Wall-mounted soap dispenser

Claim 2

A dispenser for liquids, pastes, and creams capable of being mounted on a vertical surface comprising: a manual pumping mechanism including, a pump housing providing a reservoir for liquid, a pump chamber within said pump housing having at least one connecting opening to said reservoir, having a smaller chamber segment nearer the front of said mechanism and a larger chamber segment behind and co-axial with said smaller chamber segment, having a dispensing opening in said smaller chamber segment, a piston having a smaller piston segment and a larger piston segment behind and co-axial with said smaller piston segment, having a piston rod on the end of and co-axial with said larger piston segment, having grooves on each of said piston segments with gaskets fit into said grooves so as to form a sliding-contact fit between said chamber segments and said piston segments, said piston rod having at its end a crossbar, a lever pivoted at its upper end from the rear side of said pump housing and attached near its middle to said piston rod, said lever having a slot adapted and constructed to fit said piston into said lever, said crossbar having a flat at one end, said lever having a stop on its back side adapted and constructed so that after inserting said crossbar through said slot and rotating said crossbar by ninety degrees, said flat rests against said stop, a spring means forcing said lever toward the rear of said dispenser, and a means for attaching said mechanism to a vertical surface.

Claim 3

A dispenser as in claim 1 where said two segments of said pump chamber are cylindrical segments of different diameter and said two segments of said piston are cylindrical segments of different diameter.

Claim 4

A dispenser as in claim 2 where said piston includes a piston cylinder, a piston cap, and a piston base.

Claim 5

A dispenser as in claim 3 where said piston cylinder, piston cap and piston base are so formed as to make said piston hollow when assembled.

Claim 6

A dispenser as in claim 3 where said piston cylinder, piston cap and piston base are constructed and adapted as to form said gasket grooves in the joints between said piston cylinder, piston cap and piston base.

Claim 7

A dispenser as in claim 1 where said means for attaching said mechanisms to said vertical surface is a plate having holes formed in it through which fastening means can be attached to said vertical surface, said plate having means to hold said manual pumping mechanism.

Claim 8

A dispenser as in claim 6 where said means to hold said manual pumping mechanism includes rails on the rear of said pump housing which cooperate with flanges on said plate adapted and constructed so that said pump mechanism can be slid off said plate for servicing or cleaning.

Claim 9

A dispenser as in claim 7 additionally comprising a tab on said pump housing cooperating with a locking tab on said plate adapted and constructed to lock said pump mechanism in place on said plate.

Claim 10

A dispenser as in claim 8 additionally comprising a gusset under said tab adapted and constructed to strengthen said tab.

Claim 11

A dispenser as claim 1 additionally comprising a covering means over said pumping mechanism and said means for attaching dispenser.

Claim 12

A dispenser as in claim 10 where said covering means has a transparent window whereby to view the liquid level.

Claim 13

A dispenser as in claim 10 where said covering means is hinged to said means for attaching.

Claim 14

A dispenser as in claim 12 where said covering means is hinged at the bottom of said covering means.

Claim 15

A dispenser as in claim 13 where said hinged covering means has near its top latching means to said attaching means.

Claim 16

A dispenser as in claim 14 where said latching means includes a lock and key.

Claim 17

A dispenser as in claim 15 where said key cooperating with said lock is a bar supporting two parallel rods whereby inserting said two rods into said lock allows the user to open or close said lock.

Claim 18

A dispenser as in claim 10 where said covering means has a sloping top whereby to prevent holding objects placed on the top of said covering means.

Claim 19

A dispenser as in claim 1 where said gaskets are X-gaskets.

Claim 20

A dispenser as in claim 1 additionally comprising a stroke adjuster means whereby the length of the stroke of said piston is adjusted.

Claim 21

A dispenser as in claim 19 where said stroke adjusting means comprises a cylindrical ring fitting around said piston rod having segments of different cylindrical length.

Claim 22

A dispenser as in claim 20 where said stroke adjusting means has three segments of different cylindrical length.

Claim 23

A dispenser as in claim 20 where said cylindrical ring has a knurled region on the outside of said ring whereby to facilitate the finger grip of the user.

