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US 9,862,527 B2Granted
Water dispensing system
OwnerAmanda F. Marchitelloinventor
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Abstract
A device, system, and method for dispensing water to moisten and soften toilet paper tissue, thereby to create an adhesive wipe and to provide a thorough surface cleaning, includes, in at least one embodiment: a water reservoir, a water reservoir locking lid and key, a dispensing actuator, a dispensing port, a wall mount plate, a dispense cup for a predetermined volume of water to use for each metered release of water from the dispenser, and a dispensing valve.
Claims18
A metered, wall-mounted liquid dispenser, for use in improved personal hygiene, comprising:
- a water reservoir configured to hold water for use in a metered dispense once actuated by a user for dispense;
- a water reservoir locking lid and key, wherein the locking lid is configured for secure placement atop the water reservoir and wherein the key is configured to selectively lock and unlock the locking lid;
- a dispense cup disposed within the liquid dispenser immediately below the water reservoir and fluidly coupled to the water reservoir and configured to hold a predetermined volume of the water received from the water reservoir to use for each metered release of the water from the liquid dispenser once actuated by the user for dispense;
- a dispensing valve disposed between the water reservoir and the dispense cup and configured, when in a cup-up position to allow the dispense cup to fill with the water, thereby configured to also shut off the water flow from the dispenser, and configured, when in a cup-down position, to shut off the water reservoir while allowing the dispense cup to drain;
- and a dispense cup spring disposed cylindrically around a perimeter of the dispense cup and configured to return the dispense cup to a default up position when actuation of the dispenser ceases.
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