Sanitary dispenser for collapsible containers
AssigneeNathaniel M. Beale
InventorsBrian M. Rufini, Nathaniel M. Beale
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Abstract
A sanitary dispenser for a collapsible container includes first and second plates for receiving therebetween a collapsible container of material to be dispensed; a cam in cooperation with at least one of the first and second plates to urge the at least one plate toward the other to collapse the container to dispense a metered amount of material and an actuator subsystem for rotating the cam when a metered amount of material is desired for use.
Claims14
A sanitary dispenser for a collapsible container containing material to be dispensed, the dispenser comprising:
- first and second spaced plates for receiving therebetween the collapsible container of material to be dispensed;
- a rotatable cam and a cam follower in cooperation with at least one of the first and second plates to urge the at least one plate toward the other to compress the container to dispense a metered amount of the material;
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- an actuator subsystem for rotating the cam, the actuator subsystem including a clutch mechanism having a drive clutch and a break clutch each including a spring.
A sanitary dispenser for a collapsible container containing material to be dispensed, the dispenser comprising:
- first and second plates for receiving therebetween the collapsible container of material to be dispensed, at least the first plate movable with respect to the second plate, the first plate including a cam follower;
- a cam positioned in cooperation with the cam follower, the cam including a fall which receives the cam follower;
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- an actuator subsystem for rotating the cam, the actuator subsystem including:
- a clutch mechanism connected to the cam,
- a pivotable arm connected to the clutch mechanism,
- a piston driver positioned to move the arm, and
- a pump for activating the piston driver to move the aim and engage the clutch mechanism to rotate the cam by a predetermined amount to move the first plate and dispense a portion of the material from the collapsible container until the fall receives the cam follower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.