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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Hygiene Home Limited, Slough, GB;
Avijit Das, Hull, GB;
Cliff Li, Shenzhen City, CN;
Walter Sordo, Trento, IT;
Umberto Toniolo, Hull, GB;
Christopher Witty, Hull, GB;
Charles Yao, Shenzhen City, CN;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a control mechanism () for a dispensing device (). The control mechanism () includes a motor (), a gear arrangement () operably connected to the motor (); and an actuator () operably connected to the gear arrangement (). In use, the actuator (), under the operation of the motor (), is configured to actuate an outlet () of a container () to dispense fluid from within the container (). The gear arrangement () is configured such that a low torque motor () may be used to dispense the fluid.