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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2008
Richard Paul Lewis, Marietta, GA (US);
Malcolm C. Halls, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Paul Francis Tramontina, Harleysville, PA (US);
Huoxian Xie, ShenZhen, CN;
Yutai Guo, ShenZhen, CN;
Charles Agnew Osborne, Jr., Cumming, GA (US);
Richard Paul Lewis, Marietta, GA (US);
Malcolm C. Halls, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Paul Francis Tramontina, Harleysville, PA (US);
Huoxian Xie, ShenZhen, CN;
Yutai Guo, ShenZhen, CN;
Charles Agnew Osborne, Jr., Cumming, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a dispenser for dispensing a fluid which has an anti-drip feature. To achieve this anti-drip feature, the dispenser is provided with a suck back mechanism which is separate and independent from a pump in the dispenser. The suck back mechanism uses a resilient member capable of storing fluid.