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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2003
Craig M. Saunders, Rocky River, OH (US);
Marc L. Vitantonio, South Russell, OH (US);
Charles Peter Althoff, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Jeffery Kalman, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Craig M. Saunders, Rocky River, OH (US);
Marc L. Vitantonio, South Russell, OH (US);
Charles Peter Althoff, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Jeffery Kalman, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An automatic dispenser includes a housing, a reservoir, a pump, an intake tube, and exhaust tube, and a spigot. The reservoir is disposed in the housing. The pump includes a pump chamber and is disposed in the housing. The pump is for drawing liquid from an associated container. The intake tube is in fluid communication with the pump chamber. The intake tube is adapted to be disposed in the associating container. The exhaust tube is in fluid communication with the pump chamber and the reservoir. The spigot is for selectively discharging the liquid from the reservoir. An energy efficient, measured dose appliance is provided.