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US 5,392,827 AGranted
Apparatus for bulk dispensing of liquids
OwnerAdel K. Yasso, Phil DeBerry +1inventors
InventorsAdel K. Yasso, Phil DeBerry, Paul Lemley
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Abstract
An apparatus for bulk dispensing of liquids from a reservoir includes a pump connected to the reservoir for pumping liquid from the reservoir, a dispensing structure connected to the pump for dispensing the pumped liquid and a measuring structure for measuring an amount of liquid being dispensed.
Claims7
An apparatus for bulk dispensing of liquid comprising:
- a reservoir for storing liquid;
- a pump connected to said reservoir for pumping liquid from said reservoir;
- a solenoid-actuated valve connected to said pump for dispensing the pumped liquid;
- a flow meter interconnecting said pump and said solenoid-actuated valve for measuring an amount of liquid being dispensed;
- a controller connected to said pump and said solenoid-actuated valve and said flow meter for providing a command indicative of the volume and type of liquid dispensed;
- a fill chamber for receiving a container and a door for opening and closing said fill chamber;
- means for sensing whether said door is in a closed position;
- means for locking said door when liquid is being dispensed;
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- a printer responsive to said command from said controller for providing information including any one of volume dispensed, product identification and total price in a bar code form for later attachment to said container.
7 more elements
An apparatus for bulk dispensing of laundry liquid comprising:
- a reservoir for storing a laundry liquid;
- a pump connected to said reservoir for pumping laundry liquid from said reservoir;
- a solenoid-actuated valve connected to said pump for dispensing the pumped laundry liquid;
- a flow meter interconnecting said pump and said solenoid-actuated valve for measuring an amount of laundry liquid being dispensed a controller connected to said pump and said solenoid-actuated valve and said flow meter for controlling said pump and said solenoid-actuated valve and said flow meter;
- and a fill chamber for receiving a container and a door for opening and closing said fill chamber.
2 more elements
An apparatus for bulk dispensing of laundry liquid comprising:
- a reservoir for storing a laundry liquid;
- a pump connected to said reservoir for pumping laundry liquid from said reservoir;
- a solenoid-actuated valve connected to said pump for dispensing the pumped laundry liquid;
- a flow meter interconnecting said pump and said solenoid-actuated valve for measuring an amount of laundry liquid being dispensed;
- a controller connected to said pump and said solenoid-actuated valve and said flow meter for controlling said pump and said solenoid-actuated valve and said flow meter;
- a fill chamber for receiving a container and a door for opening and closing said fill chamber;
- means for sensing whether said door is in a closed position;
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- means for locking said door when laundry liquid is being dispensed.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.