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Fluid and hair-dye dispensers

US7654416B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 2006
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 27, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01F2101/30
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention there is provided a dispenser apparatus for dispensing fluids. The dispenser apparatus includes a centrally located vertically mounted column assembly. A plurality of canisters is cantilever mounted to the column assembly. Each canister has a receptacle for holding a fluid and each receptacle includes a corresponding pump for dispensing fluid held therein. The dispenser apparatus also includes a stationary dispensing station having a mechanism for selectively actuating the pump for dispensing fluid held in the receptacle. A mechanism is also provided for engaging a portion of a canister to align a pump corresponding to a receptacle to the stationary dispensing station, wherein the fluid held in the receptacle may be dispensed.

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