Soap dispenser

Abstract

A dispenser serving for dosing a dose of liquid or viscous soap. The main components of the dispenser is a disposable soap container having a discharge end mainly at the bottom in the state of use and a feed pump for pumping a dose of soap out of the discharge end, a housing for receiving the soap container via a front aperture in the housing, and a cover for closing the front aperture of the housing. This cover is pivotally mounted about a horizontal swing axis extending across an upper edge in the front aperture of the housing. Furthermore, the cover is arranged to be able to swing between a first swing position in which the front aperture is clear, a second swing position in which the front aperture is covered and the cover is in contact with the pump, and at least a third swing position in which the cover has activated the feed pump by means of a manual action. The dispenser according to the invention has a simple, inexpensive design with no wearing parts that require maintenance. By merely replacing the disposable soap container, the soap supply of the dispenser can be restored quickly and easily without subsequently having to clean the dispenser. Furthermore, the dispenser is easy and comfortable to operate even to persons having weak hands and fingers and/or impaired sight.

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