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A liquid dispenser for flush-mounting in a wall includes a faceplate with front and back surfaces and inlet and outlet openings. A liquid reservoir is attached to and extends rearwardly from the faceplate back surface. A fill spout communicates with the reservoir through the inlet opening and a plun

A liquid dispenser for flush-mounting in a wall includes a faceplate with front and back surfaces and inlet and outlet openings. A liquid reservoir is attached to and extends rearwardly from the faceplate back surface. A fill spout communicates with the reservoir through the inlet opening and a plunger-type pump communicates with the reservoir through the outlet opening. The fill spout and the pump extend forwardly from the faceplate front surface. The faceplate is adapted for attachment to the wall with the reservoir positioned substantially within the wall.

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1. A liquid dispenser for flush-mounting in a wall, which comprises: (a) a faceplate having front and back surfaces and inlet and outlet openings extending therethrough; (b) a liquid reservoir attached to and extending rearwardly from said faceplate back surface; (c) a fill spout communicating

1. A liquid dispenser for flush-mounting in a wall, which comprises: (a) a faceplate having front and back surfaces and inlet and outlet openings extending therethrough; (b) a liquid reservoir attached to and extending rearwardly from said faceplate back surface; (c) a fill spout communicating with said reservoir through said inlet opening and extending forwardly from said faceplate front surface; (d) pump means mounted on said faceplate and extending forwardly from the front surface thereof, said pump means communicating with said reservoir through said outlet opening; and (e) attachment means for attaching said faceplate to a wall with said reservoir positioned substantially within said wall. 2. The liquid dispener according to claim 1, which includes: (a) said fill spout having a horizontal leg extending from said faceplate and a vertical leg terminating at an upper end; and (b) a fill spout cap for closing said fill spout upper end. 3. The liquid dispenser according to claim 1, which includes: (a) a male threaded outlet tube attached to and extending forwardly from said faceplate front surface, said outlet tube communicating with said outlet opening; and (b) said pump means comprising: (1) a cap with female threads adapted for threadable engagement with said outlet tube; and (2) a plunger reciprocably received through said cap and having a dispenser nozzle attached thereto. 4. The liquid dispenser according to claim 1, which includes: (a) said faceplate having a perimeter positioned outwardly from said liquid reservoir and adapted for attachment to said wall. 5. The liquid dispenser according to claim 1, which includes: (a) said faceplate having a soap dish opening; and (b) a soap dish connected to said faceplate back surface and extending rearwardly from said soap dish opening. 6. The liquid dispenser according to claim 1, which includes: (a) a razor holder comprising a pair of spaced arms attached to and extending forwardly from said faceplate front surface, said arms forming a slot therebetween adapted to receive a razor handle. 7. A liquid dispenser for flush-mounting in a wall including front and back layers of material forming a wall cavity therebetween and a layer of tiles on said front material layer, which comprises: (a) a faceplate having: (1) front and back surfaces; (2) upper, lower and side margins; (3) a perimeter adjacent said margins; (4) an inlet opening positioned in spaced proximity to said faceplate upper margin; and (5) an outlet opening positioned below said inlet opening; (b) a fill spout extending forwardly from said faceplate front surface and communicating with said inlet opening; (c) a fill spout cap adapted for removable attachment to said fill spout; (d) an outlet tube extending forwardly from said faceplate front surface and communicating with said outlet opening; (e) a plunger-type pump mounted on said outlet tube; (f) a liquid reservoir attached to said faceplate back surface and extending rearwardly therefrom, said liquid reservoir communicating with said inlet and outlet openings; (g) said reservoir having a height and width slightly less than the height and width of an opening in said wall formed by removing a predetermined number of tiles and a corresponding portion of said front material layer; (h) said faceplate having a height and width greater than said wall opening height and width; and (i) said liquid dispenser being adapted for mounting in said wall whereby said faceplate substantially conceals said opening and said reservoir extends through said opening into said wall cavity. 8. The liquid dispenser according to claim 7 which includes: (a) said outlet tube including male threads; and (b) said pump assembly including a cap with female threads, a plunger reciprocably received in said cap and having a dispenser nozzle and a check valve actuated by said plunger. 