Abstract: A fluid refill pouch for use with a dispenser having a refill well with a refill opening therein and a piercing member disposed in the refill well, the pouch having a flexible wall hermetically sealed for containing fluid, and a docking adaptor loosely disposed in the pouch for insertion into the refill well so as to push the wall of the pouch upon the piercing member to pierce the wall and provide an opening for discharge of fluid from the pouch through the refill opening and into the dispenser; the inner wall of the refill well and the outer wall of the docking adaptor are shaped complementarily with flutes in the outer wall of the docking adaptor for easy grasping by the user, the parts having non-standard dimensions to provide anti-bootleg protection; there also is provided a fluid dispensing system incorporating such a refill pouch and dispenser.

Abstract: A towel dispenser of the continuous loop type wherein the housing has two spaced apart and vertically extending support members mounted on the rear wall, each support member having a cantilever portion with mounting mechanism for pivotally mounting a towel bed thereon, towel dispensing mechanism mounted in the housing for dispensing clean towel therefrom into the loop along an exit path when the accessible portion of the loop is pulled by the user, loop take-up mechanism mounted in the housing coupled to the towel dispensing mechanism for retracting and storing soiled towel from the return path. The loop take-up mechanism includes a take-up roll for storing soiled towel and drive mechanism coupled to the dispensing mechanism for driving the take-up roll.

Abstract: A liquid soap dispensing system includes a closed soap container having a manually actuated dispensing pump carried therebeneath, the container being separated by a partition into a lower soap reservoir and an upper refill compartment, the latter adapted to enclose therein a removable refill cartridge and having a downwardly extending refill well with a pair of opposed keys extending thereinto. The cartridge has an outlet neck, the outer surface of which has a pair of opposed slots. The neck is closed by a pierceable membrane recessed therein and adapted to be received into the well so that a cartridge opening member pierces the membrane to accommodate free flow of liquid soap from the cartridge to the reservoir. The cartridge is entirely closed to define the liquid level in the reservoir at the bottom of the neck, and a drain hole in the reservoir wall above the bottom of the neck but below the tops of the keys prevents bootleg cartridges from being used in the soap dispenser.

Abstract: A liquid soap dispensing system includes a closed soap container having a manually actuated dispensing pump carried therebeneath, the container being separated by a partition into a lower soap reservoir and an upper refill compartment, the latter adapted to enclose therein a removable refill cartridge and having a downwardly extending refill will with a plurality of keys upstanding from the bottom thereof. The cartridge has an outlet neck, the outer bottom surface of which has a like plurality of slots. The neck is closed by a pierceable membrane recessed therein and adapted to be received into the well so that a cartridge opening member pierces the membrane to accommodate free flow of liquid soap from the cartridge to the reservoir. The cartridge is entirely closed to define the liquid level in the reservoir at the bottom of the neck, and a drain hole in the reservoir wall above the bottom of the neck but below the tops of the keys prevents bootleg cartridges from being used in the soap dispenser.

Abstract: A system for dispensing liquid soap comprising a closed wall structure defining a container with a partition separating the container into a lower liquid soap reservoir and an upper refill compartment. Dispensing means is carried by the container for dispensing liquid soap from the reservoir. A refill well having a refill aperture therethrough provides communication between the reservoir and the refill compartment and is dimensioned to permit the free flow of liquid soap therethrough. A pusher member is disposed in the refill well and extends upwardly toward the upper refill compartment to contact a refill cartridge containing liquid soap which has an outwardly extending neck defining an outlet with a tubular drain adaptor in the refill cartridge in sealing relation with the neck providing communication between the inside and outside of the cartridge.

