US2013134183A1PendingUtilityA1

Liquid delivery system

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Assignee: VAN DIEPEN JACOBUS SIMON PETRUSPriority: Apr 30, 2010Filed: Apr 20, 2011Published: May 30, 2013
Est. expiryApr 30, 2030(~3.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jacobus Simon Petrus Van DiepenChristopher Leonard PadainXianzhi Zhou
A47K 5/12B67D 3/00A47K 5/1217A47K 5/1202
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Abstract

A liquid delivery system comprising a base unit ( 2 ) comprising a liquid inlet in an upwardly facing surface, a liquid duct leading from the inlet to a liquid outlet above the liquid inlet; a pump for pumping the liquid from the inlet to the outlet; a motor to drive the pump; and a shroud extending upwardly in a manner which surrounds the inlet, the system further comprising a vessel ( 1 ) received within the shroud in an inverted configuration with its outlet lowermost and in communication with the fluid inlet, the vessel ( 1 ) having a refill opening ( 20 ) towards the end opposite to the outlet.

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1 . A liquid delivery system comprising:
 a base unit comprising:   a liquid inlet in an upwardly facing surface;   a liquid duct leading from the inlet to a liquid outlet above the liquid inlet;   a pump for pumping the liquid from the inlet to the outlet;   a motor to drive the pump; and   a shroud extending upwardly in a manner which surrounds the inlet; and   
       a vessel received within the shroud in an inverted configuration with its outlet lowermost and in communication with the fluid inlet, the vessel having a refill opening towards the end opposite to the outlet. 
     
     
         2 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein there is no valve at the outlet from the vessel. 
     
     
         3 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the refill is selectively closable by a closure element. 
     
     
         4 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the base unit further comprises a sensor to sense the presence of an object in the vicinity of the outlet to trigger a dispensing operation. 
     
     
         5 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the base unit is a free standing unit. 
     
     
         6 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the base unit contains batteries to power the motor. 
     
     
         7 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the vessel has a bottle-like configuration. 
     
     
         8 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the vessel has a cup-like configuration.

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