IP Library Granted Patent US 11,304,495
Granted Patent B1
US 11,304,495 · App. 16/856,362 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser

Inventor: Robert Wise (Penngrove, CA)
A45D40/04A45D40/16B65D83/0011
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Patent No.
US 11,304,495
App. No.
16/856,362
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

A repeatedly refillable reusable solution cartridge retrofit device for a dispenser includes a housing which has a bottom side and an opened upper side. A screw rod is coupled through the housing such that it is rotatably secured to the bottom of the housing. A cartridge plate further engages with the screw rod. The cartridge plate is connected to a cartridge which includes a spreadable substance. Upon use a housing of the cartridge is removed revealing the spreadable substance.

Claims (25)

1. A solution cartridge retrofit device for a dispenser, the dispenser comprising:

a housing having a bottom side and an opened upper side;

a screw rod rotatably secured within the bottom of the housing;

a cartridge plate engaged with the screw rod via a threaded aperture located through the cartridge plate, wherein the cartridge plate is proportioned to fit within the housing;

a removable cartridge secured to the cartridge plate, the removable cartridge containing a spreadable substance.

2. The solution cartridge retrofit device of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge plate is comprised of polyvinyl alcohol.

3. The solution cartridge retrofit device of claim 1 , the threaded aperture of the cartridge plate has an elongated channel connected to a bottom side of the cartridge plate, wherein the elongated channel has threads therein.

4. The solution cartridge retrofit device of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge plate is a domed plate.

5. The solution cartridge retrofit device of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge plate has a plurality of apertures located therethrough that will allow for a spreadable substance to be affixed to the cartridge plate by entering the apertures.

6. The solution cartridge retrofit device of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge has a removable housing;

wherein the removable housing will be removed from the spreadable substance once the cartridge plate is secured to the threaded rod.

7. The solution cartridge retrofit dispenser of claim 6 , wherein the removable cartridge housing is made from polyvinyl alcohol.

8. The solution cartridge retrofit dispenser of claim 6 , wherein the removable cartridge housing is made from plastic.

9. The solution cartridge retrofit dispenser of claim 6 , wherein the removable cartridge housing is made from a mixture that includes cellulose.

10. A solution cartridge retrofit device for a dispenser, the dispenser comprising:

a housing having a bottom side and an opened upper side;

a screw rod rotatably secured through the bottom side of the housing;

a cartridge plate engaged with the screw rod via a threaded aperture located through the cartridge plate, wherein the cartridge plate is proportioned to fit within the housing;

a removable cartridge secured to the cartridge plate, the removable cartridge containing a spreadable substance;

wherein the cartridge has a removable housing, wherein the removable housing will be removed from the spreadable substance once the cartridge plate is secured to the threaded rod.

11. The solution cartridge retrofit device of claim 10 , wherein the removable cartridge housing is comprised of polyvinyl alcohol.

12. The solution cartridge retrofit device of claim 10 , wherein the cartridge plate is comprised of polyvinyl alcohol.

13. The solution cartridge retrofit device of claim 10 , wherein the cartridge plate has a plurality of apertures located therethrough.

14. The solution cartridge retrofit dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the removable cartridge housing is made from plastic.

15. The solution cartridge retrofit dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the removable cartridge housing is made from a mixture that includes cellulose.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2023
From: TECH PRO GLOBAL, LIMITED
To: TP GLOBAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 064881/0597 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2020
From: WISE, ROBERT
To: TECH PRO GLOBAL, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053109/0794 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16855361 · Apr 22, 2020
Continuation In Part 16683689 · Nov 14, 2019