Counter mounted dispensing system with above-counter refill unit
AssigneeGOJO Industries, Inc.
InventorScott T. Proper
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Abstract
A counter-mounted dispensing system includes a refill housing mounted above a counter. A refill unit is selectively received in the refill housing in order to deliver a fluid within the refill unit to an end user. The refill unit includes a container holding fluid to be dispensed, and a pump communicating with the fluid in the container. A spout is also mounted above the counter and may be provided as part of the refill housing. An actuation unit having pump actuator mechanisms is mounted at a position below the counter. A passage extends through the counter, and the pump and the pump actuator mechanisms operatively communicate through the passage when the refill unit is installed in the refill housing.
Claims10
A counter-mounted dispensing system comprising:
- a refill housing mounted above a counter;
- a refill unit separate and distinct from said refill housing so as to be selectively received in said refill housing as a unit in order to deliver a fluid within the refill unit to an end user, said refill unit including:
- a container holding fluid to be dispensed,
- and a pump communicating with the fluid in the container;
- a spout mounted above said counter;
- an actuation unit having pump actuator mechanisms, the actuation unit being mounted at a position below said counter;
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- a passage extending through the counter, wherein said pump and said pump actuator mechanisms operatively communicate through said passage upon installing said refill unit in said refill housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.