Textiles: fluid treating apparatus – Machines – Combined
Patent
1996-05-06
1998-07-21
Coe, Philip R.
Textiles: fluid treating apparatus
Machines
Combined
68207, D06F 3902
Patent
active
057821097
ABSTRACT:
A dispenser 100 for dispensing a chemical product that is dissolved by diluent. The dispenser includes a package 170 having a diaphragm, or fingered collar 180 attached to its opening. The diaphragm 180 has a plurality of flexible members or flexible fingers 185. The dispenser may utilize an injection manifold 109 that is sized and configured to be positioned on a washing machine top proximate the gap between the washing machine's top and lid. Still further, the invention includes a low level chemical product indicator. The indicator includes a focused light source 98a and 98a. The focused light source is a high intensity light emitting diode having a viewing angle of less than 6.degree. and an intensity of above 10,000 mcd. The dispenser also includes an apparatus and method in which a dispensing time of a dispenser is dynamically varied in response to diluent temperature during operation of the dispenser.
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Boche Daniel K.
Hoerning Douglas Sherwin
Howes Ronald Bruce
Spriggs John Ross
Tolliver-Rogers Loleta T.
Coe Philip R.
Ecolab Inc.
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