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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1977
Donald E Lipfert, Woolwich, ME (US);
Wiley A Kittrell, Byram, CT (US);
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A dispenser for use on an agitator-type washing machine is provided. Means are provided for mounting the dispenser on various machines by means of an adapter. The dispenser has a body of generally cylindrical shape which may be mounted on the agitator. The dispenser includes a measuring chamber for containing a volume of liquid such as bleach, soap, etc. Also included are dispensing and timing means for dispensing the liquid in the chamber a predetermined time after the initiation of agitator action. In this manner, liquid is not dispensed until after filling of the machine has occurred. In the first embodiment, the dispensing and timing means includes a double siphon arrangement. In a second embodiment, a single siphon arrangement is used.