Portable hand-sanitizing kiosk

• US 20100051639A1
• Filed: 08/29/2008
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David J. Stob, Keith Haluska
• Original Assignee: David J. Stob, Keith Haluska
• Inventors: Stob, David J., Haluska, Keith
• Application Number:
  US12/231,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20100051639A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 222/52
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 15/02 Washing facilities in railway vehicles B61D35/002

Abstract

A elongated rectangular kiosk with a floor-engaging portion is equipped with a handle and wheels adjacent a rear surface to facilitate is mobility. A sink-like region has a faucet-like dispenser from which waterless sanitizer is dispensed in response to a motion sensor. Electrical power is provided by a lithium storage battery which is recharged by a solar panel. A wireless receiver/transmitter communicates with a remote base computer to control and monitor the operation of the kiosk.

Claims

1. A hand-sanitizing kiosk comprising

a) a vertical support structure including a floor-engaging portion and a station from which a waterless cleanser is dispensed;

b) a dispenser for delivering a quantity of waterless hand cleanser to said station.

2. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 wherein said station comprises a recess positioned waist high, said recess resembling a sink with a faucet.

3. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 2 wherein said dispenser including a container for said waterless cleanser, a pump for delivering said waterless cleanser from said container to said faucet in said recess, and a storage battery for powering said pump.

4. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 further comprising support means beneath said floor engaging portion for facilitating movement of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.

5. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 4 wherein said support means comprises a plurality of wheels.

6. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 5 wherein at least a portion of said plurality of wheels are positioned adjacent a rear edge of said floor engaging portion.

7. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 6 further comprising a handle situated at a top rear portion above said at least a portion of said plurality of wheels enabling said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk to be rocked backward onto said at least a portion of said plurality of wheels hand-dolly style for transport.

8. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 further comprising a solar collector for recharging said storage battery.

9. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 further comprising a faucet in said recess from which said waterless cleanser is dispensed.

10. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 9 further comprising a motion sensor associated with said faucet, said motion sensor activating said pump to deliver a measured quantity of said waterless cleanser through said faucet.

11. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 10 further comprising sensors for gathering data by monitoring a) levels of said waterless cleanser in said container;

b) power levels in said storage battery;

c) regulatory compliance information relating to time and number of activations of said motion sensor;

d) location of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.

12. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 11 further comprising wireless transmission means to transmit said data to a computer server.

13. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 12 further comprising wireless receiving means enabling the computer server to remotely adjust operation of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.

14. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 further comprising substantially flat regions located on exterior surface portions of said rectangular body to mount graphic displays.

15. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 14 wherein said graphic displays are selected from a group consisting of a) regulatory-compliant tutorials on the use of said kiosk;

b) advertising;

c) informational blurbs.

16. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 14 wherein said graphic displays are presented on a LCD.

17. A portable hand-sanitizing kiosk comprising

a) an elongated rectangular body, said body including a floor engaging portion and a waist-high recess resembling a sink;

b) a dispenser for delivering a quantity of waterless hand cleanser, said dispenser including a container for said waterless cleanser, a pump for delivering said waterless cleanser from said container to said recess, and a battery for powering said pump;

c) substantially flat regions located on exterior surface portions of said rectangular body to mount graphic displays.

18. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 17 wherein said graphic displays are selected from a group consisting of a) regulatory-compliant tutorials on the use of said kiosk;

b) advertising;

c) informational blurbs.

19. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 17 wherein said graphic displays are presented on a computer screen.

20. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 17 further comprising a plurality of wheels mounted adjacent a lower rear edge of said floor-engaging portion to facilitate transport of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.

21. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 20 further comprising a handle situated at a top rear portion above said plurality of wheels enabling said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk to be rocked backward onto said plurality of wheels hand-dolly style for transport.

22. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 17 further comprising sensors for gathering data by monitoring a) levels of said waterless cleanser in said container;

b) power levels in said storage battery;

c) regulatory compliance information relating to time and number of activations of said motion sensor;

d) location of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.

23. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 17 further comprising wireless transmission means to transmit said data to a computer server and wireless receiving means enabling the computer server to remotely adjust operation of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.