Foot-operated, bottled-liquid dispensing apparatus

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR USE IN DISPENSING LIQUID FROM A NECKTYPE CONTAINER HAVING A PLUGER-TYPE PUMP MOUNTED THEREIN AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE NECK THEREOF, THE PUMP ALSO HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE NECK OF THE CONTAINER, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) FOOT OPERATED LEVER MEANS, (B) CONTAINER MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED SPRING ARMS ADAPTED TO RECIEVE BETWEEN THEM THE NECK OF THE CONTAINER IN RESILIENT FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT, THE CONTAINER MOUNTING MEANS BEING ADAPTED FOR LOCATION AT A STATION REMOTE FROM THE LEVER MEANS, (C) A HOOD PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE CONTAINER MOUNTING MEANS AND ADAPTED FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN RAISED AND LOWERED POSITIONS, THE HOOD BEING DIMENSIONED TO CONFINE, WHEN IN LOWERED POSITION, THE RESILIENT SPRING ARMS, THEREBY PREVENTING INADVERTENT RELEASE OF THE CONTAINER, (D) PUMP PLUNGER ACTUATING MEANS MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCATION RELATIVE TO THE CONTAINER MOUNTING MEANS AND POSITIONED FOR WORKING CONTACT WITH THE PUMP PLUNGER PROJECTING FROM THE CONTAINER WHEN THE LATTER IS MOUNTED IN THE CONTAINER MOUNTING MEANS, THE