APPLIANCE FOR DISINFECTING THE HANDS OF A USER

• US 20130136669A1
• Filed: 01/12/2011
• Published: 05/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bernard Feldain
• Original Assignee: Bernard Feldain
• Inventors: Ferrand, Claude, Feldain, Bernard
• Application Number:
  US13/521,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20130136669A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 422/300
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/04 Mechanical washing or cleaning devices, hand or mechanically, i.e. power operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/80 Implements for cleaning or washing the skin of surgeons or patients
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/0094 Gaseous substances
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/22 Phase substances, e.g. smokes, aerosols or sprayed or atomised substances

Abstract

The invention relates to an appliance for disinfecting the hands of a user, said appliance including: a disinfection chamber (1), at least one opening (10) through which the user inserts his or her hands (M) in the disinfection chamber; separators (4) placed in the disinfection chamber (1) such that the fingers are separated when the user inserts his or her hands in said chamber, characterised in that the disinfection chamber (1) is provided with a device for spraying a disinfectant product in said chamber and a device for blowing air into said chamber, said two devices operating at the same time, and in that the spraying device consists of injectors (11a, 11b, 12a, 12b) suitable for scattering a disinfectant product into the blown air stream, the scattering of the disinfectant product being carried out in a spatial sector defined by a vertical plane and an inclined plane of 1° to 90°, preferably 45° to 90°, relative to the axis of said air stream.

Claims

1. An apparatus for disinfecting the hands of a user, the apparatus comprising:

a disinfection chamber,

an opening through which the user introduces his hands into the disinfection chamber,

separators placed in the disinfection chamber so as to force the fingers to separate from each other when the user inserts his hands into the chamber,

characterized by the fact that the disinfection chamber is provided with a device for spraying a disinfectant product in the chamber and a device for blowing air into the chamber, the two devices operating at the same time,

and by the fact that the device for spraying comprises nozzles enabling dispersion of a disinfectant product in the flow of blown air, the dispersion of the disinfectant product being carried out in a spatial sector defined by a vertical plane and an inclined plane of 1°

to 90°

, preferably of 45°

to 90°

, with respect to the axis of the air flow.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the separators are vertical rods positioned in the disinfection chamber, the spacing between the rods defining the separation of the fingers.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the separators incorporate a device for spraying the disinfectant product directly between the fingers.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1, comprising two elliptical openings through which the user inserts his hands into the disinfection chamber.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the spaying device comprises nozzles dispersing a disinfectant product, the nozzles being arranged in the disinfection chamber so as to disperse the product on the front and back of the hands, the dispersion being carried out from the fingertips to the wrist and from wrist to the fingertips.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disinfection chamber is provided with a device for blowing warm air in the chamber so as to dry hands after the disinfection phase.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the disinfection phase and drying phase are automatically controlled by a programmable control unit.

8. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disinfection chamber is provided with a window enabling the user to see the position of his hands in the chamber.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the disinfection chamber is inclined or funnel-shaped so as to facilitate the flow of condensate to a low point, the latter being connected to a discharge conduit opening into a storage container.

10. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disinfection chamber comprises a raisable hood enabling, once raised, direct access to the interior of the chamber.

11. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disinfection chamber comprises vents.

12. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disinfection chamber is attached to a unit in which are positioned the mechanical components enabling operation of it.

13. An apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a unit in which are arranged the mechanical components enabling operation of the disinfection chamber, the unit and the chamber being joinable and detachable.

14. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the interior of the disinfection chamber is free of obstacles between the separators and the spraying device, so that the disinfectant product can be directly sprayed on the hands of the user.

15. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disinfection chamber is provided with Xenon vapor lamps in order to disinfect the hands.