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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Scott R. Limback, St. Paul, MN (US);
Thomas P. Berg, Greensboro, NC (US);
Kristine J. Williams, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Brian P. Carlson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Scott R. Limback, St. Paul, MN (US);
Thomas P. Berg, Greensboro, NC (US);
Kristine J. Williams, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Brian P. Carlson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A product housing for use with a vacuum breaker, a solid product dispenser, and a solid product having a bottom surface comprises a product holder, an overflow outlet, and a flood plane. The product holder has a bottom and is configured and arranged to receive the solid product with the bottom surface proximate the bottom. The bottom of the product holder is positioned proximate above the solid product dispenser and proximate below the vacuum breaker. The overflow outlet is proximate the bottom, and the flood plane is proximate the overflow outlet.