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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Alfred A. Schroeder, San Antonio, TX (US);
Michael T. Romanyszyn, San Antonio, TX (US);
John Vira, Lockhart, TX (US);
Merrill R. Good, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas J. Chadwell, San Antonio, TX (US);
David C. Sudolcan, Atascosa, TX (US);
Paul S. Sudolcan, Seguin, TX (US);
Lancer Partnership, Ltd., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dispensing a product includes a support housing, a disposable or non-disposable pump, a disposable product package connectable to the pump, a pump driver connectable to the pump, and a dispensing station on the support housing. The dispensing station supports the pump driver and is adapted to receive the pump and disposable product package. The disposable product package and the pump driver connect to the pump. The pump driver operates the pump to draw product from the disposable product package. When the disposable product package is empty, the disposable product package and the pump if disposable are removed from the dispensing station and disposed.