Drain cleaner dispenser with locking feature
AssigneeBlock Drug Company, Inc.
InventorsArthur Sternheimer, Anthony Delia
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Abstract
A method of cleaning a drain by unlocking and opening a container within a dispenser and dispensing drain cleaner from the container, through an outlet of the dispenser, and into the drain. The dispenser may have an upwardly extending pin for opening the container. Alternatively, the dispenser may have a cutter for opening an angled end of the container. In another alternative, the container may include a plug and a cooperating stem for opening the bottom of the container. A mechanism for locking the dispenser in an unused state is included in the dispenser.
Claims5
A method of cleaning a drain, comprising the steps of:
- (A) unlocking a container of drain cleaner by moving the container from a locked position to an unlocked position relative to a dispenser for the drain cleaner to permit a predetermined movement of the container relative to the dispenser;
- (B) supporting the dispenser in the vicinity of a drain;
- (C) while supporting the dispenser in the vicinity of the drain, opening the container within the dispenser by causing the predetermined movement between the container and the dispenser;
- (D) dispensing drain cleaner by gravity from the container, through the dispenser, and into the drain;
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- (E) reacting the drain cleaner with water within the drain.
A method of cleaning a drain, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.