SE543623C2 - Holder for wall mounting of liquid dispensers - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a holder (100) for mounting a liquid dispenser (200) onto a wall, comprising a wall bracket (110) and a fixation bracket (130). The wall bracket (110) is configured to be attached to the wall, and comprises a first support portion (113) protruding from the front side (117). The wall bracket (110) and the fixation bracket (130) further comprise fixation parts (112, 132) configured for attaching the fixation bracket (130) onto the wall bracket (110). The fixation bracket (130) further comprises a second support portion (133) protruding from a side. The first and the second support portions (113, 133) are configured to jointly provide support for the liquid dispenser (200), and at least one of the support portions (113, 133) is provided with a through hole (150). An upper portion (114) of the wall bracket (110) is provided with at least one protrusion extending outwards from the front side (117), the protrusion being configured to provide an outward directed force onto the fixation bracket (130), such that the fixation parts (112, 132) are pushed together, attaching the fixation bracket (130) to the wall bracket (110).

Description

HOLDER FOR WALL MOUNTING OF LIQUID DISPENSERS Technical fieldThe present disclosure generally relates to mechanical holders, and inparticular to holders for mounting liquid dispensers onto a wall.

Background Containers such as bottles or dispensers made of plastic material arewidely used for providing liquid haircare and skincare products at publiclocations, such as public restrooms and hotel bathrooms. Especially in hotelbathrooms, relatively small bottles with only a small amount of liquid hascommonly been used. As the amount of plastic used to make such bottles islarge relative to the amount of liquid they carry, this approach produces largeamounts of plastic waste. ln order to lower the negative impact on the globalenvironment, there is a need to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced,and one approach to accomplish this is to use larger dispensers that cancarry larger volumes of liquid per unit of plastic used, and that does not needto be replaced as often.

However, when using large dispensers for haircare and skincareproducts at hotels there is a risk that significant amounts of liquid soap,shampoo, sanitizer or lotion may get lost, as some guests may be tempted tobring the dispenser home with them when they leave the hotel. Therefore,large dispensers at hotels are often wall mounted to prevent the dispensersfrom being easily removed from the rooms.

One drawback with wall mounted holders for liquid dispensers is thatinstalling a dispenser requires the use of tools such as a screw driver,wrench, or hex key, in order to hold the dispenser firmly in place. This in turn,makes dispenser replacement time consuming, and at hotels, where suchdispensers are replaced in many rooms on a daily basis, the procedure ofreplacing dispensers may affect the efficiency of the hotel staff.

Summary ln view of the above, an objective of the present inventive concept is toprovide a holder that is capable of securely holding a liquid dispenser, yetallows easy installation and replacement of liquid dispensers that may bedone by hand, preferably without the need for use of tools.

These and other objectives are at least partly met by the invention asdefined in the independent claims. Preferred embodiments are set out in thedependent claims.

According to a first aspect of the inventive concept, there is provided aholder for mounting a liquid dispenser onto a wall, the holder comprising: a wall bracket comprising: a first attachment portion configured for attaching the wallbracket to the wall, the first attachment portion having a back sidefacing the wall when the wall bracket is attached to the wall, and a frontside opposite to the back side; and a first support portion protruding from the front side of the firstattachment portion; the wall bracket being configured to provide at least one firstfixation part protruding from the front side of the first attachmentportion; anda fixation bracket comprising: a second attachment portion comprising at least one secondfixation part, the at least one second fixation part being configured toengage with the at least one first fixation part of the wall bracket, forattaching the fixation bracket to the wall bracket; and a second support portion protruding from a side of the secondattachment portion;wherein the first and the second support portions are configured to jointly provide support for the liquid dispenser when the fixation bracket isattached to the wall bracket, wherein the first and second support portions arearranged at opposite sides of the at least one first fixation part and the at leastone second fixation part, when the fixation bracket is attached to the wallbracket, and wherein at least one of the first and the second support portionsis provided with a through hole; and wherein the first attachment portion comprises an upper portionarranged such that the at least one first fixation part is between the upperportion and the first support portion, the upper portion being provided with atleast one protrusion extending outwards from the front side of the firstattachment portion, the at least one protrusion being configured to provide anoutward directed force onto the second attachment portion when the fixationbracket is attached to the wall bracket, such that the at least one first fixation 3 part and the at least one second fixation part are pushed together, attachingthe fixation bracket to the wall bracket.

