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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Patrick Andre Connan, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8158 ; 68 1 / ; 206-05 ; 222209 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a device for providing a dose of a liquid or solid to a larger container. More particularly, this invention relates to a dispensing device for providing a dose of substances, such as solid or liquid detergents or bleaches to a wash tub. This is accomplished by the structure of the doser device which provides for an increase and decrease in the volume of the doser during use. In a preferred embodiment, the structure to increase and decrease the volume of the dispenser is one or more bellows which are a part of the surface of the doser.