Portable handheld liquid dispenser
AssigneePackaging Innovation Ltd
InventorMichael Gerard O'brien
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Abstract
The present invention provides a dispenser (1) having a housing (2) containing a replaceable unit (10) whereby the dispenser has a handle (3) comprising a fixed portion (4) and an actuator portion (5) with the handle being mounted at the top of the dispenser, with an outlet of the dispenser located at the bottom of the dispenser. The dispenser (1) in accordance with the present invention permits the dispenser to be carried and operated simultaneously in a vertical position avoiding the need to reorientate the dispenser prior to dispensing a fixed measure of concentrate (12).
Claims12
A portable handheld liquid dispenser for dispensing single or multiple doses of a predetermined quantity of a liquid concentrate, the dispenser comprising a housing and a replaceable unit, the replaceable unit comprising:
- a reservoir for the liquid concentrate;
- a liquid outlet;
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- a pump for dispensing a predetermined quantity of liquid from the reservoir through the outlet;
- the housing comprising:
- a compartment for receiving the replaceable unit;
- a handle mounted to the top of the housing, the handle comprising a fixed portion and a movable actuator portion arranged relative to the fixed portion so that a hand carrying the dispenser by the handle can move the actuator portion relative to the fixed portion;
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- a linkage mechanism for transferring movement of the actuator portion to the pump of the replaceable unit when installed in the compartment of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.