A wearable fluid-dispensing apparatus includes a frame including a bottom wall, an upper wall, and a pair of lateral walls defining a receptacle, a cartridge removably attached to the frame within the receptacle of the frame, the cartridge having an interior reservoir, a fluid extraction port, and a fluid transfer conduit disposed within the interior reservoir of the cartridge. A housing located above the upper wall of the frame including an electric pump assembly in communication with the fluid transfer conduit of the cartridge. The electric pump assembly includes a rotatable nozzle disposed above a top end of the housing.

A modular fluid dispensing system includes a rigid bottle and multiple swappable base units. The modular fluid dispensing system includes a bottle housing to house a rigid bottle, a dispenser to dispense the fluid, and an attachment mechanism to reversibly affix the modular fluid dispensing system to a support structure. The bottle housing includes a threaded fastener to form a seal with the rigid bottle and a puncturing taper to puncture a seal of the rigid bottle. The dispenser includes a pump to initiate flow of the fluid from the rigid bottle and out a nozzle in response to a command signal from a sensor. The dispenser also includes a vacuum break port to allow an external fluid to replace the fluid in the bottle and prevent formation of a vacuum.

The invention relates to a device 1 for disinfecting hands, wherein an outlet for the disinfection liquid 10 is provided in a local external region of a vehicle 20.

In order to provide a vehicle driver of additional occupants the opportunity to disinfect their hands before entering or sitting down in the vehicle, the invention provides that the disinfection liquid 10 exists from a reservoir 2 via at least one outlet opening or spray nozzle 27, which is secured externally on a vehicle 20, when a sensor 12, 23, 28 is triggered. The claimed device makes it possible for a disinfection liquid to exit from a reservoir via an outlet opening or spray nozzle, which is secured externally on a vehicle, when a sensor is triggered, so that the vehicle driver can disinfect their hands from outside. Of course, the same applies to larger vehicles, such as buses or other public means of transport, so that all passengers can disinfect their hands before starting their journey, or, optionally, after their journey has ended.

Dispensers and dispensers having refill units with energy on the refill unit energy sources are disclosed herein. An exemplary dispenser includes a housing, a motor for operating a pump, an object sensor, an auxiliary power source, a receptacle for receiving a refill unit and an energy on the refill receiving receptacle. The dispenser further includes a processor, memory, one or more capacitors, an energy on refill voltage boost circuit, a high power voltage buck circuit and a low power regulator circuit. The low power regulator circuit provides power for at least the processor and the object sensor. The capacitors provide power to the high power voltage buck circuit and the low voltage regulator, and the high voltage buck circuit provides power to operate the motor. A refill unit have an energy on the refill energy source may be inserted into the dispenser.

A product dispenser holder comprises a dispenser holder body configured to receive a product dispenser that stores a supply of a product to be dispensed, an actuation sensor that senses actuations of the product dispenser, and an actuation button, such that when an actuation force is applied to a pump of the product dispenser, a substantially downward force is applied to the actuation button causing the actuation button to rotate substantially downwardly and actuate the actuation sensor to generate a dispenser actuation signal.

A fluid dispenser having a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an external surface presented by a user's hand, and a pump mechanism that is configured to dispense fluid onto the user's hand when the pump mechanism is activated. It is determined whether the fluid has been dispensed onto the user's hand based, at least in part, on the temperature of the external surface presented by the user's hand.

A detection and reporting device for determining a usage event indicating a use of a piece of hygiene equipment, the detection and reporting device comprising a positioning section that allows determining positional information indicating a position of the detection and reporting device; a sensor section configured to sense over a time span an observable indicating a use of the piece of hygiene equipment and to generate usage event information on the basis of the sensed observable; and a reporting section configured to generate and transmit a message on the basis of said usage event information and on information allowing an association to said positional information.

A novel foam pump is provided, including a shell main body and a nozzle; a battery and a foam pump body are arranged in the shell main body; the nozzle is provided with a circuit board and a foam outlet; the circuit board is electrically connected with the battery and the foam pump body; the circuit board is electrically connected with a trigger switch; a fixed support is arranged inside the shell main body; the fixed support has an upper mounting position and a lower mounting position; the foam pump body is mounted at the upper mounting position; the battery is arranged at the lower mounting position; the fixed support is provided with a positioning clamping slot; and the shell main body is provided with a positioning clamp bulge.

A commodity dispenser system includes a terminal dispenser device with a container configured to contain a commodity. The terminal dispenser device includes a user-controlled dispenser for selectively dispensing the commodity from the container. The terminal dispenser device includes a sensor and a communication device, and the sensor is configured to detect an inventory condition of the commodity within the container. The system further includes a server configured to communicate with the communication device of the terminal dispenser device, receive a communication corresponding to the inventory condition detected, and initiate an order for a replenishing shipment of the commodity to the dispenser device based, at least partly, on the communication corresponding to the inventory condition detected.

A modular fluid dispensing system includes a rigid bottle and multiple swappable base units. The modular fluid dispensing system includes a bottle housing to house a rigid bottle, a dispenser to dispense the fluid, and an attachment mechanism to reversibly affix the modular fluid dispensing system to a support structure. The bottle housing includes a threaded fastener to form a seal with the rigid bottle and a puncturing taper to puncture a seal of the rigid bottle. The dispenser includes a pump to initiate flow of the fluid from the rigid bottle and out a nozzle in response to a command signal from a sensor. The dispenser also includes a vacuum break port to allow an external fluid to replace the fluid in the bottle and prevent formation of a vacuum.