IP Library Granted Patent US 10,188,241
Granted Patent B2
US 10,188,241 · App. 15/166,714 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

Dispenser assembly

Inventors: Donna M. Santoro (St. Charles, MO); Andy Lee Kirkpatrick (Green Bay, WI); Kacey James Kreuter (Green Bay, WI); Stephen John Kocis (Suwanee, GA); Anthony Toribio (Suwanee, WI); William J. Peek (Lawrenceville, GA)
Assignee: Vi-Jon, Inc.
A47K5/1217A47K5/1211
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Patent No.
US 10,188,241
App. No.
15/166,714
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dispenser assembly for dispensing a product is provided herein. The dispenser assembly includes a bottle configured to store the product, the bottle including a back wall. The back wall includes a substantially flat surface, and an angled surface extending outwards from the flat surface. The dispenser assembly further includes a battery holder including a housing, and a plurality of batteries contained in the housing, wherein the battery holder is positioned adjacent the flat surface of back wall of the bottle and below the angled surface of the back wall.

Claims (40)

1. A dispenser assembly for dispensing a product, the dispenser assembly comprising:

a bottle configured to store the product, the bottle comprising a back wall, the back wall comprising:

a substantially flat surface;

an angled surface extending outwards from the flat surface; and

an extension portion extending outwards from the flat surface, the extension portion having a width less than a width of the flat surface; and

a battery holder, the battery holder comprising:

a housing; and

a plurality of batteries contained in the housing,

wherein the battery holder is positioned adjacent the flat surface of the back wall of the bottle and below the angled surface of the back wall; and

wherein the housing of the battery holder comprises an intermediate wall separating laterally adjacent batteries, the intermediate wall comprising an angled portion that accommodates the extension portion of the bottle back wall.

2. The dispenser assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flat surface extends between a first end and an opposing second end, and wherein the angled surface extends outwards from the flat surface at the first end.

3. The dispenser assembly of claim 2 , wherein the extension portion extends outwards from the second end of the flat surface.

4. The dispenser assembly of claim 1 , wherein the extension portion extends between two adjacent batteries of the plurality of batteries in the battery holder.

5. The dispenser assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bottle has a varying depth to accommodate the battery holder within a housing of the dispenser assembly.

6. The dispenser assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bottle further comprises:

a neck portion;

a substantially flat top wall; and

a body portion extending between the neck portion and the top wall, the body portion comprising a front wall, the back wall, and a pair of side walls extending between the front wall and the back wall.

7. The dispenser assembly of claim 1 , wherein the angled surface has a length less than a length of the flat surface.

8. A dispenser assembly for dispensing a liquid product, the dispenser assembly comprising:

a bottle configured to store the product, the bottle comprising a back wall, the back wall comprising:

a substantially flat surface; and

an extension portion extending outwards from the flat surface; and

a battery holder, the battery holder comprising:

a housing; and

a plurality of batteries contained in the housing,

wherein the battery holder is positioned adjacent the flat surface of the back wall of the bottle, and the extension portion extends between adjacent batteries of the plurality of batteries.

9. The dispenser assembly of claim 8 , wherein the flat surface includes a first end and an opposing second end, and wherein the extension portion extends outwards from the flat surface at the first end.

10. The dispenser assembly of claim 9 , wherein the back wall further comprises an angled surface extending outwards from the second end of the flat surface.

11. The dispenser assembly of claim 10 , wherein the angled surface has a length less than a length of the flat surface.

12. The dispenser assembly of claim 8 , wherein the back wall further comprises an angled surface extending outwards from the flat surface.

13. The dispenser assembly of claim 12 , wherein the battery holder is positioned below the angled surface.

14. The dispenser assembly of claim 12 , wherein the angled surface has a length less than a length of the flat surface.

15. The dispenser assembly of claim 8 , wherein the bottle has a varying depth to accommodate the battery holder within a housing of the dispenser assembly.

16. The dispenser assembly of claim 8 , wherein the bottle further comprises:

a neck portion;

a substantially flat top wall; and

a body portion extending between the neck portion and the top wall, the body portion comprising a front wall, the back wall, and a pair of side walls extending between the front wall and the back wall.

17. The dispenser assembly of claim 8 , wherein the extension portion has a width less than a width of the flat surface.

18. The dispenser assembly of claim 8 , wherein the housing of the battery holder comprises an intermediate wall separating laterally adjacent batteries, the intermediate wall comprising an angled portion that accommodates the extension portion of the bottle back wall.

Assignments (22)
MERGER Recorded Aug 13, 2026
From: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC; SUREFIL, LLC
To: NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 075637/0473 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
To: UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 072014/0386 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: VIVOS HOLDINGS, LLC; UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC; NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: LOAN ADMIN CO LLC
Reel/Frame 072014/0116 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCTS PARTNERS, LLC; NICE-PAK PRODUCTS, INC.
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 072014/0736 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: VI-JON, LLC
Reel/Frame 066050/0610 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: UPLIFT BRANDS, LLC; CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 066052/0523 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 066050/0605 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2023
From: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 065969/0963 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 065748 FRAME: 0439. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 13, 2023
From: VIVOS HOLDINGS, LLC
To: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065988/0701 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: VIVOS HOLDINGS, LLC
To: CONSUMER PRODUCT PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065748/0439 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: VI-JON, LLC
To: VIVOS HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065748/0241 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 5, 2021
From: VI-JON, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 055514/0532 →
RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME: 053574/0016 Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: VI-JON, INC.
Reel/Frame 055503/0270 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 8, 2020
From: VI-JON, INC.
To: VI-JON, LLC
Reel/Frame 054027/0115 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2020
From: VI-JON, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 053574/0016 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2020
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: VI-JON, INC.
Reel/Frame 053571/0954 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2017
From: VI-JON, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 043336/0718 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2017
From: SILGAN PLASTICS, LLC
To: VI-JON, INC.
Reel/Frame 042258/0366 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2017
From: WISCONSIN PLASTICS
To: VI-JON, INC.
Reel/Frame 042258/0281 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2016
From: KIRKPATRICK, ANDY LEE; KREUTER, KACEY JAMES
To: WISCONSIN PLASTICS
Reel/Frame 040759/0724 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2016
From: SANTORO, DONNA M.
To: VI-JON, INC.
Reel/Frame 041187/0773 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2016
From: KOCIS, STEPHEN JOHN; TORIBIO, ANTHONY; PEEK, WILLIAM J.
To: SILGAN PLASTICS, LLC
Reel/Frame 040759/0797 →
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