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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2003
Allan L. Schuman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Tina O. Outlaw, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Darren M. Jahnke, Woodbury, MN (US);
Louis M. Holzman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Randall S. Williams, Chaska, MN (US);
Paul A. Pilosi, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Timothy W. Kidder, St. Paul, MN (US);
Allan L. Schuman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Tina O. Outlaw, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Darren M. Jahnke, Woodbury, MN (US);
Louis M. Holzman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Randall S. Williams, Chaska, MN (US);
Paul A. Pilosi, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Timothy W. Kidder, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ecolab Inc., St.Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a foam soap dispenser () for push operation. The dispenser () houses a product bottle (and'), and the dispenser () includes lock-out members (and) while the product bottle (and′) includes mating lock-out members (, and′) to ensure that the correct product is used with the dispenser (). The dispenser () includes a push handle () that pivots on a pivot point () to dispense product when the push handle () is compressed. Pushing the push handle () moves the handle lever assembly (and) components, which in turn activates a product outlet () to dispense the product. As the handle () is being compressed and released, a gap () is created and an anti-pinch member () helps prevent pinching of the hand.