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A method of storing a product that contains a volatile component within a fluid storage reservoir formed with enclosing walls having a permeability that permits limited passage of the volatile component from the storage reservoir to the atmosphere, preferably with the method increasing the shelf life of the product stored, and a fluid storage reservoir with a first container containing the fluid product to be dispensed including the volatile component and a second container containing a sacrifice material including the same volatile component with an intermediate transfer wall shared by both the first container and the second container for transfer of the volatile component between the first container and the second container. The product preferably is a surface cleaner or a hand sanitizer including 30 to 95% ethanol.

A fluid dispenser having a pump mechanism assembly and a lever member that is pivotable about a lever axis between a rest position and an activated position, the lever member having a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface. A movable portion of the pump mechanism assembly comprises an activation body that is moveable relative to the lever axis between a first position and a second position. When the activation body is at the first position and the lever member is pivoted from the rest position to the activated position, the first engagement surface of the lever member engages with the activation body. When the activation body is at the second position and the lever member is pivoted from the rest position to the activated position, the second engagement surface of the lever member engages with the activation body.

A fluid dispenser including a fluid reservoir containing a supply of a fluid, and a fluid pump that is removably attached to the fluid reservoir. The fluid pump has a frangible sealing element and a pump engagement feature. The fluid reservoir has a reservoir engagement feature that is configured to engage with the pump engagement feature on application of a removal force, such that at least some of the removal force is transmitted to the frangible sealing element so as to cause the frangible sealing element to rupture. The fluid pump is configured to be removable from the fluid reservoir once the frangible sealing element has ruptured, without any portion of the fluid pump remaining in contact with the fluid reservoir post-removal. When the frangible sealing element is ruptured, the fluid pump inoperable.

A hand cleaning foam dispenser, including a reservoir providing a supply of foamable liquid; an air compartment providing a supply of air; a foam generator that mixes the foamable liquid and the air to produce a foam; a liquid pump for delivering the foamable liquid to the foam generator; an air pump for delivering the air to the foam generator; and a wave emitter that emits a wave into the air compartment to sanitize the air compartment.

A fluid pump having a piston chamber forming body; a piston member that is moveable along a piston axis relative to the piston chamber forming body between an extended position and a retracted position; and a piston rotator that is moveable along the piston axis relative to the piston chamber forming body between an expanded position and a contracted position. When the piston rotator is moved between the expanded position and the contracted position, the piston rotator rotates about the piston axis relative to the piston chamber forming body. On movement of the piston rotator from the expanded position to the contracted position, the piston rotator rotates the piston member about the piston axis relative to the piston chamber forming body from a loading position to an engagement position.

A fluid dispenser including a fluid outlet for dispensing a fluid onto a user’s hand, and a fluid collector for collecting at least some of the fluid after the fluid has contacted the user’s hand. The fluid dispenser further includes a sample preparation mechanism for generating a sample from the fluid collected by the fluid collector, the sample being removable from the fluid dispenser for external analysis.

A foam dispenser having a foam generator that is moveable within a foam generation chamber, and a pump mechanism that generates a positive pressure differential across the foam generation chamber during a discharge phase and a negative pressure differential across the foam generation chamber during a resupply phase. During the discharge phase, the positive pressure differential forces the foam generator into a first position, and forces foamable liquid and air to pass through the foam generator to generate foam. During the resupply phase, the negative pressure differential forces the foam generator into a second position, and atmospheric air is drawn into the foam dispenser without passing through the foam generator.

A fluid dispenser including a fluid reservoir containing a supply of a fluid to be dispensed; a spout for discharging the fluid; a fluid pump that dispenses the fluid out through the spout on activation of the fluid pump; a nozzle shield that at least partially covers the spout; a touchless pump activation mechanism that touchlessly activates the fluid pump; and an alternative pump activation mechanism for manually activating the fluid pump. The nozzle shield is moveable between a first position and a second position. The alternative pump activation mechanism is activated by manually moving the nozzle shield from the first position to the second position.

A hand cleaning system comprising a hand cleaning fluid dispenser configured to dispense an output fluid onto a hand of a user, and a fluid adjustor. The fluid adjustor is configured to automatically adjust a composition of the output fluid. The composition may be selected based on various considerations, such as: the health status of the user; the pH of the hand; the identity of the user; the history of the user; the schedule of the user; the predicted likelihood that the user has an infection; microbes detected on the hand; the moisture level of the hand; the concentration of one or more chemicals on the hand; an allergy profile of the user; and a chemical sensitivity profile of the user.

A system that includes a manually activated product dispenser and an interface member that is positioned between the manually activated product dispenser and a support structure. The interface member includes a kinetic power generator and a communication device. The interface member is configured so that, on manual activation of the manually activated product dispenser, an activation force is transmitted to the kinetic power generator. On application of the activation force to the kinetic power generator, the kinetic power generator is configured to generate electrical power, which activates the communication device. On activation, the communication device is configured to transmit a message.