Motion-Activated, Upward-Directed Soap Dispenser
First Claim
1. ) A motion-sensing hand cleaning solution dispenser, comprising:
- a housing having sidewalls, a base, and an upper portion;
a motion sensor along said upper portion for monitoring movement above said housing;
an aperture through said upper portion for dispensing a pressurized cleaning solution therethrough;
a cleaning solution reservoir within said housing for storing said cleaning solution;
an electric motor for communicating said cleaning solution from a reservoir, through a conduit, and through said upper portion aperture;
a control circuit for energizing said electric motor and receiving signals from said motion sensor;
a power source;
said cleaning solution dispensing upwardly from said housing upper portion aperture upon said electric motor energizing when a user'"'"'s hand is placed over said motion sensor.
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Abstract
A motion-activated soap dispenser is provided having a vertically directed motion detector and a vertically oriented dispensing stream of hand cleaning solution. The device comprises a counter or wall mounted housing having a reservoir of hand soap or hand sanitizer that is ejected in short bursts in an upward direction and onto a user'"'"'s palm placed over a top-mounted motion sensor. The reservoir is a refillable liquid container that is pumped for its contents, or alternatively the reservoir is a replaceable cartridge of compressed hand cleaning solution that utilizes internal pressure to eject the contents therefrom. The solution is routed through a conduit and into a nozzled aperture along the upper portion of the housing, whereby the solution is dispensed in liquid or foam consistency. An electric motor and timer circuit controls the burst of dispensed fluid from the reservoir, upon activation by the motion detector change in state.
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10 Claims
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1. ) A motion-sensing hand cleaning solution dispenser, comprising:
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a housing having sidewalls, a base, and an upper portion; a motion sensor along said upper portion for monitoring movement above said housing; an aperture through said upper portion for dispensing a pressurized cleaning solution therethrough; a cleaning solution reservoir within said housing for storing said cleaning solution; an electric motor for communicating said cleaning solution from a reservoir, through a conduit, and through said upper portion aperture; a control circuit for energizing said electric motor and receiving signals from said motion sensor; a power source; said cleaning solution dispensing upwardly from said housing upper portion aperture upon said electric motor energizing when a user'"'"'s hand is placed over said motion sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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