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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1991
Alan D Frazier, West Chester, PA (US);
Richard P Lewis, Oaks Meeting, PA (US);
Scott Paper Company, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a theft deterring countertop mounted fluid dispensing system for dispensing liquid soap or the like using a liquid soap dispenser which can be disposable. The system includes a base unit or module adapted to be permanently affixed to a countertop. The base unit includes a locking mechanism and at least one lug orifice. The base unit is used in conjunction with the fluid dispensing unit or module which includes a bottle for storing the liquid soap and a lug extending from the bottle. The lug is adapted to be received in the lug orifice of the base unit and releasably engaged by the locking mechanism therein. A key or series of movements which are not readily obvious to a casual user of the product are required in order to remove the fluid dispensing unit from the base unit.