Claim 24

A dispenser as in claim 1 where said pump housing has on its top an inlet means for liquid.

Claim 25

A dispenser as in claim 23 where said inlet means is adapted and constructed to receive and support the neck of a bottle of said subject liquid, said bottle resting on top of said pump housing.

Claim 26

A dispenser as in claim 23 where the top of said pump housing is shaped as a pan adapted and constructed to hold spilled liquids.

Claim 27

A dispenser as in claim 25 where said pan has a drain hole adapted and constructed to pass spilled liquids from said pan into said reservoir.

Claim 28

A dispenser as in claim 1 additionally comprising bumpers on the back of said lever adapted and constructed to require that the direction of rotation of said crossbar be the shortest path to said stop.

Claim 29

A manual pumping mechanism for dispensing liquids, pastes, and creams comprising: a pump housing providing a reservoir for liquid; a pump chamber within said pump housing having at least one connecting opening to said reservoir, having a smaller chamber segment nearer the front of said mechanism and a larger chamber segment behind and co-axial with said smaller chamber segment, having a dispensing opening in said smaller chamber segment; a piston having a smaller piston segment and a larger piston segment behind and co-axial with said smaller piston segment, having a piston rod on the end of and co-axial with said larger piston segment, having grooves on each of said piston segments with gaskets fit into said grooves so as to form a sliding-contact fit between said chamber segments and said piston segments, said piston rod having on its end a crossbar; a lever pivoted at its upper end from the rear side of said pump housing and attached near its middle to said piston rod, said lever having a slot adapted and constructed to fit said piston into said lever, said crossbar having a flat on one end, said lever having a stop on its back side adapted and constructed so that after inserting said crossbar through said slot and rotating said crossbar by ninety degrees said flat rests against said stop; and a spring means forcing said lever toward the rear of said dispenser.

Claim 30

A manual pumping mechanism for dispensing liquids, pastes, and creams comprising: a pump housing providing a reservoir for liquid; a pump chamber within said pump housing having at least one connecting opening to said reservoir, having a smaller chamber segment nearer the front of said mechanism and a larger chamber segment behind and co-axial with said smaller chamber segment, having a dispensing opening in said smaller chamber segment; a piston having a smaller piston segment and a larger piston segment behind and co-axial with said smaller piston segment, having a piston rod on the end of and co-axial with said larger piston segment, having grooves on each of said piston segments with gaskets fit into said grooves so as to form a sliding-contact fit between said chamber segments and said piston segments, said piston rod having on its end a crossbar; a lever pivoted at its upper end from the rear side of said pump housing and attached near its middle to said piston rod, said lever having a slot adapted and constructed to fit said piston into said lever, said crossbar having a flat on one end, said lever having a stop on its back side adapted and constructed so that after inserting said crossbar through said slot and rotating said crossbar by ninety degrees said flat rests against said stop; and a spring means forcing said lever toward the rear of said dispenser.

Claim 31

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 28 where said two segments of said pump chamber are cylindrical segments of different diameter and said two segments of said piston are cylindrical segments of different diameter fitting into said cylindrical segments in said pump chamber.

Claim 32

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 29 where said piston includes a piston cylinder, a piston cap and a piston base.

Claim 33

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 30 where said piston cylinder, piston cap and piston base are so formed as to make said piston hollow when assembled.

Claim 34

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 30 where said piston cylinder, piston cap and piston base are adapted and constructed to form said gasket grooves in the joints between said piston cylinder, piston cap and piston base.

Claim 35

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 30 where said piston cylinder, piston cap and piston base are made of plastic.

Claim 36

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 28 where said gaskets are X-gaskets.

Claim 37

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 28 additionally comprising a stroke adjusting means whereby the length of the stroke of said piston is adjusted.

Claim 38

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 35 where said stroke adjusting means comprises a cylindrical ring fitting around said piston rod having segments of different cylindrical length.

Claim 39

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 36 where said stroke adjusting means has three segments of different cylindrical length.

Claim 40

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 28 where said pump housing has on its top an inlet means for liquid.

