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Patent No.:

US 12178370 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2022

Touch-free tabletop foam sanitizer dispenser

Applicant:

Gojo Industries, Inc., Akron, OH (US);

Inventors:

Aaron D. Marshall, Silver Lake, OH (US);

Richard E. Corney, Akron, OH (US);

Assignee:

GOJO Industries, Inc., Akron, OH (US);

Attorney:

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Primary Examiner:

Frederick C Nicolas

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 5/12 (2006.01); A47K 5/14 (2006.01); B05B 7/00 (2006.01); B05B 7/24 (2006.01); B05B 9/08 (2006.01); B05B 11/10 (2023.01); B05B 12/12 (2006.01); B05B 15/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 5/14 (2013.01); A47K 5/12 (2013.01); B05B 7/0062 (2013.01); B05B 7/2464 (2013.01); B05B 9/0861 (2013.01); B05B 11/1087 (2023.01); A47K 2005/1218 (2013.01); B05B 11/1045 (2023.01); B05B 12/122 (2013.01); B05B 15/30 (2018.02);
Abstract

An exemplary tabletop foam sanitizer dispenser includes a reservoir for containing liquid sanitizer. The bottle has a base for sitting on a surface. The base has a base diameter. The bottle has a top and a neck located proximate the top having an opening. The opening has an inner neck diameter. The base diameter is at least 3 times the inner neck diameter. A pump assembly is also included. The pump assembly has a cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing having an outer housing diameter. The outer housing diameter is less than the inner neck diameter. The cylindrical housing is inserted into the bottle through the neck opening. A pump is located in the cylindrical housing. The pump includes a liquid inlet, an air inlet, a liquid outlet and an air outlet. A pump is motor located in the cylindrical housing. A battery is also located in the cylindrical housing. A nozzle housing is located above the cylindrical housing. A liquid and air mixing chamber located in the outlet nozzle housing. The liquid and air mixing chamber is in fluid communication with the liquid outlet and the air outlet. An outlet nozzle is in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and is located in a lower portion of the nozzle housing. The table top dispenser further includes a sensor for detecting a hand of a user positioned below the nozzle.

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