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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2005
Paul E. Furner, Racine, WI (US);
Thomas P. Gasper, Germantown, WI (US);
Chris A. Kubicek, East Troy, WI (US);
Leon M. Lemon, Mendon, UT (US);
Brent D. Madsen, Providence, UT (US);
Nathan R. Westphal, Union Grove, WI (US);
Kenneth W. Michaels, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Cory J. Nelson, Racine, WI (US);
M. Scott Carpenter, Racine, WI (US);
Michael E. Short, Racine, WI (US);
Paul E. Furner, Racine, WI (US);
Thomas P. Gasper, Germantown, WI (US);
Chris A. Kubicek, East Troy, WI (US);
Leon M. Lemon, Mendon, UT (US);
Brent D. Madsen, Providence, UT (US);
Nathan R. Westphal, Union Grove, WI (US);
Kenneth W. Michaels, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Cory J. Nelson, Racine, WI (US);
M. Scott Carpenter, Racine, WI (US);
Michael E. Short, Racine, WI (US);
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
An automatic discharge device comprises a housing adapted to receive a container therein. An actuator arm is attached to the housing and movable between first and second positions. The actuator arm includes a dispensing bore therein. A drive unit is provided for automatically moving the actuator arm into one of the first and second positions in response to a signal from at least one of a timer, a sensor, and a manual switch. The actuator arm is adapted to engage and actuate a nozzle of the container in the first position and allow a fluid disposed in an interior of the container to be dispensed through the nozzle and the dispensing bore of the actuator arm.