Claim 41

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 38 where said inlet means is adapted and constructed to receive and support the neck of a bottle of said subject liquid, said bottle resting on the top of said pump housing.

Claim 42

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 28 where the top of said pump housing is shaped as a pan adapted and constructed to hold spilled liquids.

Claim 43

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 40 where said pan has a drain hole adapted and constructed to pass spilled liquids from said pan into said reservoir.

Claim 44

A manual pumping mechanism as in claim 28 additionally comprising bumpers on the back of said lever adapted and constructed to require that the direction of rotation of said crossbar be the shortest path to said stop.

Claim 45

A dispenser for liquids, pastes and creams capable of being mounted on a vertical surface comprising: a pump housing providing a reservoir for liquid, having the top of said pump housing shaped as a pan adapted and constructed to hold spilled liquids, having a drain hole in said pan adapted and constructed to pass spilled liquids from said pan into said reservoir, having an inlet on the top of said pump housing adapted and constructed to receive and support the neck of a bottle of said liquid, said bottle resting on the top of said pump housing; a pump chamber within said pump housing having at least one connecting opening to said reservoir, having a smaller cylindrical chamber segment nearer the front of said pump housing and a larger cylindrical chamber segment behind and co-axial with said smaller chamber segment, having a dispensing opening in said smaller chamber segment; a piston having a smaller cylindrical piston segment and a larger cylindrical piston segment behind and co-axial with said smaller piston segment, having a piston rod on the end of and co-axial with said larger piston segment, having grooves on each of said piston segments with X-gaskets fit into said grooves so as to form a sliding-contact fit between said cylinder segments and said piston segments, said piston includes a piston cap, piston cylinder and piston base adapted and constructed to form said grooves for X-rings in the joints between said piston cap, piston cylinder and piston base, there being a notch in said smaller piston segment adapted and constructed to facilitate dispensing subject liquid through said dispensing opening, there being a tongue inside said piston cylinder and a groove outside said piston base adapted and constructed to maintain a unique alignment between said piston rod and said notch; a lever pivoted at its upper end from the rear side of said pump housing and attached near its middle to said piston rod, said piston rod having at its end a crossbar and said lever had a slot adapted and constructed to fit said piston into said lever, where there is a flat on the end of said crossbar and a stop on the back side of said lever adapted and constructed so that, after inserting said crossbar through said slot and rotating said crossbar by ninety degrees, said flat rests against said stop; a spring forcing said lever toward the rear of said dispenser; a stroke adjusting cylindrical ring fitting around said piston rod and having three segments of different cylindrical length; a plate adapted and constructed to detachably hold said pump housing and to be attached to a vertical surface; and a hinged cover with latch which fits over said plate, said pump housing and said bottle.

Claim 46

A dispenser for liquids, pastes and creams capable of being mounted on a vertical surface comprising: a pump housing providing a reservoir for liquid, having the top of said pump housing shaped as a pan adapted and constructed to hold spilled liquids, having a drain hole in said pan adapted and constructed to pass spilled liquids from said pan into said reservoir, having an inlet on the top of said pump housing adapted and constructed to receive and support the neck of a bottle of said liquid, said bottle resting on the top of said pump housing; a pump chamber within said pump housing having at least one connecting opening to said reservoir, having a smaller cylindrical chamber segment nearer the front of said pump housing and a larger cylindrical chamber segment behind and co-axial with said smaller chamber segment, having a dispensing opening in said smaller chamber segment; a piston having a smaller cylindrical piston segment and a larger cylindrical piston segment behind and co-axial with said smaller piston segment, having a piston rod on the end of and co-axial with said larger piston segment, having grooves on each of said piston segments with X-gaskets fit into said grooves so as to form a sliding-contact fit between said cylinder segments and said piston segments, said piston includes a piston cap, piston cylinder and piston base adapted and constructed to form said grooves for X-rings in the joints between said piston cap, piston cylinder and piston base, there being a notch in said smaller piston segment adapted and constructed to facilitate dispensing subject liquid through said dispensing opening, there being a tongue inside said piston cylinder and a groove outside said piston base adapted and constructed to maintain a unique alignment between said piston rod and said notch; a lever pivoted at its upper end from the rear side of said pump housing and attached near its middle to said piston rod, said piston rod having at its end a crossbar and said lever had a slot adapted and constructed to fit said piston into said lever, where there is a flat on the end of said crossbar and a stop on the back side of said lever adapted and constructed so that, after inserting said crossbar through said slot and rotating said crossbar by ninety degrees, said flat rests against said stop; a spring forcing said lever toward the rear of said dispenser; a stroke adjusting cylindrical ring fitting around said piston rod and having three segments of different cylindrical length; a plate adapted and constructed to detachably hold said pump housing and to be attached to a vertical surface; and a hinged cover with latch which fits over said plate, said pump housing and said bottle.

