A soap dispenser includes a spout; a controller; a barcode scanner electrically connected to the controller; a power supply electrically connected to the controller; and a soap reservoir including a label having a barcode containing information including a set count of dispensing times of the soap reservoir and a current count of dispensing times of the soap reservoir. The spout includes an electromagnetic switch, an infrared sensor, and a pump in fluid communication with the soap reservoir and electrically connected to the electromagnetic switch respectively. The barcode scanner scans the barcode and sends same to the controller for storage. The controller compares the set count of dispensing times of the soap reservoir with the current count of dispensing times of the soap reservoir prior to activating the pump. After the pumping, the controller increases the current count of dispensing times of the soap reservoir by one.

A hand sanitizing station includes a conduit in fluid communication with a source of sanitizer, the conduit having a fluid outlet. In addition, the hand sanitizing station includes a valve coupled to the conduit and configured to control the volume of sanitizer that exits the fluid outlet, the valve having a control arm. Further, the hand sanitizing station includes a pedal, and a cable connected between the pedal and the control arm of the valve and configured to move the control arm when the pedal is depressed and open the valve a predetermined amount. Movement of the pedal from a first position to a second position causes sanitizer to flow by gravity from the conduit and out of the fluid outlet, and movement of the pedal from the second position back to the first position closes the valve.

A total-use dispenser for dispensing a fluid product therefrom. A total-use dispenser may have a body forming an enclosure having both a top opening and a bottom outlet and a tapering portion that tapers down toward the bottom outlet and a pump configured in the top opening to dispense the fluid product from the dispenser. The pump may be configured in the top opening to pump air into the rigid body to force fluid product therefrom. The fluid product may be dispensed from a bottom outlet or from a spout coupled with a spout conduit that extends into the squeezable body of the total-use dispenser. The total-use dispenser enables substantially all the fluid product to be dispensed from the enclosure, such as at least 90% by weight, at least 97% by weight and most preferably 99% or more by weight.

A method of filling a fluid dispenser is provided and a method for operating power driven pump in a dispenser is provided.

A cordless benchtop dispenser for dispensing cleaning liquids includes a container, a housing, and a coupler body structured to effectively provide a single-use container, mitigating possible contamination or hygiene risks associated with users refilling the container as well as operation risks associated with users refilling the container with incompatible liquids or chemicals. In some embodiments, a benchtop dispenser is provided wherein pressing the coupler body onto a neck of the container causes the coupler body to be permanently fixed to the neck. In some embodiments, a benchtop dispenser includes a photoelectric sensor that triggers the controller to operate the motor for a predetermined period, and subsequently triggers the controller to start a timer and actuate the indicator based on elapsed times measured by the timer.

A method of filling a fluid dispenser is provided and a method for operating power driven pump in a dispenser is provided.

A liquid supply system for supplying liquid to one or more liquid dispensers is provided. The system comprises a water source for supply of water to the system; a concentrate reservoir for supply of concentrate to the system; and a liquid reservoir coupled to the water source and the concentrate reservoir, and configured to be coupled to one or more liquid dispensers. In use, the liquid reservoir is configured to supply liquid to the or each dispenser and is replenished via the water source and concentrate reservoir.

Various liquid dispensers are disclosed. Certain embodiments include a portable liquid dispenser configured for consumer use in dispensing soap, sanitizer, or ingestible liquids. The dispenser can comprise a housing, a reservoir having an interior configured to store a liquid, a fluid pathway having an opening in fluid communication with the interior of the reservoir, a pump comprising a plurality of rollers, each of the plurality of rollers being configured to contact a portion of the fluid pathway in a flexible tube such that each of the plurality of rollers compresses a portion of the flexible tube that is in contact with the roller, a nozzle, a fluid damper in communication with the pump and the nozzle, an electronic control unit in electrical communication with the pump, and a rotation-tracking feedback system in electrical communication with the electronic control unit.

A hand sanitizing station apparatus for convenient zero contact sanitization includes a basin coupled to a housing. A misting tip is coupled to the basin through a tip aperture. A head of the misting tip has a release aperture to create a mist. A feeder tube is coupled to the misting tip and a tank is coupled to the feeder tube and contains pressurized hand sanitizer. A release valve is coupled to the feeder tube between the tank and the misting tip. A motion sensor is coupled to the basin and is in operational communication with the release valve to allow flow of the pressurized hand sanitizer through to the release aperture of the misting tip when a user's hands are placed within the basin.

Exemplary foam-at-a-distance systems include a spout, a container, and a foam generator having a suck-back mechanism located within the spout. The system includes a liquid pump chamber, an air pump chamber, a liquid conduit and an air conduit. The foam generator has a differential bore housing. The differential bore housing has a first portion with a first inside bore and a second portion with a second inside bore, wherein the first inside bore has a smaller diameter than the second inside bore. A piston having a seal extending from the piston that is in contact with the second inside bore is also included. A mixing chamber is located in the large bore. Movement of the seal in an upstream direction provides negative pressure in the second mixing chamber and draws in fluid from the outlet.