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A wall-mountable liquid dispenser which combines functional and ornamental features in a visually pleasing and space efficient manner. The liquid dispenser includes a main body portion having front, rear, top, bottom and first and second side walls, integrally formed with each other, to define an in

A wall-mountable liquid dispenser which combines functional and ornamental features in a visually pleasing and space efficient manner. The liquid dispenser includes a main body portion having front, rear, top, bottom and first and second side walls, integrally formed with each other, to define an interior bladder. The main body portion is configured to resemble a comfortably reclined hippopotamus and incudes plural projections which may be depressed to compress the bladder to force the ejection of liquid therefrom. The projections include a first, domed shaped, projection which resembles the stomach of the hippopotamus, a second, generally rectangular, projection which resembles the snout of the hippopotamus and a third, generally rectangular, projection which resembles a mattress on which the hippopotamus is reclined. An aperture is formed in the bottom wall thereof. A fill pipe having a sidewall which defines an interior passageway therein is fixedly attached to the rear wall and covers the aperture such that the fill pipe does not project into the bladder. Mounted to an exterior side surface of the fill pipe is a closeable valve having an interior passageway which may be selectively placed in fluid communication with the interior passageway of the fill pipe to provide a exit path for liquid held in the bladder.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A liquid dispenser, comprising:a main body portion, said main body portion having front, rear, top, bottom and first and second side walls which collectively define an interior bladder;said bottom wall of said main body portion having interior and exterior side surfaces a

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A liquid dispenser, comprising:a main body portion, said main body portion having front, rear, top, bottom and first and second side walls which collectively define an interior bladder;said bottom wall of said main body portion having interior and exterior side surfaces and an aperture extending therebetween;said main body portion having a lip formed by exposing inner side and edge surfaces of a portion of said bottom wall, said lip circumferentially surrounding said aperture;a fill pipe fixedly attached to said bottom wall and downwardly projecting therefrom, said fill pipe having a sidewall, an interior surface of which defines an interior passageway in fluid communication with said aperture;said fill pipe being comprised of first, second and third sections, said second section of said fill pipe engaging said lip of said bottom wall and said third section projecting downwardly from said exterior side surface of said bottom wall when said first section of said fill pipe is inserted in said aperture to engage an interior wall which defines said aperture;said second section of said fill pipe further comprising a top side surface which engages said exposed inner side surface of said bottom wall and an edge side surface which engages said exposed inner edge surface of said bottom wall when said second section of said fill pipe engages said lip of said bottom wall; anda closeable valve removably mounted to an exterior surface of said sidewall of said full pipe, said closeable valve having an interior passageway which may be selectively placed in fluid communication with said interior passageway of said fill pipe to provide a exit path for liquid held in said bladder;wherein access to said fill pipe for filling said interior bladder with liquid is provided by removing said closeable valve and inverting said main body portion.