Closed package liquid dispensing system
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsScott R. Olson, Keith D. Johnson, Lynne A. Olson
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Abstract
A liquid dispensing apparatus (10) includes a container (70) for holding a liquid product to be dispensed. A docking station (20) receives the container (70). A reservoir tank (50) is positioned in the docking station (20) for receiving the liquid to be dispensed. A docking cup is connected to the docking station for opening a bottle insert (90) which is contained in the container (70). By use of the present invention, contact with the product to be dispensed is reduced as is chemical odor. The lockout feature prevents the wrong product from being dispensed. The product, independent of the viscosity, may be completely emptied from the package.
Claims6
A liquid dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a) a container for holding a liquid product to be dispensed, the container having an outlet at a first end and the container having a second end;
- b) a docking station for receiving the container;
- the docking station having a support for holding the container;
- c) a reservoir tank for receiving liquid product from the container, the reservoir tank having an inlet and an outlet;
- d) a docking cup operatively connected to the docking station, the docking cup having an inlet adapted to receive the outlet of the container, and the docking cup having an outlet operatively connected to the inlet of the reservoir;
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- e) the container having a first handle positioned proximate the first end for initial handling of the container and a second handle positioned proximate the second end for handling the container while it is inserted in the docking station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.