Abstract: A liquid soap dispensing system includes a closed soap container having a manually actuated dispensing pump carried therebeneath, the container being separated by a partition into a lower soap reservoir and an upper refill compartment, the latter adapted to enclose therein a removable refill cartridge. The cartridge has an outlet neck closed by a pierceable membrane recessed therein and adapted to be received into a well in the partition in surrounding relationship with a hollow tubular piercing member which pierces the membrane and is dimensioned to accommodate free flow of liquid soap therethrough from the cartridge to the reservoir. The cartridge is semirigid and has guide surfaces engageable with positioning members in the refill compartment for guiding and positioning the cartridge therein. A twist-off cap opens a vent aperture in the cartridge while a vent tube vents the reservoir. A slot in the wall of the refill compartment prevents the accumulation of free liquid soap therein.

Abstract: A fluid injection pouch for use in refilling a dispenser having a refill well with refill apertures therein and a piercing member therein, the pouch having a flexible wall hermetically sealed for containing fluid, and a docking adaptor loosely disposed within the pouch and for insertion into the refill well so as to push the wall of the pouch upon the piercing member to pierce the wall and provide an opening for discharge of fluid from the pouch through the refill aperture and into an associated dispenser; there also is provided a fluid dispensing system incorporating such an injection pouch.

Abstract: A system for dispensing fluids including a closed container having a manually actuated dispensing pump carried therebeneath, the container being separated by a partition into a lower reservoir compartment and an upper refill compartment, the latter adapted to enclose therein a removable refill pouch; a refill well is provided in the partition and disposed in the refill well is a hollow tubular member extending upwardly thereinto with a refill aperture extending therethrough; the refill pouch has a flexible wall hermetically sealed and containing fluid, and a docking adaptor loosely disposed within the pouch for insertion into the refill well so as to push the wall of the pouch upon the piercing member to pierce the wall to provide an opening for discharge of fluid from the pouch through the refill aperture and into the lower reservoir compartment; a slot in the wall in the upper refill compartment prevents accumulation of free fluid therein.

Abstract: A dispenser for liquid soap including two telescoping housing members generally cylindrical in shape and having the longitudinal axes thereof inclined upwardly, the inner housing member being mountable on a wall and the outer housing member having a broad contact area accessible to a user, a support extending upwardly and forwardly from the inner housing member and telescopically receiving a guide on the outer housing member with a spring therebetween, a discharge member removably mounted on the inner housing member and having a soap outlet in registration with an opening with the outer housing member and having structure for removably attaching a liquid soap container thereto, a pump on the discharge member for pumping charges of liquid soap from the liquid soap container to the soap outlet, and an actuating member on the outer housing operating the pump upon shifting of the housing members from the rest positions thereof to the actuating positions thereof; also disclosed is a novel container for liquid soap

Abstract: A liquid soap dispensing system includes a closed soap container having a manually actuated dispensing pump carried therebeneath. Refill of the container is by a plastic refill squeeze bottle with a neck defining an outlet opening closed by a membrane recessed therein. One embodiment of the bottle is formed by ultrasonically welding in the neck end, after the bottle is filled, a plug defining a cylindrical sleeve closed at the inner end thereof by a closure wall. The neck is inserted into a well in the top of the container, and a hollow piercing member at the bottom of the well ruptures the membrane or closure member, whereupon soap may be squeezed from the bottle and through the passage through the hollow piercing member, which is constricted by septa dividing the passage into channels such that flow of liquid soap therethrough at equal pressures at both ends of the passage is substantially inhibited.

Abstract: An apparatus, carried by a vehicle, for excavating packed snow or ice from a roadway in a swath equivalent to the width of the apparatus. A strong and unitary frame carries a transmission actuated by a vehicle PTO to power an axle shaft. The frame houses a hopper-like collector assembly with a chamber bisected by a paddle assembly on the axle shaft. The collector and paddle assemblies cooperate to slowly move snow or ice into a vertically oriented chute. Thereafter, the paddle assembly and vertical chute cooperate to rapidly propel snow or ice through a directional discharge chute. The apparatus may have one or more combinations of operative components to determine width of the snow or ice removal swath.