Patent Application
20230391646
The present invention relates to a dispenser. More specifically, the present invention relates to a decorative chlorine dispenser.
Many people own or manage pools for professional, competitive, or recreational purposes. Pools, spas, and other similar apparatuses, require their owners to maintain the chlorine balance of their water. Maintaining the chlorine balance ensures that the apparatuses remain clean and sanitary. In addition to maintaining the chlorine balance, users may wish to know the water temperature when they are maintaining their pools.
Traditionally, a wide assortment of devices has been utilized to assist users in maintaining chlorine balance. For example, floating devices designed to accommodate the release of chlorine have been made and marketed to efficiently assist users in maintaining chlorine balance. These devices typically include a housing to release chlorine tablets gradually and are low profile devices designed to float at the top of the water. These devices rarely provide aesthetic value to a pool, and generally when they do, they do not enable the user to customize or alter the decorative elements.
Therefore, there is a defined need amongst the known prior art references for a device that enables users to provide a customized decorative aspect that is removable, such as to enable the addition of a different decorative aspect.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of decorative chlorine dispensers now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a decorative chlorine dispenser wherein the same may be utilized for providing convenience for the user when using a decorative chlorine dispenser.
The present system comprises a decorative chlorine dispenser that includes an upper member with a decorative interface in which the upper member is swapped out as needed to change a decorative aesthetic of the decorative chlorine dispenser. The decorative chlorine dispenser includes an upper member with an upper member housing with a decorative element disposed on a top surface of an upper member housing. The decorative chlorine dispenser includes a lower member having a cavity to store and dispense a plurality of chlorine tablets, the lower member is with a cylindrical chamber with a plurality of parallel slots, and the cylindrical chamber extends downward from the lower member. The decorative element is a basketball ball figurine, a football ball figurine, a baseball ball figurine, a soccer ball figurine, a golf ball figurine, or the like.
Although the characteristic features of this invention will be particularly pointed out in the claims, the invention itself and manner in which it may be made and used may be better understood after a review of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like numeral annotations are provided throughout.
Reference is made herein to the attached drawings. Like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to depict like or similar elements of the decorative chlorine dispenser. The figures are intended for representative purposes only and should not be considered to be limiting in any respect.
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The decorative chlorine dispenser 100 may include an upper member 110 and a lower member 120.
The upper member 110 may comprise a decorative interface 112 in which the upper member 110 may be swapped out as needed to change the decorative aesthetic of the decorative chlorine dispenser 100. In the illustrated embodiment, the upper member 110 may comprise an upper member housing 114 with a decorative element 116 disposed on a top surface 114A of the upper member housing 114. The decorative element 116 may be any decorative element capable of being displayed upon the upper member housing 114. For example, the decorative element 116 may be a basketball ball figurine 116A (as shown in
The lower member 120 may comprise a cavity 122 configured to store and dispense chlorine tablets 124. In the illustrated embodiments, the lower member 120 may comprise a cylindrical chamber 126 with a plurality of parallel slots 128. The cylindrical chamber 126 may extend downward from the lower member 120, such that the cylindrical chamber 126 may be disposed underwater when in a pool. The cylindrical chamber 126 may be hollow, such that one of the chlorine tablets 124 may be gradually released through the cylindrical chamber 126.
In some embodiments, the decorative chlorine dispenser 100 may include a thermometer 130 to detect the temperature of the water in the pool. The thermometer 130 may be disposed on any suitable surface for the purpose of recording the temperature of the water. The thermometer 130 may be a mercury thermometer 130A, a digital thermometer 130B, or any other suitable form of thermometer.
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It is therefore submitted that the instant invention has been shown and described in various embodiments. It is recognized, however, that departures may be made within the scope of the invention and that obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art. With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/349,323 filed on Jun. 6, 2022. The above identified patent application is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety to provide continuity of disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63349323 | Jun 2022 | US |
