An illustrated view of a countertop protective device for preventing water from a faucet from damaging or marring a countertop is presented. The countertop protective device is useful for keeping the countertop clean. The countertop protective device is useful for preventing dirt and crud from gathering on a countertop. The countertop protective device is useful for protecting grout and/or caulk. The countertop protective device is good looking, while allowing a person to avoid constant wiping of the countertop.

An illustrated view of a countertop protective device for preventing water from a faucet from damaging or marring a countertop is presented. The countertop protective device is useful for keeping the countertop clean. The countertop protective device is useful for preventing dirt and crud from gathering on a countertop. The countertop protective device is useful for protecting grout and/or caulk. The countertop protective device is good looking, while allowing a person to avoid constant wiping of the countertop.

A container has an opening lying in a plane, wherein the opening is provided on a connecting piece of the container. A closure of the container can be removed by displacement in the plane. At least one guide element is provided on the connecting piece, on or in which the closure can be displaced relative to the container. The closure has at least one recess on at least one of its outer surfaces.

A grasping device including a housing assembly, a lid assembly, a hook assembly and a cartridge assembly is disclosed. The housing assembly importantly houses the hook assembly. The hook assembly includes a hook and bumper which are extendable from one distal end of the housing. A user grasps surfaces, such as a handle, with the hook and bumper, avoiding the spreading of infectious diseases through indirect contact. The cartridge assembly includes a replaceable cartridge housed within the housing at an opposite distal end thereof. The cartridge dispenses a sanitizing solution to allow the user to disinfect any desired surface. The lid assembly includes a hingedly mounted lid that is used to cover the cartridge stored within the cavity or other contents stored with the cavity. The grasping device allows a user to increase their health and sanitization by avoiding contact with surfaces that are unknowingly riddled with infectious diseases.

A wiping solution dispenser utilizes a motorized dispenser mechanism that moves a nozzle back and forth along a stroke to dispense a wide band of wiping solution onto toilet tissue. A motor may be coupled with a nozzle that moves back and forth or rotates about a pivot point to dispense a band of wiping solution. Wiping solution may be within a solution container that is configured for insertion into the dispenser housing and may be automatically ruptured by a puncture feature. A pump may force the wiping solution from the nozzle, or the solution may be gravity fed. A motion detector may be incorporated to control the actuation and dispensing of the solution. A near field communication transceiver may be used to receive payment before solution is dispensed.

A mouthwash dispensing system comprising: a bottle with a threaded neck (150) defining an opening (140) and configured to hold a liquid; a dispenser (340) comprising a receiving orifice (380) and a receiving protrusion (390); and a spring-actuated adapter, comprising: an adapter orifice (250); a valve stem (220, 260) comprising a spring (270) and a seal (280), wherein the spring (270) is configured to bias the seal (280) to move the spring-actuated adapter to a closed position; a threaded adapter (230) configured to couple the spring-actuated adapter to the threaded neck (150); and a friction-fit adapter configured to couple the spring-actuated adapter to the dispenser (340); wherein, when the spring-actuated adapter is coupled to the dispenser (340), the receiving protrusion (390) moves the spring-actuated adapter to an open position to allow the liquid to flow from the bottle through the adapter orifice (250) and into the dispenser (340).

A dispenser having a projector is disclosed. The projector has a body with a cavity sized and shaped to receive a battery, a lens holders sized and shaped to receive at least one lens for focusing an image, a first protrusion sized and shaped to be received by a first wall of the dispenser, and a second protrusion sized and shaped to be received by a second wall of the dispenser. The projector further includes a lens assembly, a lamp, and a circuit board. The lens assembly is disposed in the lens holder, the lamp is configured to project a light through the lens assembly, and the circuit board is in electrical communication with the lamp.

A dispenser having a projector is disclosed. The projector has a body with a cavity sized and shaped to receive a battery, a lens holders sized and shaped to receive at least one lens for focusing an image, a first protrusion sized and shaped to be received by a first wall of the dispenser, and a second protrusion sized and shaped to be received by a second wall of the dispenser. The projector further includes a lens assembly, a lamp, and a circuit board. The lens assembly is disposed in the lens holder, the lamp is configured to project a light through the lens assembly, and the circuit board is in electrical communication with the lamp.

An automatic foam soap dispenser includes a liquid soap dispenser, an activation unit, and an actuation unit. The liquid soap dispenser includes an outlet, a fluid reservoir for containing liquid soap, and a pump being depressed for dispensing the liquid soap in the fluid reservoir to the outlet. The activation unit includes a sensor for detecting a presence of a user of the liquid soap dispenser, and a motor having a transmission shaft, wherein the motor is activated by the sensor for generating a rotational power to the transmission shaft. The actuation unit includes a pressing member and a linkage system arranged to transmit the rotational power from the motor to a linear movement to the pressing member so as to drive the pressing member to depress the pump.

A travel case for a bar of soap is provided. In various embodiments, the travel case permits accelerated drying of the bar of soap and prolongs the life of the soap. The travel case is designed to maintain the bar of soap in a fixed horizontal and vertical position during transport. The travel case includes a lid and a base with a walled receiving portion. The receiving portion is configured to receive a bar of soap that is attached to a soap support and hold the soap support such that the bar of soap is prevented from contacting the surface of the soap case. A method of reversibly securing a bar of soap within a soap case while maintaining the soap in a fixed horizontal and vertical position is also provided herein.