Soap dispenser
AssigneeWet Heads Inc.
InventorsVito Braic, Robert G. Dickie
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Abstract
A soap dispenser that is engaged to the aerator threads on a faucet. When the faucet is switched on, water flows through a first pathway in the dispenser and exits the dispenser through an opening on the lower front of the device. The dispenser includes a separate second pathway which holds a quantity of liquid soap. A roller assembly provided on the dispenser controls the flow of soap from the second pathway. A graphic image of a face aesthetically pleasing to children may be provided on the front of the housing. The graphic image is positioned so that the opening through which water flows forms the mouth of the face. A trough member in the first pathway smooths the water flow so that water flowing out of the opening takes on the appearance of a tongue sticking out of the mouth of the face.
Claims13
A soap dispenser comprising:
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall;
- wherein the front and rear walls extend between the top and bottom walls;
- a curved wall provided in an interior of the housing;
- said curved wall originating in the front wall and curving upwardly towards the top wall;
- a first chamber defined within the housing, said first chamber being defined above the curved wall;
- a second chamber defined within the housing;
- said second chamber being defined rearwardly and below the curved wall, wherein the curved wall separates the first chamber from the second chamber;
- a first opening defined in the top wall and a second opening defined in the front wall;
- wherein the first and second openings are in fluid communication with the first chamber;
- a connector assembly provided on the housing;
- said connector assembly circumscribing the first opening;
- said connector being adapted to secure the housing to a faucet;
- wherein the curved wall provides a first pathway through the housing along which water flows from the first opening to the second opening when the faucet is switched on.
A method of dispensing soap or water to a user comprising the steps of:
- providing a soap dispenser comprising a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall;
- wherein the front and rear walls extend between the top and bottom walls;
- a curved wall provided in an interior of the housing;
- said curved wall originating in the front wall and curving upwardly towards the top wall;
- a first chamber defined within the housing, said first chamber being defined above the curved wall;
- a second chamber defined within the housing;
- said second chamber being defined rearwardly and below the curved wall, wherein the curved wall separates the first chamber from the second chamber;
- a first opening defined in the top wall, a second opening defined in the front wall;
- and a third opening defined in the bottom wall;
- wherein the first and second openings are in fluid communication with the first chamber;
- and the third opening is in fluid communication with the second chamber and said second chamber contains a quantity of liquid soap;
- and a connector assembly provided on the housing and circumscribing the first opening;
- securing the housing to an end of a faucet using the connector assembly;
- positioning a user's hands beneath the third opening in the bottom wall of the dispenser;
- contacting a roller ball extending from the bottom wall of the dispenser with the user's hand or hands;
- pushing the roller ball upwardly toward a top end of the housing;
- dispensing a first quantity of soap past the roller ball from the second chamber defined within the housing and into the user's hands;
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- moving the user's hands downwardly when sufficient soap has been dispensed into user's hands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.