Dispensing apparatus

A system for dispensing a multi-component composition comprising:

• a housing having a base configured to be self-standing on a horizontal surface;
• a cartridge assembly positioned within the housing, the cartridge assembly comprising:
• a first compartment containing a first component of the multi-component composition;
• a first outlet conduit leading away from the first compartment;
• a second compartment containing a second component of the multi-component composition;
• and
• a second outlet conduit leading away from the second compartment;
• an orifice located on the housing, the orifice being fluidly coupled to the first compartment by the first outlet conduit and fluidly coupled the second compartment by the second outlet conduit;
• a common electrical drive mechanism that simultaneously dispenses the first and second components of the multi-component composition from the first and second compartments through the orifice;
• an actuating button operably coupled to the common electrical drive mechanism by a rigid stem,
• wherein:
• the actuating button is positioned on the housing beneath the orifice,
• the actuating button comprises an upper surface having a cradle construction that receives a head of a toothbrush;
• and
• the rigid stem extends from the common electrical drive mechanism to the actuating button,
• upon positioning the lower surface of a head of the toothbrush onto the upper surface of the actuating button and pressing downwardly, the common electrical drive mechanism is powered on and the multi-component composition is dispensed through the orifice directly onto the the head of the toothbrush.

A dispensing apparatus for dispensing a composition, the apparatus comprising:

• a housing having a lower portion and an upper portion that are detachably coupled together;
• a cartridge assembly positioned within the upper portion of the housing, the cartridge assembly containing a composition;
• an orifice fluidly coupled to the cartridge assembly and located on the upper portion of the housing;
• an electrical drive mechanism located within the lower portion of the housing that dispenses the composition from the cartridge assembly through the orifice;
• an actuating button positioned on the upper portion of the housing;
• and
• a rigid stem extending from the electrical drive mechanism to the actuating button, the rigid stem coupling the actuating button to the electrical drive mechanism so that actuation of the actuating button transitions the electrical drive mechanism between an on state and an off state.