Method of timing hand washing

• US 20050108908A1
• Filed: 12/21/2004
• Published: 05/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CDC Investments LLLP
• Original Assignee: Venture Management Alliance LLC
• Inventors: Collopy, Charles T.
• Granted Patent: US 7,311,523 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 40/584
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/1001 Piston pumps B05B11/1087, B05B11/1088, B05B11/109 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0076 Body hygiene; Dressing; Knot tying

Abstract

A hand washing device and method encouraging hand washing includes a display panel, a message “WASH UP with Soap and Water. Get rid of germs in only 15 seconds.” and may have one of a variety of timing means to time the wash cycle or the user may use an ordinary clock. Germ illustrations indicate consequences. The panel is on personal and public use soap dispensers and return springs are used as the timing device.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A method of encouraging a person to wash their hands with soap for a significant preselected time beyond a brief time interval,

displaying a first message for the need of a person to wash for a significant time longer than a brief time interval,

displaying a second message for the consequences for failure to wash longer than said brief time interval, and

displaying a desirable hand washing time.

17. The method as set forth in claim 16 further including displaying a reward for hand washing for the desirable elapsed time.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the hand washing time is 15 seconds.

19. The method of claim 16 where in said second message is a plurality of illustrations of germs.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein said first message is WASH UP! With soap and water, get rid of the germs in only 15 seconds.

21. The method of claim 16 wherein said displaying of said messages is on a mirror above a hand washing facility.