CHEMICAL DISPENSING APPARATUS HAVING A PIVOTAL ACTUATOR

摘要

The invention includes an actuator system for a chemical dispensing apparatus (10) including a chemical-containing vessel (34) and a housing (12). The invention also includes an actuator nozzle (22) having a receiving aperture (42) and a dispensing aperture (92) where the receiving aperture is operatively coupled to the vessel to receive the chemicals contained within the vessel. The dispensing aperture is coupled to the receiving aperture and is also connected to a conveying tube (90) to direct the chemical from the vessel, through the tube and into a chemical receiving receptacle. Also included is means for ejecting the chemical (188) from the vessel into the actuator nozzle. The actuator nozzle is slidingly and pivotally mounted in the housing and is configured to slide vertically relative to the housing and is also configured to pivot outwardly relative to the housing to permit reciprocal engagement and disengagement of the vessel while maintaining communication with the conveying tube.