Wall-mounted and countertop-mounted dispenser
AssigneeGOJO Industries, Inc.
InventorMatthew J. Archer
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Abstract
A dispenser that may be mounted on a wall or a countertop includes a housing having a fin shape. The housing includes a front cover and a back cover. The front cover and back cover define a leading surface and a trailing surface of a fin shape. The dispenser includes a nozzle assembly and the shape of the dispenser creates a dispensing area near the nozzle assembly and the trailing surface of the fin shape.
Claims19
A dispenser comprising:
- a housing having a base selectively mounted to a generally vertical surface in a vertical mounting orientation and selectively mounted to a generally horizontal surface in a horizontal mounting orientation, said housing defining an undercut;
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- a rotatable dispensing nozzle assembly secured to said housing at said undercut and selectively rotated between a first position associated with the horizontal mounting orientation, and a second position associated with the vertical mounting orientation, wherein, in said first position, said dispensing nozzle is directed to dispense product toward said generally horizontal surface and said undercut provides a finger receipt area sufficient for at least the receipt of fingers between the dispensing nozzle and the generally horizontal surface.
The dispenser of claim 10, wherein said pivot includes a nub, and said nozzle and said nub extend through said slot.
A dispenser being adapted to be capable of being mounted in both a generally horizontal orientation and a generally vertical orientation, the dispenser comprising:
- a rotatable dispensing nozzle assembly adapted to be positioned in a first position and a second position, said first position being associated with the generally horizontal orientation and said second position being associated with the generally vertical orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.