Claim 47

A dispenser for liquids, pastes, and creams capable of being mounted on a vertical surface comprising: a manual pumping mechanism including, a pump housing providing a reservoir for liquid, a pump chamber within said pump housing having at least one connecting opening to said reservoir, having a smaller chamber segment nearer the front of said mechanism and a larger chamber segment behind and co-axial with said smaller chamber segment, having a dispensing opening in said smaller chamber segment, a piston having a smaller piston segment and a larger piston segment behind and co-axial with said smaller piston segment, having a piston rod on the end of and co-axial with said larger piston segment, having grooves on each of said piston segments with gaskets fit into said grooves so as to form a sliding-contact fit between said chamber segments and said piston segments, said smaller piston segment having a notch adapted and constructed to facilitate dispensing subject liquid through said dispensing opening, said piston further including a piston cylinder, a piston cap and a piston base so formed as the make said piston hollow when assembled, there being a tongue inside said piston cylinder fitting into a groove outside said piston adapted and constructed to maintain a unique alignment between said piston rod and said notch, a lever pivoted at its upper end from the rear side of said pump housing and attached near its middle to said piston rod, a spring means forcing said lever toward the rear of said dispenser, and a means for attaching said mechanism to a vertical surface.

Claim 48

A dispenser for liquids, pastes, and creams capable of being mounted on a vertical surface comprising: a manual pumping mechanism including, a pump housing providing a reservoir for liquid, a pump chamber within said pump housing having at least one connecting opening to said reservoir, having a smaller chamber segment nearer the front of said mechanism and a larger chamber segment behind and co-axial with said smaller chamber segment, having a dispensing opening in said smaller chamber segment, a piston having a smaller piston segment and a larger piston segment behind and co-axial with said smaller piston segment, having a piston rod on the end of and co-axial with said larger piston segment, having grooves on each of said piston segments with gaskets fit into said grooves so as to form a sliding-contact fit between said chamber segments and said piston segments, said smaller piston segment having a notch adapted and constructed to facilitate dispensing subject liquid through said dispensing opening, said piston further including a piston cylinder, a piston cap and a piston base so formed as the make said piston hollow when assembled, there being a tongue inside said piston cylinder fitting into a groove outside said piston adapted and constructed to maintain a unique alignment between said piston rod and said notch, a lever pivoted at its upper end from the rear side of said pump housing and attached near its middle to said piston rod, a spring means forcing said lever toward the rear of said dispenser, and a means for attaching said mechanism to a vertical surface.

Claim 49

A dispenser as in claim 44 where said two segments of said pump chamber are cylindrical segments of different diameter and said two segments of said piston are cylindrical segments of different diameter.

Claim 50

A dispenser as in claim 44 where said means for attaching said mechanisms to said vertical surface is a plate having holes formed in it through which fastening means can be attached to said vertical surface, said plate having means to hold said manual pumping mechanism.

Claim 51

A dispenser as in claim 44 additionally comprising a covering means over said pumping mechanism and said means for attaching dispenser.

Claim 52

A dispenser as in claim 44 where said gaskets are X-gaskets.

Claim 53

A dispenser as in claim 44 additionally comprising a stroke adjuster means whereby the length of the stroke of said piston is adjusted.

Claim 54

A dispenser as in claim 44 where said pump housing has on its top an inlet means for liquid.