Trigger activated product dispenser
AssigneeCourtesy Corporation
InventorsWalter J. Kreiseder, Thomas C. Stoneberg, William C. Schmeisser
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Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing a product from a body having a pivot flange formed on the external surface thereof. A trigger is mounted on the pivot flange to be pivotal thereupon by a user's hand wrapped about the body with the user's finger digits positioned on the trigger. A product engaging platform is mounted upon a screw gear positioned within the body and is movable to dispense the product from the body when the screw gear is turned by pivotal movement of the trigger and engagement thereof against the screw gear. The product to be dispensed may be retained in a cartridge which is removable and replaceable within the body.
Claims26
A dispenser for dispensing a product retained therein, said dispenser comprising, a body within which said product is retained, the body including an external surface and a top dispensing end and a bottom closed end, a pivot flange positioned on said external surface, a trigger mounted on said body and being pivotal thereon about the pivot flange when a user's hand is wrapped about the body with the user's hand positioned upon the trigger, a screw gear with connected axle positioned within the body, a gear advancing member attached to said trigger and adapted to engage said screw gear upon movement of said trigger, a platform having a top surface mounted upon said axle with said product disposed between said top surface and the top dispensing end of the body, said platform being movable within said body when said screw gear is turned, whereby upon movement of the trigger by the user's hand the gear advancing member engages the gear to cause the gear and axle to move and thereby move the platform toward the top dispensing end to dispense the product from the dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.