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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1996
Edward H Donselman, Freeport, IL (US);
Lowell C Burnham, Freeport, IL (US);
Scott E Sloan, Freeport, IL (US);
Steve Suchanek, Madison, WI (US);
Elkay Manufacturing Company, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Abstract
A liquid dispensing device and a hygenic adapter are provided wherein the dispensing device includes a cabinet housing a liquid reservoir open at its upper end and defining a generally annular ring portion for supporting the shoulder portion of an inverted bottle over the reservoir and the adapter includes a feed tube formed integrally with and supported by the cup-shaped structure having an inwardly stepped side wall including a peripheral flange portion adapted to be supported by the open upper end of the reservoir and an annular gasket carried by and surrounding the cup-shaped structure for sealingly closing the open upper end of the reservoir.