EP 0858280 A1 19980819 - IMPROVED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID HAND TREATMENT
Title (en)
IMPROVED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID HAND TREATMENT
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUSGABE VON FLÜSSIGEM HANDREINIGUNGSMITTEL
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE AMELIORES DE DISTRIBUTION D'UN PRODUIT LIQUIDE POUR MAINS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9616915 W 19961022
- US 55132495 A 19951101
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9716107A1] An apparatus (10) for dispensing a liquid hand treatment such as soap into a consumer's hand in a public washroom includes first and second containers (20, 22) for storing liquid hand treatment, first and second nozzles (24, 26) and a pumping mechanism (32) for extracting liquid hand treatment from the first and second containers (20, 22) and expelling such liquid hand treatment, respectively, through the first and second nozzles (24, 26). The pumping mechanism (32) preferably includes a first actuator lever (36) for causing the pumping mechanism (32) to pump liquid hand treatment through said first nozzle (24), and a second actuator lever (38) for causing said pumping mechanism (32) to pump liquid hand treatment through said second nozzle (26), said first and second levers (36, 38) being independently operable, whereby liquid hand treatment may be dispensed electively through either container (20, 22). In addition, each actuator lever (36, 38) preferably includes indicia for instructing a consumer how to orient his or her hand when actuating the lever (36, 38), and the nozzle (24, 26) is oriented to deliver liquid hand treatment into the consumer's palm when the lever (24, 26) is actuated and the user's hand is so oriented. Accordingly, the liquid hand treatment will be deposited in the most useful location with a minimum of wastage.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47K 5/12 (2006.01); B65D 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
A47K 5/12 (2013.01 - KR); A47K 5/1215 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9716107A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE ES FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9716107 A1 19970509; AU 704417 B2 19990422; AU 7466096 A 19970522; BR 9611426 A 19990223; CA 2234136 A1 19970509; EP 0858280 A1 19980819; JP H11514542 A 19991214; KR 19990067228 A 19990816; MX 9803201 A 19980930; PL 180813 B1 20010430; PL 326368 A1 19980914; RU 2159069 C2 20001120
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9616915 W 19961022; AU 7466096 A 19961022; BR 9611426 A 19961022; CA 2234136 A 19961022; EP 96936834 A 19961022; JP 51740197 A 19961022; KR 19980703185 A 19980430; MX 9803201 A 19980423; PL 32636896 A 19961022; RU 98110003 A 19961022