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US 9,867,507 B2Granted
Dispenser
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorKiat-Cheong Toh
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Abstract
A dispenser includes a housing defining an internal volume. A cartridge is coupled with the housing. A tube extends into the internal volume of the housing. A first liquid is drawn from the internal volume into the tube through a first inlet in the tube when the pump assembly is actuated. A connecting member is positioned in the internal volume of the housing and coupled to the cartridge and the tube. A second liquid is drawn from the cartridge, through the connecting member, and into the tube through a second inlet in the tube when the pump assembly is actuated.
Claims19
A dispenser, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal volume, wherein a first liquid is disposed within the internal volume of the housing;
- a cartridge coupled with the housing, wherein the cartridge comprises a lower portion, and wherein a second liquid is disposed within the cartridge;
- a pump assembly comprising a tube, the tube extending into the internal volume of the housing, wherein the first liquid is drawn from the internal volume into the tube through a first inlet in the tube when the pump assembly is actuated;
- a connecting member positioned in the internal volume of the housing, wherein the lower portion of the cartridge is fluidly coupled to the connecting member, wherein a second inlet of the tube is fluidly coupled to the connecting member, and wherein the second liquid is drawn from the cartridge, through the connecting member, and into the tube through the second inlet when the pump assembly is actuated;
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- a lid coupled to an upper end of the housing, wherein the tube extends through a first opening in the lid, and the cartridge extends through a second opening in the lid.
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A dispenser, comprising:
- a housing defining an internal volume, wherein the housing comprises a housing lower portion, and wherein a first liquid is disposed within the internal volume of the housing;
- a cartridge coupled with the housing, wherein the cartridge comprises a cartridge lower portion, and wherein a second liquid is disposed within the cartridge;
- a pump assembly comprising a tube, the tube extending into the internal volume of the housing, wherein the tube comprises a T-shaped joint positioned in the housing lower portion, and wherein the first liquid is drawn from the internal volume into the tube through a first inlet in the tube when the pump assembly is actuated;
- a connecting member positioned in the housing lower portion, wherein the cartridge lower portion is fluidly coupled to the connecting member, wherein a second inlet of the tube is fluidly coupled to the connecting member, and wherein the second liquid is drawn from the cartridge, through the connecting member, and into the tube through the second inlet when the pump assembly is actuated;
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- a lid coupled to an upper end of the housing, wherein the tube extends through a first opening in the lid, and the cartridge is coupled to the lid.
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A method for using a dispenser, comprising:
- pouring a first liquid into an internal volume of a housing;
- inserting a tube of a pump assembly into the internal volume of the housing, wherein the tube includes a first inlet and a second inlet that are positioned in the internal volume of the housing, the housing comprising a lid coupled to an upper end of the housing, wherein the tube extends through the lid;
- coupling a cartridge with the housing, wherein a second liquid is disposed in the cartridge, wherein the cartridge is at least partially inserted into the lid;
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- coupling a lower portion of the cartridge to a connecting member that is positioned within the internal volume of the housing, wherein the connecting member is positioned between the second inlet of the tube and the cartridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.