Hand Sanitizing Door Opener

• US 20120080451A1
• Filed: 10/01/2010
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dawson A. Williams, Keith D. Williams
• Original Assignee: Dawson A. Williams, Keith D. Williams
• Inventors: Williams, Keith D., Williams, Dawson A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,777,064 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 222/181.3
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/18 Liquid substances or solutions comprising solids or dissolved gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/22 Phase substances, e.g. smokes, aerosols or sprayed or atomised substances
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/15 Biocide distribution means, e.g. nozzles, pumps, manifolds, fans, baffles, sprayers

Abstract

A hand sanitizing apparatus for sanitizing a person'"'"'s hand while operating a handle of a door opener. The apparatus includes a housing body received about the door opener and limiting access to the handle. A canister of hand sanitizer is received into the housing body, and the canister has a nozzle. The apparatus includes an actuator mounted within the housing body upon an axle for movement from a first position to a second position. The actuator has a hand-contacting portion including a palm-contacting paddle, and the actuator is operably coupled to the nozzle and to the handle. As the actuator is moved from the first to the second position, the handle opens the door as the nozzle dispenses hand sanitizer from the canister.

Claims

1. A hand sanitizing apparatus for sanitizing a person'"'"'s hand while operating a handle of a door opener, said apparatus comprising:

(a) housing body, said housing body being adapted for receipt about said door opener, said apparatus substantially limiting access by said person to said handle; and

(b) a canister of hand sanitizer received into said housing body, said canister having a nozzle extending therefrom for dispensing said hand sanitizer from said canister;

(c) an actuator mounted within said housing body for movement from a first position to a second position, said actuator having a hand-contacting portion;

said actuator being operably coupled to said nozzle of said canister and further being operably coupled to said handle, such that, when said actuator is moved from said first position to said second position, said handle of said door opener becomes moved to a door-opening position as said nozzle is caused to dispense hand sanitizer from said canister.

2. The hand sanitizing apparatus as recited in claim 1, in which said hand-contacting portion of said actuator includes a palm-contacting paddle.

3. The hand sanitizing apparatus as recited in claim 1, in which said actuator includes a nozzle-actuating portion having a nozzle-engaging opening therethrough, and said nozzle is inserted through said nozzle-engaging opening.

4. The hand sanitizing apparatus as recited in claim 3, in which said housing body includes a pin against which said nozzle angularly pivots as said actuator moves from said first position to said second position.

5. The hand sanitizing apparatus as recited in claim 3, in which said actuator includes a cam for engageably moving said handle into said door-opening position as said actuator is moved from said first position to said second position.

6. The hand sanitizing apparatus as recited in claim 3, in which said nozzle-actuating portion of said actuator includes a cam for engageably moving said handle into said door-opening position as said actuator is moved from said first position to said second position.

7. The hand sanitizing apparatus as recited in claim 6, in which said housing body includes a pin against which said nozzle angularly pivots as said actuator moves from said first position to said second position.

8. The hand sanitizing apparatus as recited in claim 6, in which said housing body includes an axle, and said actuator is mounted to said axle for said movement from said first position to said second position, said movement being rotation of said actuator about said axle.

9. The hand sanitizing apparatus as recited in claim 8, in which said housing body includes a pin against which said nozzle angularly pivots as said actuator moves from said first position to said second position.