configured to be placed at least partially inside the tablet wand holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.