Liquid dispensing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9815679-B2
Application number	US-201213529646-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2012
Priority date	Jun 21, 2012
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

A liquid dispensing system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A liquid dispensing system comprising:
a base having a drip tray receptacle;
a pedestal extending from said base and elevated relative to said base, said pedestal having a housing defined by a floor having a floor edge and a peripheral wall extending from said floor edge to a container support section; wherein said container support section has a recessed portion;
a connecting member positioned within said housing between said floor and said container support section; and
a conduit extending from said connecting member, said conduit sized and dimensioned to provide for flow of a viscous liquid, wherein said conduit is sized and dimensioned to fit in said recessed portion;
wherein said base has an open portion and a tap is attached to said conduit,
wherein said open portion is aligned with an outlet of said tap dispenser so that when a liquid is dispensed from said outlet, said liquid can pass through said base without contacting said base.

2. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein said container support section has a container support section length, wherein said recessed portion comprises less than 20% of said container support section length.

3. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein said peripheral wall has a peripheral wall height defined as the minimum straight line distance between said floor and said container support section away from said recessed portion, wherein said recessed portion extends to a depth of at least 50% of said peripheral wall height.

4. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein said drip tray receptacle comprises a depressed portion or a raised portion.

5. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein said recessed portion is defined by a substantially rectangular shape.

6. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein said conduit is sized and dimensioned to conformably fit in said recessed portion.

7. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein said recessed portion has a bottom and said conduit is in contact with said bottom.

8. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein said liquid dispensing system further comprises a container operatively engaged with said connecting member and in fluid communication with said conduit.

9. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 8 , wherein said container contains a laundry detergent.

10. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 8 , wherein said container has a container height extending between a base of said container and an open end of said container, wherein the distance between said floor and said container support section away from said recessed portion is greater than 10% of said container height.

11. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein three or more spaced apart locations on said container support section are level with one another.

12. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein a tap is attached to said conduit.

13. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein there is an open portion in said base.

14. The liquid dispensing system according to claim 1 , wherein there is an aperture in said floor.

Assignees

• Weaver Kerry Lloyd
• Zink Kyle Vincent
• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Weaver Kerry Lloyd
• Zink Kyle Vincent

Classifications

• B67D3/0035 Primary

  the bottle or container being held upside down and not provided with a closure, e.g. a bottle screwed onto a base of a dispenser · CPC title

• B67D3/00

  Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes (separating and dispensing metered quantities of liquids G01F) · CPC title

• B67D1/16

  Devices for collecting spilled beverages · CPC title

• B67D1/06

  Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters (shop or bar counters per se A47F9/00) · CPC title

• A47F1/03

  Dispensing means {, e.g. with buttons or handles} · CPC title