Band, bracelet or strip carrier for an anti-microbial agent to reduce the spread of disease
First Claim
1. A method for killing germs and potentially harmful bacteria on the skin of a user, comprising the steps of treating a carrier with an anti-microbial agent, and the user wearing the carrier against his skin so that some of the anti-microbial agent is delivered from the carrier to the user'"'"'s skin by exudation and migration or by touch contact with and transmission to the user'"'"'s fingers.
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Abstract
A band, bracelet, strip or patch to be worn around the wrist or ankle or removably attached to the back of the wearer'"'"'s hand. Each article is treated with an anti-microbial agent (e.g., tea tree oil) that is capable of killing germs and potentially harmful bacteria. The band, bracelet, strip or patch is impregnated with the anti-microbial agent during manufacture or saturated with the agent by the wearer following manufacture. The agent is delivered to the skin (e.g., the hands) of the wearer by way of either dispersion (exudation) and migration (mixed with the wearer'"'"'s normal body oil) or by direct touch contact with and transmission to the wearer'"'"'s fingers so as to reduce the spread of illness and disease.
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- 1. A method for killing germs and potentially harmful bacteria on the skin of a user, comprising the steps of treating a carrier with an anti-microbial agent, and the user wearing the carrier against his skin so that some of the anti-microbial agent is delivered from the carrier to the user'"'"'s skin by exudation and migration or by touch contact with and transmission to the user'"'"'s fingers.
- 13. Apparatus for killing germs and potentially harmful bacteria on the skin of a user comprising a carrier to be worn by the user against his skin, said carrier treated with an anti-microbial agent that is adapted to be delivered to the user'"'"'s skin by exudation and migration or by touch contact with and transmission to the user'"'"'s fingers.
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