Hygiene habit training aid

• US 20050065048A1
• Filed: 10/29/2004
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jaeho Kim, John Gavin Macdonald, Naveen Agarwal, Yanbin Huang
• Original Assignee: Jaeho Kim, John Gavin Macdonald, Naveen Agarwal, Yanbin Huang
• Inventors: Kim, Jaeho, MacDonald, John Gavin, Agarwal, Naveen, Huang, Yanbin
• Application Number:
  US10/977,813
• Publication Number:
  US 20050065048A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 510/141
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/45 Colour indicators, e.g. pH- or Redox indicators
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/368 with carboxyl groups directly bound to carbon atoms of aromatic rings
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/466 containing sulfonic acid derivatives; Salts
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/49 containing heterocyclic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/10 Washing or bathing preparations
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/08 Liquid soap, e.g. for dispensers; capsuled
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 9/444 Dyes; Pigments

Abstract

There is provided a soap that contains an indicator that produces an observable change after a period of time to show that sufficient cleaning has been done or to indicate the thoroughness of the cleaning. The soap is preferably made from two components that produce a color and/or viscosity changes after about 30 seconds of use. This use indicating change is useful for, for example, teaching children to wash their hands for a sufficient period of time.

Claims

1. ) A hygiene teaching aid comprising an indicator that chemically provides a change detectible to a user after a period of time after dispensing has passed.

2. ) A system for developing a hygiene habit comprising the steps of dispensing soap and water into a user'"'"'s hands, rubbing the hands together until a change detectible to said user is detected, and washing the hands with water, wherein said soap contains an indicator that chemically provides said change after a period of time after dispensing said soap into the hands has passed.

3. ) The soap of claim 2 wherein said soap changes in color.

4. ) The soap of claim 2 wherein said soap changes in viscosity.

5. ) The soap of claim 2 wherein said soap changes in smell.

6. ) The soap of claim 2 wherein said soap changes in sound.

7. ) The soap of claim 2 wherein said soap changes in temperature.

8. ) The soap of claim 2 wherein said soap changes in from a finite time to at most 5 minutes.

9. ) The soap of claim 8 wherein said soap changes in between 25 and 35 seconds.

10. ) The soap of claim 2 wherein said soap changes in from 10 to 45 seconds.

11. ) The soap of claim 2 wherein said soap changes in from a finite time to at most 2 minutes.