Door Handle and Door Handle Cleaner

• US 20100147974A1
• Filed: 05/05/2008
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brian Cunningham, Rosemarie Cunningham
• Original Assignee: Brian Cunningham, Rosemarie Cunningham
• Inventors: Cunningham, Brian, Cunningham, Rosemarie
• Application Number:
  US12/600,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20100147974A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/274
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 1/0069 Sanitary doorknobs or handles, e.g. comprising a disinfectant

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus (100) for cleaning a door handle (103) mounted on a door (101), comprising a cleaning means (102) which in use is operatively connected to a door to apply a disinfectant to the door handle surface when the door is opened or closed. The cleaning means (102) comprises a reservoir of disinfectant liquid (105) and a spray head (102) to spray the disinfectant liquid onto the handle (103) when the door is opened or closed. The spray head (102) is operated by an actuating means (128, 150).

Claims

1. A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a door handle mounted on a door, comprising:

a cleaning means which in use is operatively connected to a door to apply a disinfectant to the door handle surface, the cleaning means comprising a reservoir of disinfectant liquid and a spray head to spray the disinfectant liquid onto the handle when the door is opened or closed; and

an actuating means to operate the spray head.

4. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the actuating means comprises an actuating member which is operatively associated with the door frame, such that opening or closing of the door causes movement of the actuating member to operate the spray head.

5. The cleaning apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:

a cam member, located on the door frame to move the actuating member to operate the spray head.

6. The cleaning apparatus of claim 5;

further comprising;

a spring that urges the actuating member against the cam member.

7. The cleaning apparatus of claim 4 wherein the length of the actuating member is adjustable.

8. The cleaning apparatus of claim 4 wherein the actuating member is hollow and the reservoir of disinfectant is connected to the spray head by a conduit located within the actuating member.

2-3. -3. (canceled)

15. A door handle apparatus for mounting on a door comprising a base member and a handle member, wherein the handle member is mounted on the base member so as to be freely rotatable.