Dispenser for a laundry agent

A dispenser to contain an agent suitable for use in doing laundry, wherein:

• a. said dispenser includes a container means, a valve means for selectively removing a suitable portion of said agent from said container means, and a refilling means for refilling said container with said agent;
• b. said container means is capable of resting on a shelf with a portion of said container means extending over an edge of said shelf;
• c. said portion includes said valve means;
• d. a measuring device is removably positioned adjacent to said valve means;
• e. said measuring device includes an activating mechanism to cooperate with said valve means to dispense an amount of said agent into said measuring device;
• f. said refilling means is situated in a top portion of said container means;
• g. said container means includes a flat base member to rest on said shelf;
• h. said flat base member includes a clipping means for removably holding said measuring device adjacent to said valve means on said portion of said container means extending over the edge of said shelf, said clipping means including a first and a second rails secured to said flat base member adjacent to said valve means;
• i. said container means includes a hollow rectangular member;
• j. said hollow rectangular member has an open side and an apertured side oppositely disposed from said open side;
• k. said open side of said hollow rectangular member is secured to said flat base member in order to form said container means;
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• l. said valve means includes and has operably connected therewith an axially reciprocating operating means.