Device for dispensing a liquid

US8544692B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NESTEC S.A. · CH

Inventors

• Christoph Rusch · Biel, CH
• Elmar Mock · Bienne, CH
• Gary Cooper · Lewisville, US
• Andre Klopfensteinh · La Neuveville, CH
• Naomi Bitmead · Köniz, CH
• James Peter Herrick · Brookfield, US
• Amol Ashok Bhalerao · Dublin, US
• Randall L. Morrison · Marysville, US
• Bernard Guillemain · Lausanne, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 16, 2008
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2013
• Expiry date: Jan 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D2001/0817
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a base station for a liquid dispensing apparatus. The base station includes a driver and a container support having a dispensing device, which includes a liquid duct leading from the container to an outlet. The device further includes a connector connected to the driver and detachably connectable to the dispensing device. In an embodiment, the container support is a holder, and the connector is movable towards the holder to connect to the dispensing device and away from the holder after disconnecting from the dispensing device.