DISPENSER BOTTLE HOLDING ASSEMBLY
A dispenser bottle holding assembly, comprises a bottle holder comprising a base portion having walls and interior compartment adapted to receive and hold a dispenser bottle, said bottle holder having a top portion adapted to move vertically with respect to said base portion, and for contacting and operating a top of a dispenser bottle to dispense fluid, wherein the said base portion has a removable fitting ring having a defined size and shape for engaging the bottom of the dispenser bottle, and a clamping assembly removably attached to one of the bottle holder walls for enabling removable attachment of the dispenser bottle holding assembly to an object.
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The present invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing sanitizer fluid such as hand sanitizer or soap, and more particularly to a dispenser assembly for receiving and accommodating a wide variety of different size and shape push pump soap bottles, and having mounts for mounting the assembly in a variety of different mounting locations and configurations, or for use as a stand-alone countertop unit.
Push pump soap bottles and sanitizer bottles are used in a variety of commercial and domestic locations, such as healthcare facilities, food establishments, factories, kitchens, bathrooms, etc., for cleansing and sanitizing users' hands and face.
There are a number of different push pump soap bottles and/or push pump sanitizer bottles available on the market today. Some distributors are Purell, Ecolab, Sterillium, Steris and Gojo, to name a few. The bottles are not uniform or standard in size, shape or capacity. Also, the bottles are merely dispenser bottles and do not have the capability to monitor dispensing events, or be located or mounted at locations other than on a table or countertop.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention provides a dispenser bottle holding assembly for receiving and accommodating a variety of differently sized and shaped push pump soap and sanitizer bottles, and for mounting the assembly on a variety of different mounting locations and configurations, or for use as a stand-alone countertop unit, or to mount to a wall.
The present invention will be described with reference to a specific exemplary embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
As used herein, unless indicated otherwise, the terms “soap”, “sanitizer” and the like are used interchangeably and refer to any substance in any phase or form, including without limitation any gel, foam, or any combination thereof, for hygienic cleansing or sanitizing a user's hands or face.
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The bottle holder 1 is adapted to be removably attached to a back plate 5 having a vertical back wall and a horizontal bottom base plate. The attachment may be made with screws or the like.
A switch pod cover 6 is removably attached to the top of a pair of switch pod sliders 7 which are adapted to slide in vertical channels or grooves in the interior of the bottle holder 1. After a bottle is inserted into the interior of the holder 1, the switch pod cover 6 with sliders 7 is slid down until it reaches the top of the actuator of the bottle (not shown), with the top of the bottle actuator nestled into the recess of switch pod activation plate 8 in the front. This switch pod cover assembly 6 can be seen in
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Further details on how a dispenser and badge may be used may be found in U.S. Ser. No. 13/215,823 filed Aug. 23, 2011, which is incorporated by reference herein.
The dispenser bottle holding assembly may also function on a countertop if no clamping assembly is mounted on the bottom, even if a clamping assembly is mounted on the rear. The dispenser bottle holding assembly may also be mounted to a vertical wall or the like without any clamping assembly on the rear, even if a clamping assembly is mounted on the bottom.
The dispenser bottle holding assembly thus provides a very versatile unit with a small number of parts.
While one embodiment has been described, the invention is not limited to this embodiment, and changes and modifications may be made as may occur to those skilled in the art. The scope of the invention is defined only by way of the dependent claims.
Claims
1. A dispenser bottle holding assembly, comprising:
- a bottle holder comprising a base portion having walls and interior compartment adapted to receive and hold a dispenser bottle, said bottle holder having a top portion adapted to move vertically with respect to said base portion, and for contacting and operating a top of a dispenser bottle to dispense fluid;
- said base portion having a removable fitting ring having a defined size and shape for engaging the bottom of the dispenser bottle.
2. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of differently sized removable fitting rings for different sized dispenser bottles.
3. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 1, including a removable clamping assembly on a back wall of the base portion.
4. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 3 wherein the back wall of the base portion has a mounting arrangement for enabling removable attachment of the clamping assembly in any one of a plurality of different orientations.
5. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 1 including a removable clamping assembly on a bottom surface of the base portion.
6. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 5, wherein the bottom surface of the base portion has a mounting arrangement for enabling removable attachment of the clamping assembly in one of a plurality of different orientations.
7. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 1, further including a switch which senses contacting and operation of the top of a dispenser bottle to detect a dispensing of fluid.
8. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 1, further including a communication circuit for wirelessly detecting the identity of a user operating the dispenser bottle to dispense fluid.
9. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 1, wherein the communication circuit stores information on the time of a dispensing event and the identity of the user.
10. A dispenser bottle holding assembly, comprising:
- a bottle holder comprising a base portion having walls and defining an interior compartment adapted to receive and hold a dispenser bottle, said bottle holder having a top portion, and for contacting and operating a top of a dispenser bottle to dispense fluid;
- and a clamping assembly removably attached to one of the bottle holder walls for enabling removable attachment of the dispenser bottle holding assembly to an object.
11. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 10, wherein the clamping assembly is removably attached to a back wall of the base portion.
12. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 11, wherein the back wall of the bottle holder has a mounting arrangement for enabling removable attachment of the clamping in any one of a plurality of different orientations.
13. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 10, wherein the clamping assembly is removably attached to a bottom wall of the base portion.
14. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 13, wherein the bottom wall of the bottle holder has a mounting arrangement for enabling removable attachment of the clamping assembly in any one of a plurality of different orientations.
15. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 10, further including a removable fitting ring in the base portion having a defined size and shape for engaging the bottom of a dispenser bottle.
16. The dispenser bottle holding assembly of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of differently sized removable fitting rings for different sized dispenser bottles.
17. A dispenser bottle holding assembly, comprising:
- a bottle holder comprising a base portion having walls and interior compartment adapted to receive and hold a dispenser bottle, said bottle holder having a top portion adapted to move vertically with respect to said base portion, and for contacting and operating a top of a dispenser bottle to dispense fluid;
- said base portion having a removable fitting ring having a defined size and shape for engaging the bottom of the dispenser bottle; and
- a clamping assembly removably attached to one of the bottle holder walls for enabling removable attachment of the dispenser bottle holding assembly to an object.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 7, 2012
Publication Date: Jun 12, 2014
Applicant: UltraClenz, LLC (Jupiter, FL)
Inventors: David Snodgrass (Jupiter, FL), Jeffrey Rospierski (Alden, NY)
Application Number: 13/708,101
International Classification: B67D 7/06 (20100101);