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US 8,561,847 B2Granted
Dispenser housing with locking mechanism
AssigneeGOJO Industries, Inc.
InventorsMark E. Rosenkranz, Robert L. Quinlan, Jr., David D. Hayes
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Abstract
A dispenser housing has a closure mechanism that serves to hold the dispenser housing closed. A key either can be carried by an individual to be employed to override the closure mechanism to permit the opening of the dispenser or can be selectively mounted to the dispenser housing to position a release mechanism appropriately to permit the release mechanism to be manipulated to override the closure mechanism. When the key is not mounted to the dispenser, the release mechanism cannot be appropriately manipulated to override the closure mechanism.
Claims16
A dispenser housing comprising:
- a base;
- a cover movable between an open position and a closed position relative to said base;
- a closure mechanism;
- a release mechanism having a rest position and a key-induced position, wherein, in said rest position, said release mechanism cannot be manipulated to override said closure mechanism, and, in said key-induced position, said release mechanism can be manipulated to override said closure mechanism;
- a keyhole;
- a key mount separate from said keyhole;
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- a key selectively carried by an individual or selectively mounted to said dispenser housing at said key mount, wherein, when selectively mounted at said key mount, said key moves said release mechanism to said key-induced position, and, when carried by an individual, said key can be selectively inserted into said keyhole to override said closure mechanism.
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