9. The liquid dispenser according to claim 7, which includes: (a) said faceplate having a soap dish opening extending therethrough; and (b) a soap dish including a top, a bottom, a back, sides and a plurality of ribs on said soap dish bottom, said soap dish being attached to and extending rearwardly from said faceplate rear surface at said soap dish opening. 10. The fill spout according to claim 7 wherein: (a) said fill spout includes a horizontal leg extending from said faceplate and a vertical leg terminating at an upper end; and (b) said fill spout cap is attached to said upper end. 11. The liquid dispenser according to claim 10, which includes: (a) a fill spout flange extending substantially circumferentially around said fill spout upper end; and (b) said fill spout cap having a flange adapted for releasably interlocking with said fill spout flange. 12. The liquid dispenser according to claim 7 wherein: (a) said reservoir includes a bottom having a pair of downwardly sloping panels terminating at an upwardly-open trough extending front-to-back with respect to said reservoir; (b) said outlet opening communicating with said reservoir at said trough. 13. The liquid dispenser according to claim 7, which includes: (a) said reservoir having a top positioned below a level of said fill spout cap attached to said fill spout. 14. A liquid dispenser for flush-mounting in a wall having front and back layers of materials forming a wall cavity therebetween and having tiles attached to the front material layer, which comprises: (a) a faceplate having: (1) front and back surfaces; (2) upper, lower and side margins; (3) a plurality of horizontally aligned inlet openings positioned in spaced proximity to said upper margins; (4) a plurality of horizontally aligned outlet openings, each said outlet opening being positioned in spaced relation below a respective inlet opening; and (5) a soap dish opening in spaced proximity above said lower margin and adjacent one of said side margins; (b) a plurality of fill spouts each including a horizontal leg attached to said faceplate front surface and a vertical leg terminating at an upper end with a flange, said fill spouts each communicating with a respective inlet opening; (c) a plurality of fill spout caps each having a respective flange for releasable interlocking engagement with a respective fill spout flange, said fill spout caps being adapted to close said fill spout upper ends; (d) a plurality of male, threaded outlet tubes attached to and extending fowardly from said face plate front surface, each said outlet tube communicating with a respective outlet opening; (e) a plurality of plunger-type pump assemblies, each including a respective cap with female threads adapted for threadable engagement with the respective outlet tube, a plunger reciprocably received in said cap and having a dispenser nozzle and a check valve actuated by said plunger; (f) a soap dish including a top, a bottom, a back, sides and a plurality of ribs on said bottom, said soap dish being attached to and extending inwardly from said faceplate back surface at said soap dish opening; (g) a razor holder comprising a pair of arms attached to and extending outwardly from said faceplate in spaced relation to said faceplate lower margin and adjacent the other of said faceplate side margins, said razor holder comprising a pair of horizontally spaced arms each including a substantially horizontal, proximate portion and an upwardly angled distal portion, said arms forming a slot therebetween adapted to receive a razor handle; (h) a plurality of discrete liquid reservoirs each having: (1) a front edge; (2) a back; (3) a top; (4) a bottom with a pair of downwardly-sloping panels terminating at an upwardly-open trough extending front-to-back with respect to said reservoir; and (5) a pair of opposite sides; (6) each said reservoir being glued along its respective front edge to said faceplate back surface whereby said reservoir is positioned in communication with respective inlet and outlet openings; (i) a plurality of locating pins and locating pin receivers located at the connection of said faceplate back surface and said reservoir front edges; (j) said locating pin receivers being adapted to receive said locating pins whereby said reservoirs are positioned on said faceplate back surface in predetermined positions; (k) said faceplate back surface having a perimeter around said soap dish and said reservoirs; (l) said dispenser being adapted for flush-mounting in said wall with said perimeter substantially covering an opening formed in said wall by removing a predetermined number of tiles and a corresponding portion of said front material layer; (m) said dispenser being attached to said wall by adhesive spots applied to said faceplate perimeter; and (n) a caulk bead extending around said faceplate margins and forming a water-tight seal.