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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2013
Nick E. Ciavarella, Seven Hills, OH (US);
Michael J. Gallo, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Nick E. Ciavarella, Seven Hills, OH (US);
Michael J. Gallo, Twinsburg, OH (US);
GOJO Industries, Inc., Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
An exemplary foam dispenser includes a housing, a plate located in the housing, a first dispensing wheel located proximate the plate. The first dispensing wheel has a plurality of pinch members and is rotatable about an axis. The exemplary dispenser includes a second dispensing wheel located proximate the plate. The second dispensing wheel having a plurality of pinch members and rotatable about the same axis as the first dispensing wheel. Rotation of the first dispensing wheel is configured to pinch a first flexible tube against the plate and to move a first liquid through the first tube; and rotation of the second dispensing wheel is configured to pinch a second flexible tube against the plate and to move a second liquid through the first tube. The exemplary dispenser includes a motor for rotating the first and second dispensing wheels and a motor controller for starting and stopping the motor.