1. A dispensing tube assembly comprising:
a post mix chamber;
a first component delivery tube having a proximal end near a pumping portion of a first component delivery pump, the pumping portion including components that form a chamber that is reduced in volume, and a distal end located away from the pumping portion of the first component delivery pump, the first component delivery tube providing an axial passage defining an axial flow path to advance a first component in a flow direction toward said post mix chamber from a first component source;
a second component delivery tube having a proximal end near a pumping portion of a second component delivery pump, and a distal end located away from the pumping portion of the second component delivery pump, the second component delivery tube surrounding said first component delivery tube to create an annular passage defining an annular flow path to advance a second component in said flow direction toward said post mix chamber from a second component source;
a rigid axial path end plate blocking said axial flow path;
a premix aperture extending from said axial flow path to said annular flow path, proximate said axial path end plate;
a post mix aperture extending from said annular flow path to said post mix chamber, wherein, along said flow direction, said post mix aperture is positioned downstream of said premix aperture;
an annular premix chamber defined in said annular flow path between said premix aperture and said post mix aperture; and
an annular flow path end plate blocking said annular flow path proximate said post mix aperture, wherein a first component advanced along said axial flow path toward said post mix chamber exits said axial flow path at said premix aperture and enters said annular premix chamber due to the blocking of the axial flow path by said axial path end plate, and a second component advanced along said annular flow path toward said post mix chamber mixes with said first component entering said annular premix chamber to form a premixture that exits said annular flow path at said post mix aperture and enters said post mix chamber due to the blocking of the axial flow path by said annular flow path end plate; and
a mix media located downstream of the post mix aperture and proximate the post mix chamber.
2. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 1, wherein said first component is a foamable liquid, and said second component is air.
3. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 2, wherein said first component is soap.
4. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 1, comprising a plurality of said premix apertures and a plurality of said post mix apertures.
5. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 4, wherein said axial path end plate, said annular flow path end plate, said post mix chamber and said plurality of post mix apertures are provided by a foam generator unit that mates with said first component delivery tube and said second component delivery tube.
6. The dispensing tube of claim 5, wherein said foam generator unit includes an outlet and a foam media positioned between said post mix chamber and said outlet.
7. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 6, wherein said foam generator unit includes a body portion having an axial extension, said axial extension sized to fit intimately within the inside diameter of said second component delivery tube.
8. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 7, wherein a plurality of mounting arms extend from said axial extension to fit over said first component delivery tube.
9. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 1 wherein the axial path end plate and the annular flow path end plate are substantially parallel.
10. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 1 wherein said axial path end plate, said annular flow path end plate, said post mix chamber, said post mix apertures, and said mix media are provided in a foam generator that is removable from the first and second component delivery tubes.
11. A dispensing tube assembly comprising:
a post mix chamber;
a first component delivery tube providing an axial passage defining an axial flow path to advance a first component in a flow direction toward said post mix chamber from a first component source;
a second component delivery tube surrounding said first component delivery tube to create an annular passage defining an annular flow path to advance a second component in said flow direction toward said post mix chamber from a second component source;
an axial path end plate blocking said axial flow path;
a premix aperture extending from said axial flow path to said annular flow path, proximate said axial path end plate;
a post mix aperture extending from said annular flow path to said post mix chamber, wherein, along said flow direction, said post mix aperture is positioned upstream of said premix aperture;
an annular premix chamber defined in said annular flow path between said premix aperture and said post mix aperture; and
an annular flow path end plate blocking said annular flow path proximate said post mix aperture, wherein a first component advanced along said axial flow path toward said post mix chamber exits said axial flow path at said premix aperture and enters said annular premix chamber due to the blocking of the axial flow path by said axial path end plate, and a second component advanced along said annular flow path toward said post mix chamber mixes with said first component entering said annular premix chamber to form a premixture that exits said annular flow path at said post mix aperture and enters said post mix chamber due to the blocking of the axial flow path by said annular flow path end plate; and
further comprising a plurality of said premix apertures and a plurality of said post mix apertures;
wherein said axial path end plate, said annular flow path end plate, said post mix chamber and said plurality of post mix apertures are provided by a foam generator unit that mates with said first component delivery tube and said second component delivery tube;
wherein said foam generator unit includes an outlet and a foam media positioned between said post mix chamber and said outlet;
wherein said foam generator unit includes a body portion having an axial extension, said axial extension sized to fit intimately within the inside diameter of said second component delivery tube;
wherein a plurality of mounting arms extend from said axial extension to fit over said first component delivery tube; and
wherein said first component delivery tube includes an end surface, and said plurality of mounting arms each include an associated radial step, and said plurality of premix apertures are formed between said end surface, said end plate, and neighboring radial steps of said mounting arms.
12. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 11, wherein there are four of said plurality of mounting arms, each mounting arm being radially offset from neighboring mounting arms by 90\xb0.
13. A dispensing tube assembly comprising:
a post mix chamber;
a first component delivery tube providing an axial passage defining an axial flow path to advance a first component in a flow direction toward said post mix chamber from a first component source;
a second component delivery tube surrounding said first component delivery tube to create an annular passage defining an annular flow path to advance a second component in said flow direction toward said post mix chamber from a second component source;
an axial path end plate blocking said axial flow path;
a premix aperture extending from said axial flow path to said annular flow path, proximate said axial path end plate;
a post mix aperture extending from said annular flow path to said post mix chamber, wherein, along said flow direction, said post mix aperture is positioned downstream of said premix aperture;
an annular premix chamber defined in said annular flow path between said premix aperture and said post mix aperture; and
an annular flow path end plate blocking said annular flow path proximate said post mix aperture, wherein a first component advanced along said axial flow path toward said post mix chamber exits said axial flow path at said premix aperture and enters said annular premix chamber due to the blocking of the axial flow path by said axial path end plate, and a second component advanced along said annular flow path toward said post mix chamber mixes with said first component entering said annular premix chamber to form a premixture that exits said annular flow path at said post mix aperture and enters said post mix chamber due to the blocking of the axial flow path by said annular flow path end plate; and
a mix media located downstream of the post mix aperture and proximate the post mix chamber;
wherein said axial path end plate, said annular flow path end plate, said post mix chamber, said post mix apertures, and said mix media are provided in a foam generator having a plurality of arms configured to connect to an end surface of the first component delivery tube.
14. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 13 wherein the foam generator includes an axial extension configured to connect to an end of the second component delivery tube.
15. A dispensing tube assembly comprising:
a post mix chamber;
a first component delivery tube providing an axial passage defining an axial flow path to advance a first component in a flow direction toward said post mix chamber from a first component source;
a second component delivery tube surrounding said first component delivery tube to create an annular passage defining an annular flow path to advance a second component in said flow direction toward said post mix chamber from a second component source;
an axial path end plate blocking said axial flow path;
a premix aperture extending from said axial flow path to said annular flow path, proximate said axial path end plate;
a post mix aperture extending from said annular flow path to said post mix chamber, wherein, along said flow direction, said post mix aperture is positioned downstream of said premix aperture;
an annular premix chamber defined in said annular flow path between said premix aperture and said post mix aperture; and
an annular flow path end plate blocking said annular flow path proximate said post mix aperture, wherein a first component advanced along said axial flow path toward said post mix chamber exits said axial flow path at said premix aperture and enters said annular premix chamber due to the blocking of the axial flow path by said axial path end plate, and a second component advanced along said annular flow path toward said post mix chamber mixes with said first component entering said annular premix chamber to form a premixture that exits said annular flow path at said post mix aperture and enters said post mix chamber due to the blocking of the axial flow path by said annular flow path end plate; and
a mix media located downstream of the post mix aperture and proximate the post mix chamber;
wherein said axial path end plate, said annular flow path end plate, said post mix chamber, said post mix apertures, and said mix media are provided in a foam generator that is removable from the first and second component delivery tubes; and
wherein said foam generator comprises a plurality of arms for connecting to the end surface of said first component delivery tube and wherein at least one premix chamber is formed between at least a portion of two or more arms.
16. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 15 wherein said plurality of arms include a radial step portion configured to space the axial end plate off of the end of the first component delivery tube.
17. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 16 wherein the plurality of arms further include a tapered outer surface configured to fit inside the second component delivery tube.
18. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 17 further comprising an axial extension, wherein the arms extend from the axial extension and the end of the second component delivery tube fits over the axial extension.
19. The dispensing tube assembly of claim 18 wherein the outside diameter of the foam generator is substantially the same as the outside diameter of the second component delivery tube.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A system for providing remote access, comprising:
a media display device operable to be communicatively coupled to a service provider via a network, the media display device supporting subscription to a media content service, the media display device during operation receiving media content from the service provider via the network; and
a profile of the media display device stored in one or both of the following: the media display device andor the service provider, the profile comprising information related to managing the media content service when the media display device is roaming, wherein the profile comprises one or more roaming parameters, the roaming parameters being used to route information downloaded by the media display device when the media display device is roaming.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the roaming parameters further provide information to control an operation of the media display device when the media display device is roaming.
3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the profile comprises control information indicating that downloaded information is stored in storage accessible by the service provider, when the media display device is roaming.
4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the media display device receives an interface from the service provider that enables set up of the profile of the media display device.
5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the media display device receives an interface from the service provider that enables set up of one or more roaming parameters of the profile.
6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the profile comprises one or more of the following: a source address, a destination address, andor a communication device identity.
7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the profile comprises routing information when a location of the media display device cannot be determined.
8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the profile comprises a default destination to which data can be transferred.
9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the profile can be updated from or by one or both of the following: the media display device andor the service provider.
10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the roaming comprises one or both of the following: inter-network roaming andor intra-network roaming.
11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the media display device provides information during roaming to the service provider for authentication of the media display device.
12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the information comprises one or more of the following: a digital certificate, a serial number, an identification number, an address, a password, andor a key.
13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the media display device is operable to be communicatively coupled to a plurality of service locations of the network, and wherein, when the media display device is roaming, the media display device receives access to information, that is accessible to the media display device when the media display device is not roaming, from any of the plurality of service locations of the network.
14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of service locations comprises a plurality of access points.
15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the plurality of access points comprises at least one wireless access point.
16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the at least one wireless access point comprises at least one wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access point.
17. The system according to claim 1, wherein the media display device is operable to be communicatively coupled to at least one other network operatively coupled to the network, wherein the network and the at least one other network form a wide area network (WAN).
18. The system according to claim 17, wherein the media display device is operable to be communicatively coupled to a plurality of service locations of the wide area network, and wherein, when the media display device is roaming, the media display device receives access to information, that is accessible to the media display device when the media display device is not roaming, from any of the plurality of service locations of the wide area network.
19. A system for providing remote access, comprising:
a media display device operable to be communicatively coupled to a service provider via a network, the media display device supporting subscription to a media content service, the media display device during operation receiving media content from the service provider via the network, wherein the media display device is operable to be communicatively coupled to at least one other network operatively coupled to the network, wherein the network and the at least one other network form a wide area network (WAN);
a profile of the media display device stored in at least one of the following: the media display device and the service provider, wherein the profile comprises information related to managing the media content service when the media display device is roaming;
a first database comprising information related to media display devices in one or both of the following: the network andor the wide area network; and
a second database comprising information related to media display devices currently serviced by one or both of the following: a particular service location and a particular network.
20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the first database and the second database are used to determine a location of the media display device.
21. A system for providing remote access, comprising:
a media display device operable to be communicatively coupled to a service provider via a network, the media display device supporting subscription to a media content service, the media display device during operation receiving media content from the service provider via the network; and
a profile of the media display device configured to be stored in the media display device, wherein the profile comprises one or more roaming parameters to route information downloaded by the media display device when the media display device is roaming.