By the term “liquid dispenser” is here meant any unit that is capable ofcontaining a liquid. Given as a non-limiting example, the liquid dispenser maybe a bottle having a bottle neck and a bottom. The liquid dispenser may bemade of, but is not limited to, glass or plastic materials. Further, the liquiddispenser may be provided with a liquid pump, through which the liquid insidethe dispenser may be pumped out of the dispenser. The pump may beoperated by hand by e.g. pushing the pump to pump an amount of liquid outof the dispenser. Alternatively, the pump may be electrically operated. Givenonly as a non-limiting example, the liquid in the dispenser may be a skincareor haircare product, such as liquid soap, shampoo, sanitizer, lotion, or anyother type of liquid, which liquid dispenser is preferably mounted in abathroom.

By the term “support portion” is here meant a part of the holder atwhich the liquid dispenser is in contact with the holder, either directly orindirectly via e.g. a washer, gasket, or support cushion, and at which theliquid dispenser is provided with mechanical support. Such support may be tocarry the weight of the liquid dispenser, or to keep a part of the liquiddispenser at a fixed position such that the dispenser is prevented from fallingor tumbling over. Given as a non-limiting example, a support portion may beprovided with a through hole through which a bottle neck of the liquiddispenser may be inserted such that the bottle neck is held in place by thesupport portion. Given as another non-limiting example, a support portionmay be a protruding plate onto which the bottom of the dispenser may rest,preventing the dispenser from falling down.

By the term “fixation part” is here meant a part that is configured toconnect two elements together, such as a wall bracket and a fixation bracket.ln the present disclosure the fixation parts are paired, meaning that a firstfixation part is configured to fit with a second fixation part, such that when thefirst fixation part engages the second fixation part they connect and preventone another from being pulled apart, in at least one direction. By way ofexample, such first and second fixation parts may be screws and holes,hooks and loops, protrusions and indentions, or any other paired partsconfigured for connection.

By the expression “at least one of the first and the second supportportions is provided with a through hole” is here meant that at least the first or 4 the second support portion, or both of them, is provided with a through hole.The through hole may be suitable for receiving a part of the liquid dispenser,e.g. a bottle neck, being inserted through the hole, such that it holds the liquiddispenser steadily in place. Since a through hole may be provided in any ofthe first and the second support portions, it is conceivable that holders of thepresent disclosure may allow holding liquid dispensers either standing uprightor being mounted upside-down.

As defined above, the upper portion is arranged such that the at leastone fixation part is between the upper portion and the first support portion.The upper portion is given the epithet “upper”, since the upper portion will bean uppermost portion of the first attachment portion, when the wall bracket ismounted on a wall for use.

By the phrase “at least one protrusion extending outwards” is heremeant any part protruding from the first attachment portion. The firstattachment portion may be substantially planar, since it is intended to bearranged in contact with a wall. Hence, the at least one protrusion mayprotrude from a planar surface of the first attachment portion. By way ofexample, such a protrusion may be realized by adding a part to the front sideof the upper portion, such as a spacer plate or wedge. Alternatively, such aprotrusion may be realized by the upper portion being bent in relation to aremaining part of the first attachment portion such that the upper portionextends outwards from the front side of the first attachment portion. ln the manner described above, a holder is realized that is able tosecurely hold a liquid dispenser, yet is easy for a user to dismantle forremoving a liquid dispenser and to reassemble upon installation of a liquiddispenser. When the fixation bracket is slided along the front side of the wallbracket towards the correct mounting position, the at least one protrusion atthe upper portion of the first attachment portion provides an outward directedforce onto the second attachment portion, since the upper portion is arrangedsuch that the at least one first fixation part is between the upper portion andthe first support portion. ln this manner the at least one first fixation part andthe at least one second fixation part are pushed together, and by frictionsecuring the fixation bracket to the wall bracket. Hence, a firm mounting of thefixation bracket to the wall bracket may be achieved.

By the present arrangement, a holder with which installation andreplacement of liquid dispensers may be easily done by hand, without theneed for use of tools such as a screwdriver, wrench or hex key, may be provided. The liquid dispenser may be arranged in relation to the wall bracketand the fixation bracket while the wall bracket and the fixation bracket areseparated, including inserting the liquid dispenser through the through hole ofat least one of the first and the second support portions, and the liquiddispenser may then be firmly mounted in the holder, when the fixation bracketis attached to the wall bracket.

According to an embodiment, the at least one second fixation part maybe configured to engage with the at least one first fixation part in at least afirst configuration and a second configuration, and wherein a distancebetween the first support portion and the second support portion of the firstconfiguration is different from the distance between the first support portionand the second support portion of the second configuration, such that theholder is adapted to hold liquid dispensers of at least two different sizes.

By the term “configuration” is here meant how and at what position thewall bracket and the fixation bracket are mounted together, with respect toone another. By way of example, engaging in a first configuration may involvea different number of the at least one first and second fixation parts being inengagement, than when engaging in a second configuration. Further, whenmounted in a first configuration the fixation bracket may be located at adifferent position on the wall bracket compared to when mounted in a secondconfiguration. As a result, the distance between the first support portion,located on the wall bracket, and the second support portion, located on thefixation bracket, may be different between the two configurations.

An advantage of providing a first and a second configuration is that, asthe liquid dispenser is typically positioned between the first and secondsupport portions, the holder may be adapted to hold liquid dispensers of twoor more different sizes. Further, a liquid dispenser of one size being held bythe holder may easily be replaced by a liquid dispenser of another sizewithout the need for use of tools.

According to an embodiment, the at least one first fixation part maycomprise a screw attachable to the front side of the first attachment portion.

By the term “screw” is here meant a screw comprising a screw head,such as a cap screw or any other screw which is provided with a rim or flangeextending radially from one end of the screw.

The at least one first fixation part may comprise at least one screw.The at least one screw may be attached on the front side of the firstattachment portion. The at least one screw may have an orientation such that 6 the end of the screw comprising the head is facing away from the firstattachment portion. When the fixation bracket is attached to the wall bracket,at least a part of the second attachment portion is positioned between thefront side of the first attachment portion and the screw head. The at least oneprotrusion at the upper portion of the first attachment portion provides a forcepushing the second attachment portion away from the first attachment portionand towards the back of the screw head thereby securing the fixation bracketto the wall bracket by friction.

At least one first fixation part comprising a screw provides theadvantage that the wall bracket is easy to manufacture, as making threadedholes for attaching screws is standard procedure in mechanical industry. Anadditional advantage may be that the screws give the impression of thefixation bracket actually being screwed to the wall bracket. ln case of theholder being used in a public place such as when holding a liquid soapdispenser in a public restroom or in a hotel bathroom, the visual impression ofthe fixation bracket being screwed to the wall bracket may prevent guestsfrom realizing that they can easily dismantle the holder and remove the soapdispenser, and thus prevent theft.

According to an embodiment, the at least one second fixation part maycomprise a fixation through hole arranged in the second attachment portion,said fixation through hole comprising a first portion having a first distancebetween walls of the fixation through hole and a second portion having asecond distance between walls of the fixation through hole, the first distancebeing larger than the second distance.

By the expression “the first distance being larger than the seconddistance” is here meant that an inner dimension of the first portion of thefixation through hole is larger than an inner dimension of the second portionof the fixation though hole. The two inner dimensions are different in such away that the fixation through hole may receive a first fixation part, e.g. a screwhead, inserted through the first portion and may engage with a bottom surfaceof the screw head in the second portion for forming an engagement betweenthe first and second fixation parts.

An advantage is that such fixation through holes are easy tomanufacture. Additionally, by the present arrangement a holder with a simpleyet effective locking function is provided, in which the screws are inserted inthe holes, after which the fixation bracket is slided along a longitudinaldirection of the wall bracket, thereby displacing the holes with respect to the 7 screw such that the narrower part of the fixation though holes are slided overthe screws, attaching the fixation bracket to the wall bracket.

According to an embodiment, the first attachment portion may furthercomprise a lower portion extending from the first support portion to the upperportion, the lower portion and the upper portion being planar, and wherein theupper portion forms an angle of less than 180 degrees with respect to thelower portion, such that the upper portion extends outwards from the frontside of the first attachment portion, the upper portion thereby constituting theat least one protrusion.

An advantage with this embodiment is that by bending the upperportion of the first attachment portion in relation to the lower portion, aprotrusion may be provided without adding more components to the wallbracket. ln this manner, the protrusion is easily manufactured, and may alsobe more mechanically durable compared to using additional components.

According to an embodiment, the second support portion may beprovided with a through hole and the second support portion may further forman angle smaller than 90 degrees to the second attachment portion. ln such an embodiment, a bottle neck of a liquid dispenser may beinserted in the through hole of the second support portion, and as aconsequence of the angle of the second support portion with respect to thesecond attachment portion, when the holder is holding a liquid dispenser, theliquid dispenser is tilted outvvards from the wall on which it is mounted, withrespect to a vertical direction. The tilt of the liquid dispenser may result in apump of the liquid dispenser being shifted in a horizontal direction, withrespect to a body of the liquid dispenser. ln this manner the risk of liquid fromthe dispenser dripping or running down from the pump onto the body of thedispenser may be avoided.

According to an embodiment, the first support portions may have a firstsection protruding from the front side of the first attachment portion andforming a first angle in relation to the first attachment portion and a secondsection protruding from the first section and forming a second angle in relationto the first attachment portion, said second angle being smaller than the firstangle.

Given as a first non-limiting example, the first section of the firstprotrusion may have a downward incline from the first attachment portionwhereas the second section of the first protrusion may have an upward inclinewith respect to the first attachment portion. 8 Given as a second non-limiting example, the first section of the firstprotrusion may be perpendicular to the first attachment portion whereas thesecond section of the first protrusion may have an upward incline with respectto the first attachment portion. lf the bottom of the liquid dispenser is provided with an indentation, thefirst support portion is bent such that it provides support at the first section toan outer bottom edge of the liquid dispenser while the first support portion isbent upwards such that the second section provides support to the dispenserat the indentation.

Given as a third non-limiting example, the first section of the firstprotrusion may have a downward incline from the first attachment portionwhereas the second section of the first protrusion may be perpendicular to thefirst attachment portion.

An advantage of this third non-limiting example is that, if the liquiddispenser is provided with a flat bottom surface, the first support portion maybe better suited for providing support to the dispenser at the flat bottomsurface.

According to an embodiment, the back side of the first attachmentportion may be provided with double-sided adhesive tape.

An advantage with this embodiment is that the wall bracket may beattached to the wall using the double-sided adhesive tape. ln this manner, theneed for drilling holes for attachment screws in the wall may be avoided. Thismay be particularly important when attaching the holder to e.g. bathroom orshower walls, as drilling holes in such walls may also damage the moisturebarrier, which in turn may cause larger damages to the wall construction dueto damp or moisture.

According to an embodiment, the first attachment portion may beprovided with at least two through holes.

Wall brackets with a first attachment portion provided with throughholes, may be wall brackets where the first attachment portion is alsoprovided with double-sided adhesive tape.

An advantage with this embodiment is that it provides two optionalmethods of attaching the wall bracket to the wall. lt can either be attached bydrilling holes into the wall and using attachment screws to attach the wallbracket to the wall using the drilled holes, or it can be attached to the wall byusing the double-sided adhesive tape. 9 Also, the same wall bracket may be fit for mounting in a bathroomwithout requiring drilling holes into the wall and for mounting in another room,where screws may be preferred for mounting the wall bracket firmly to thewall. Thus, a manufacturer of the holder will not need to provide two differentproduct versions for different desired mounting of the holder.

Alternatively, wall brackets with a first attachment portion provided withthrough holes, may be wall brackets without any double-sided adhesive tape.

For any of the embodiments comprising through holes for wallattachment, the method of attachment using screws may be particularlyuseful in case the holes in the wall are already present, and no further drillingis required.

According to an embodiment, the wall bracket and the fixation bracketmay be, in their entirety or in part, made of metal.

According to an embodiment, the wall bracket and the fixation bracketmay be, in their entirety or in part, made of steal.

An advantage with using brackets made of metal or steal is that verystable and durable brackets may be provided. An additional advantage withusing steal is that it may have less negative impact on the globalenvironment, as compared to using some other metals.

Other objectives, features and advantages of the present inventiveconcept will appear from the following detailed disclosure, from the attachedclaims as well as from the drawings.

Generally, all terms used in the claims are to be interpreted accordingto their ordinary meaning in the technical field, unless explicitly definedotherwise herein. All references to "a/an/the [element, device, component,means, step, etc.]" are to be interpreted openly as referring to at least oneinstance of said element, device, component, means, step, etc., unlessexplicitly stated otherwise.

Brief description of the drawingsThe above, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the present inventive concept, will be better understood through the followingillustrative and non-limiting detailed description of preferred embodiments ofthe present inventive concept, with reference to the appended drawings,where the same reference numerals will be used for similar elements,wherein: Figs 1A to 1B illustrate an embodiment of a holder for mounting a liquiddispenser onto a wall; Figs 2A to 2B illustrate the details of an embodiment of a wall bracket; Figs 3A to 3B illustrate the details of an embodiment of a fixationbracket; Figs 4A to 4B illustrate side views of an embodiment of a holder in tworespective configurations holding liquid dispensers of two different sizes.

Detailed description of preferred embodiments Figs 1A to 1B illustrate a holder 100 for mounting a liquid dispenser200 onto a wall, according to an embodiment of the inventive concept. Fig. 1Aillustrates the holder 100 only, whereas Fig. 1B illustrates an example of howa liquid dispenser 200 is positioned in the holder 100.

The holder 100 comprises two main parts; a wall bracket 110 and afixation bracket 130. The wall bracket 110 comprises a first attachmentportion 111, configured to be attached to a wall such that a back side 116 isfacing the wall and a front side 117 opposite to the back side 116 is facingaway from the wall.

The first attachment portion 111 may be substantially planar so that thefirst attachment portion 111 may be arranged to extend in parallel with thewall and form a large contact surface between the holder 100 and the wall.

The first attachment portion 111 may be elongate, defining alongitudinal direction of the wall bracket 110 which may be arranged to extendalong a side of the liquid dispenser 200, when the liquid dispenser 200 is heldby the holder 100.

The attachment of the wall bracket 110 to the wall may beaccomplished in several different ways, for example by using screws ordouble-sided adhesive tape. According to the present embodiment, the firstattachment portion 111 is provided with through holes 119, through whichscrews may be inserted and used for attachment to the wall.

The first attachment portion 111 further comprises a set of first fixationparts 112. ln the present embodiment the first fixation parts 112 is in the formof two screws. The first fixation parts 112 are attached to and protrude outfrom the front side 117 of the first attachment portion 111.

The wall bracket 110 further comprises a first support portion 113. Thefirst support portion 113 protrudes out from the front side 117 at a lower edgeof the first attachment portion 111. 11 The fixation bracket 130 of the holder 100 comprises a secondattachment portion 131, configured to be attached to the wall bracket 110.

The second attachment portion 131 may be substantially planar andelongate for being arranged along at least part of the first attachment portion111 when the fixation bracket 130 is attached to the wall bracket 110.

According to the present embodiment, the second attachment portion131 is provided with a set of second fixation parts 132. ln the presentembodiment the second fixation parts 132 are in the form of three fixationthrough ho|es.

Each of the fixation through ho|es 132 comprises a first portion 134 inthe form of a hole, which may be circular. The inner dimension of the firstportion 134 of the hole has a width allowing the screw head of a first fixationpart 112 to pass through. Each of the second fixation parts 132 furthercomprises a second portion 135 in the form of a slit extending radially outfrom a side of the first portion 134. At the second portion 135 the innerdimension of the hole is smaller than the inner dimension of the first portion134, such that the screw head of a first fixation part 112 is prevented frompassing through the fixation through hole 132 at the second portion 135. Theinner dimension of the hole at the second portion 135 is however wideenough for allowing the threaded body of the screw of a first fixation part 112to pass through.

Figs 1A to 1B illustrate the positon at which the first fixation parts 112have been inserted into the first portion 134 of the second fixation parts 132.From this position, in order to complete the attachment of the fixation bracket130 to the wall bracket 110, the fixation bracket 130 is to be slideddownwards along the longitudinal direction of the wall bracket 110, such thatthe slits of the second portions 135 of the second fixation portions 132 areslided under the screw heads of the first fixation portions 112.

As illustrated in Figs 1A to 1B, the fixation bracket 130 furthercomprises a second support portion 133. The second support portion 133protrudes out from a side of the second attachment portion 131 at an upperedge of the second attachment portion 131. When the fixation bracket 130 isattached to the wall bracket 110, the second support portion 133 protrudes inthe same direction as the first support portion 113, such that the secondsupport portion 133 and the first support portion 113 are arranged opposite toeach other, on opposite sides of the fixation parts 112, 132. 12 ln the present embodiment, the second support portion 133 is providedwith a through hole 150. The inner dimension of the through hole 150 is suchthat it allows a bottle neck 212 of a liquid dispenser 200 to be inserted.

Once the wall bracket 110 is attached to a wall, installation of the liquiddispenser 200 is made by first inserting the bottle neck 212 through thethrough hole 150 such that the second attachment portion 131 extends alonga side of the dispenser 200. Subsequently, the second fixation parts 132 areplaced over the first fixation parts 112, and the screw heads of the firstfixation parts 112 are inserted through the first portions 134 of the fixationthrough holes. Finally, the fixation bracket 130 is pushed downwards alongthe longitudinal direction of the wall bracket 110 such that the threadedbodies of the screws of the first fixation parts 112 slide into the secondportions 135 of the second fixation parts 132.

As illustrated in Fig. 1B, when a liquid dispenser 200 is installed in theholder 100, the liquid dispenser 200 rests on the first support portion 113, inthe present embodiment of the inventive concept. Further, the second supportportion 133 encompasses the bottle neck 212 of the dispenser 200,preventing it from falling down from the first support portion 113. To remove aliquid dispenser, the steps described are performed in reversed order.

Figs 2A to 2B illustrate the wall bracket 110 in more detail, according toan embodiment of the inventive concept.

The first attachment portion 111 comprises an upper portion 114 whichis provided with a protrusion extending outwards from the front side 117 of thefirst attachment portion 111. The first attachment portion 111 furthercomprises a lower portion 115, extending from the first support portion 113 tothe upper portion 114. ln the present embodiment, the protrusion has beenrealized by bending a sheet out of which the wall bracket 110 is made, at theborder between the upper portion 114 and the lower portion 115. Asillustrated by Fig. 2B, the upper portion 114 is bent by an angle oi such thatthe upper portion 114 protrudes away from the wall onto which the wallbracket 110 is attached. ln this manner the protruding upper portion 114forms an angle of less than 180°, or more precisely 180° - d, with respect tothe lower portion 115 of the first attachment portion 111, at the front side 117.By way of example, the angle oi may be, but is not in any way limited to, 5°. lnother embodiments, the protrusion may be realized in other ways, such as byadding a part to the front surface of the upper portion 114, such as a spacerplate or wedge. 13 ln Figs 4A to 4B an effect of the protruding upper portion 114 isillustrated. The protruding upper part 114 pushes the fixation bracket 130away from the front side 117 of the first attachment portion 111 of the wallbracket 110. The fixation bracket 130 is thereby pushed towards the back ofthe screw heads of the first fixation parts 112, such that the fixation bracket130 is tightly clamped to the wall bracket 110.

Returning now to Figs 2A to 2B, the first support portion 113 maycomprise a first section 113a and a second section 113b. The first supportportion 113 has been realized by bending the sheet out of which the wallbracket 110 is made, in the present embodiment. lt should be understood thatother methods for realizing a protruding first support portion 113, such asgluing or welding may be used. The first section 113a is bent by an angle ßwith respect to the first attachment portion 111. The second section 113b isbent by an angle v with respect to a plane perpendicular to the firstattachment portion 111. Said plane perpendicular to the first attachmentportion 111, is essentially a horizontal plane, when the wall bracket 110 ismounted for use on a vertical wall. By way of example, the angle ß may be,but is not in any way limited to, 85°. Further, by way of example, the angle vmay be, but is not in any way limited to, 5°. ln the present embodiment, whenthe wall bracket 110 is mounted on a wall, the first section 113a is tiltedslightly downwards from the wall out, whereas the second section 113b istilted slightly upwards.

As illustrated in Figs 4A to 4B, the first support portion 113 according tothe above described embodiment is bent such that it provides support at thefirst section 113a to an outer edge of the bottom 211 of the dispenser 200while the second support portion 114 is bent upwards such that the secondsection 113b provides support to the dispenser at an indentation at thebottom 211 of the dispenser 200.

Figs 3A to 3B illustrate the fixation bracket 130 in more detail,according to an embodiment of the inventive concept.

The second attachment portion 131 is provided with a set of secondfixation parts 132. ln the present embodiment the second fixation parts 132are in the form of three fixation through holes. Each of the second fixationparts 132 comprises a first portion 134 in the form of a circular hole, and asecond portion 135 in the form of a slit extending radially out from a side ofthe first portion 134. As previously described in connection with Figs 1A to 1B,the holes of the second fixation parts 132 are configured to allow insertion of 14 the screw heads of the first fixation parts 112, shown in Figs 2A to 2B,through the first portion 134, after which the second portion 135 of the ho|esmay be slided in behind the screw heads of the first fixation parts 112allowing the threaded bodies of the screws to pass through the secondportion 135 of the ho|es.

Fig 3B illustrates an embodiment of the inventive concept in which thesecond support portion 133 is not perpendicular to the second attachmentportion 131. The second support portion 133 has been realized by bendingthe sheet out of which the fixation bracket 130 is made, in the presentembodiment. lt should be understood that other methods for realizing aprotruding second support portion 133, such as gluing or welding may beused. The second support portion 133 forms an angle ö to a planeperpendicular to the second attachment portion 131 such that the secondsupport portion 133 has a slight downward incline from the secondattachment portion 133. By way of example, the angle ö may be, but is not inany way limited to, 5°. ln the present embodiment, the second support portion133 is provided with a through hole 150. The inner dimension of the throughhole 150 is such that it allows a bottle neck 212 of a liquid dispenser 200,shown in Figs 4A to 4B, to be inserted.

Figs 4A to 4B illustrate an effect of the angle ö of the second supportportion 133, in the embodiment described above. As the bottle neck 212 isheld by the through hole 150 in the fixation bracket 130, the angle ö results inthe top part of the dispenser 200 being tilted away from the wall, wheninstalled in the holder 100. The tilt of the liquid dispenser 200 introduces ashift in a horizontal direction of a pump 220 of the liquid dispenser 200, withrespect to a body of the liquid dispenser 200. ln this manner the risk of liquidfrom the dispenser 200 dripping or running down from the pump 220 onto thebody of the dispenser 200 may be avoided.

Figs 4A to 4B further illustrate how the fixation bracket 130 may beattached to the wall bracket 110 in at least two different positions, orconfigurations. As the wall bracket 110 in the present embodiment is providedwith a set of two first fixation parts 112, in the form of screws, whereas thefixation bracket 130 is provided with a set of three second fixation parts 132,in the form of fixation through ho|es, the two first fixation parts 112 mayengage either the two uppermost of the three second fixation parts 132 or thetwo lowermost of the three second fixation parts 132. Thus by using two different combinations of the fixation parts 112, 132, the fixation bracket 130is attached at two different positions on the wall bracket 110.

Fig. 4A i||ustrates the holder 100 in a first configuration at which thefirst fixation parts 112 have engaged the two uppermost of the three secondfixation parts 132. ln the first configuration, the fixation bracket 130 is placedat a lower position on the wall bracket 110. At this position, the secondsupport portion 133 is positioned at a distance D1 from the first supportportion 113.

Fig. 4B i||ustrates the holder 100 in a second configuration at which thefirst fixation parts 112 have engaged the two lowermost of the three secondfixation parts 132. ln the second configuration, the fixation bracket 130 isplaced at a higher position on the wall bracket 110, than compared to the firstconfiguration. ln the second configuration, the second support portion 133 ispositioned at a distance D2 from the first support portion 113. Distance D2 islarger than distance D1, and consequently the holder 100 may hold liquiddispensers of a larger size in the second configuration, than compared to thefirst configuration.

Figs 4A to 4B further illustrate an embodiment of the inventive conceptcomprising a first attachment portion 111 with a back side 116 provided withdouble-sided adhesive tape 118. The double-sided adhesive tape 118 may beused for attaching the wall bracket 110 to a wall. ln this manner, the wallbracket 110 may be attached to a wall without drilling holes for attachmentscrews. This may be of particular interest when attaching the wall bracket 110to e.g. bathroom or shower walls. Drilling holes in such walls may damage themoisture barrier, which in turn may cause larger damages to the wallconstruction due to damp or moisture.

Figs 4A to 4B further illustrate an embodiment of the inventive conceptcomprising a first attachment portion 111 provided also with through holes119, in addition to the double-sided adhesive tape 118. The through holes119 in the first attachment portion 111 enable wall attachment by screws,which may be useful in case the holes in the wall are already present, and nofurther drilling is required, or ifdrilling holes in the wall is not a problem. Thepresent embodiment has the advantage that it provides two optional methodsof attaching the wall bracket to the wall.

The inventive concept has mainly been described above with referenceto a few embodiments. However, as is readily appreciated by a person skilledin the art, other embodiments than the ones disclosed above are equally 16 possible within the scope of the invention, as defined by the appended patentclaims.

For instance, many different variants of the first and second fixationparts may be used, such as hooks and loops, protrusions and indentions, orany other paired parts configured for connection to each other.

Also, the number of first and second fixation parts, respectively, andthe number of first and second fixation parts forming engagement in first andsecond configurations may be varied. For instance, an equal number of firstand second fixation parts may be provided, but different numbers of first andsecond fixation parts may be forming an engagement in differentconfigurations of the holder. lt should further be realized that the at least onesecond fixation part may be configured to engage with the at least one firstfixation part in more than two different configurations for accommodatingmore than two different sizes of liquid dispensers.

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1. A holder (100) for mounting a liquid dispenser (200) onto a wall, theholder (100) comprising:a wall bracket (110) comprising:a first attachment portion (111) configured for attaching the wallbracket (110) to the wall, the first attachment portion (111) having aback side (116) facing the wall when the wall bracket (110) is attachedto the wall, and a front side (117) opposite to the back side (116); anda first support portion (113) protruding from the front side (117)of the first attachment portion (111);the wall bracket (110) being configured to provide at least onefirst fixation part (112) protruding from the front side (117) of the firstattachment portion (111); anda fixation bracket (130) comprising:a second attachment portion (131) comprising at least onesecond fixation part (132), the at least one second fixation part (132)being configured to engage with the at least one first fixation part (112)of the wall bracket (110), for attaching the fixation bracket (130) to thewall bracket (110); anda second support portion (133) protruding from a side of thesecond attachment portion (131 );wherein the first and the second support portions (113, 133) areconfigured to jointly provide support for the liquid dispenser (200) when thefixation bracket (130) is attached to the wall bracket (110), wherein the firstand second support portions (113, 133) are arranged at opposite sides of theat least one first fixation part (112) and the at least one second fixation part(132), when the fixation bracket (130) is attached to the wall bracket (110),and wherein at least one of the first and the second support portions (113,133) is provided with a through hole (150); andwherein the first attachment portion (111) comprises an upper portion(114) arranged such that the at least one first fixation part (112) is betweenthe upper portion (114) and the first support portion (113), the upper portion(114) being provided with at least one protrusion extending outwards from thefront side (1 17) of the first attachment portion (111), the at least one 18 protrusion being configured to provide an outward directed force onto thesecond attachment portion (131) when the fixation bracket (130) is attachedto the wall bracket (110), such that the at least one first fixation part (112) andthe at least one second fixation part (132) are pushed together, attaching thefixation bracket (130) to the wall bracket (110).

2. A holder (100) according to claim 1, wherein the at least onesecond fixation part (132) is configured to engage with the at least one firstfixation part (112) in at least a first configuration and a second configuration,and wherein a distance between the first support portion (113) and thesecond support portion (133) of the first configuration is different from thedistance between the first support portion (113) and the second supportportion (133) of the second configuration, such that the holder (100) isadapted to hold liquid dispensers (200) of at least two different sizes.

3. A holder (100) according to any of the preeeedingpreceding claims,wherein the at least one first fixation part (112) comprises a screw attachableto the front side (117) ofthe first attachment portion (111).

4. A holder (100) according to any of the preeeedingpreceding claims,wherein the at least one second fixation part (132) comprises a fixationthrough hole arranged in the second attachment portion (131), said fixationthrough hole comprising a first portion (134) having a first distance betweenwalls of the fixation through hole and a second portion (135) having a seconddistance between walls of the fixation through hole, the first distance beinglarger than the second distance.

5. A holder (100) according to any of the preeeedingpreceding claims,wherein the first attachment portion (111) further comprises a lower portion(115) extending from the first support portion (113) to the upper portion (114),the lower portion (115) and the upper portion (114) being planar, and whereinthe upper portion (114) forms an angle of less than 180 degrees with respectto the lower portion (115), such that the upper portion (114) extends outwardsfrom the front side (117) of the first attachment portion (111), the upperportion (114) thereby constituting the at least one protrusion.

6. A holder (100) according to any of the preeeedingpreceding claims,wherein the second support portion (133) is provided with a through hole(150) and the second support portion (133) forms an angle smaller than 90degrees to the second attachment portion (131 ). 19

7. A holder (100) according to any of the preeeedingpreceding claims,wherein the first support portion (113) has a first section (113a) protrudingfrom the front side (117) ofthe first attachment portion (111) and forming afirst angle in relation to the first attachment portion (111) and a secondsection (113b) protruding from the first section (113a) and forming a secondangle in relation to the first attachment portion (111), said second angle beingsmaller than the first angle.

8. A holder (100) according to any of the preeeedingpreceding claims,wherein the back side (116) of the first attachment portion (111) is providedwith double-sided adhesive tape (118).

9. A holder (100) according to any of the preeeedingpreceding claims,wherein the wall bracket (110) and the fixation bracket (130) are, in theirentirety or in part, made of metal.

10.A holder (110) according to any of the preeeedingpreceding claims,wherein the wall bracket (110) and the fixation bracket (130) are, in theirentirety or in part, made of steal.