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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1998
Lee Mathew Arent, Fairfield, OH (US);
Chinto Benjamin Gaw, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Reuben Earl Oder, Union, KY (US);
Robert Edward Stahley, Middletown, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A rechargeable dispensing system for dispensing a liquid product has a recharge container, a platform base, a locking mechanism, and a pump. The recharge container has a primary finish and a valve. The base has a receptacle for receiving the primary finish of the recharge container and a fluid connector located within the base and attached to the receptacle. The locking mechanism secures the recharge container to the base, wherein the valve is in a closed position when the locking mechanism is engaged and in an open position when the locking mechanism is disengaged. The pump is attached to the base in open communication with the recharge container along the fluid connector for dispensing the liquid product from the recharge container.