Multiple function dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9480995-B2
Application number	US-96695810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2010
Priority date	Jan 12, 2001
Publication date	Nov 1, 2016
Grant date	Nov 1, 2016

Abstract

A method of dispensing different concentrations of chemical concentrate from a concentrate container at different flow rates. The method includes providing a stream of water and a chemical concentrate adapted to be diluted in the stream of water between an inlet of a body member and an outlet of the body member to provide a fluid concentration dispensable from the outlet at one of a plurality of flow rates, rotating at least a portion of an eductor to vary one of a volume of chemical concentrate and the flow rate, sliding the eductor to vary the other of the volume of chemical concentrate and the flow rate, and selectively dispensing the fluid concentration through the outlet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of dispensing different concentrations of chemical concentrate from a concentrate container at different flow rates, the method comprising:
providing a stream of water and a chemical concentrate to be diluted in the stream of water between an inlet of a body member and an outlet of the body member to provide a fluid concentration dispensable from the outlet at one of a plurality of flow rates;
rotating at least a portion of an eductor to vary one of a volume of chemical concentrate and the flow rate;
sliding the eductor to vary the other of the volume of chemical concentrate and the flow rate; and
selectively dispensing the fluid concentration through the outlet.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
moving the eductor to a first dispensing position; and
dispensing the fluid concentration from the outlet at a first flow rate.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising
moving the eductor to a second dispensing position; and
dispensing the fluid concentration from the outlet at a second flow rate different from the first flow rate.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising moving the eductor from a non-dispensing position to one of the first dispensing position and the second dispensing position.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising engaging an interlock with the eductor while the eductor is in one of the first dispensing position and second dispensing position to prevent rotation of eductor.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein sliding the eductor includes actuating a trigger member.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
rotating at least a portion of an eductor to select one of a plurality of volumes of chemical concentrate; and
sliding the eductor to vary the flow rate.

8. A method of dispensing different concentrations of chemical concentrate from a concentrate container at different flow rates, the method comprising:
providing a stream of water and a chemical concentrate to be diluted in the stream of water between an inlet of a body member and an outlet of the body member to provide a fluid concentration dispensable from the outlet at one of a plurality of flow rates;
rotating at least a portion of an eductor to select one of a plurality of volumes of chemical concentrate for dilution in the stream of water;
sliding the eductor to a first dispensing position to dispense the fluid concentration from the outlet at a first flow rate;
sliding the eductor to a second dispensing position to dispense the fluid concentration from the outlet at a second flow rate different from the first flow rate; and
selectively dispensing the fluid concentration through the outlet at one of the first flow rate and the second flow rate.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising
actuating a trigger member; and
sliding the eductor from a non-dispensing position to one of the first dispensing position and the second dispensing position.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising engaging an interlock with the eductor while the eductor is in one of the first dispensing position and second dispensing position to prevent further rotation of eductor.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein sliding the eductor includes aligning a guide member with one of a plurality of notches in the eductor.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising
directing the stream of water through a converging fluid passage of the eductor;
directing the stream of water through a diverging fluid passage of the eductor to reduce the pressure of the stream of water; and
diluting the chemical concentrate with the stream of water in the diverging fluid passage.

13. A method of dispensing different concentrations of chemical concentrate from a concentrate container at different flow rates, the method comprising:
providing a stream of water and a chemical concentrate to be diluted in the stream of water between an inlet of a body member and an outlet of the body member to provide a fluid concentration dispensable from the outlet at one of a plurality of flow rates;
rotating at least a portion of an eductor to select one of a plurality of volumes of chemical concentrate for dilution in the stream of water;
sliding the eductor between a non-dispensing position, a first dispensing position corresponding to a first flow rate, and a second dispensing position corresponding to a second flow rate higher than the first flow rate to selectively dispense the fluid concentration from the outlet.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising
actuating a trigger member;
sliding the eductor from the non-dispensing position to one of the first dispensing position and the second dispensing position; and
selectively dispensing the fluid concentration through the outlet at one of the first flow rate and the second flow rate.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising
rotating the eductor to provide a first volume of chemical concentrate;
sliding the eductor to the first dispensing position;
directing the stream of water at the first flow rate through a fluid passage of the eductor;
diluting the first volume of chemical concentrate in the stream of water to form a first fluid concentration; and
dispensing the first fluid concentration from the outlet.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising
sliding the eductor to the second dispensing position;
directing the stream of water at the second flow rate through the fluid passage of the eductor;
diluting the first volume of chemical concentrate in the stream of water to form a second fluid concentration; and
dispensing the second fluid concentration from the outlet.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising
rotating the eductor to provide a second volume of chemical concentrate different from the first volume of chemical concentrate;
sliding the eductor to one of the non-dispensing position, the first dispensing position, and the second dispensing position; and
selectively diluting the second volume of chemical concentrate in the stream of water to form a second fluid concentration.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein rotating the eductor includes selectively fluidly connecting one of a plurality of concentrate passages with the stream of water.

19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising engaging an interlock with the eductor while the eductor is in one of the first dispensing position and second dispensing position to prevent further rotation of eductor.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein sliding the eductor includes aligning a guide member with one of a plurality of notches in the eductor.

Assignees

• Hubmann Curtis H
• Maclean-Blevins Mark T
• Young Matthew
• Diversey Inc

Inventors

• Hubmann Curtis H
• Maclean-Blevins Mark T
• Young Matthew

Classifications

• B05B7/12 Primary

  designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages · CPC title

• B01F2005/044

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01F5/043

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01F13/002

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01F5/0413

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic