US Patent 7651035 Dispensing assembly

A dispensing assembly (1) has a first (10) and second dispensing unit (20), each of which first and second dispensing units has a reservoir for accommodating a liquid substance as well as a manually operable first and second pump (12, 22), respectively, attached to the reservoir. The dispensing assembly furthermore has a pump operating button assembly for jointly operating the first and second pump, the first pump connecting to a first dispensing duct in the pump operating button assembly (2A, 2B) and the second pump connecting to a second dispensing duct in the pump operating button assembly. The pump operating button assembly has at least one dispensing nozzle which is in communication with at least one dispensing duct in tie pump operating button assembly (2A, 2B) for dispensing one or more dispensing products based on the substances emanating from the first and second dispensing units. For example, at least one of the first and second pumps is a liquid pump which is designed for dispensing liquid to the associated dispensing duct. For example, at least one of the first and second pumps is a foam forming pump which is designed for dispensing a foam to the associated dispensing duct. For example, at least one of the first and second pumps is a liquid pump which is designed for dispensing liquid to the associated dispensing duct, which dispensing duct connects to an atomizing device which is accommodated in the pump operating button assembly in such a manner that a mist can be dispensed from at least one dispensing nozzle of the dispensing assembly.