HAND CLEANING STATION
First Claim
1. A method of enforcing an effective hand washing technique, comprising:
- receiving a reset command based upon dispensing of a hand cleanser at a wash station;
resetting a timer in response to receiving the reset command;
receiving a water dispensing trigger; and
in response to receiving the water dispensing trigger, dispensing water based upon a determination that the timer has expired.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method to enforce an effective hand washing technique at a wash station. A hand cleanser controller receives a hand cleanser trigger and responds to receiving the hand cleanser trigger by dispensing hand cleanser and transmitting a reset command. A water dispensing device includes a water dispensing trigger component that detects a user'"'"'s hand proximate to a water faucet. A controller receives a reset command from the hand cleanser device based upon dispensing of a hand cleanser at a wash station, resets a timer in response to receiving the reset command, receives a water dispensing trigger from a water dispensing trigger component, and in response to receiving the water dispensing trigger, actuates the electrically-actuated water valve to dispense water based upon a determination that the timer has expired. Furthermore, the was station may include audio, video or both for use in training, monitoring and advertising presented to the user having to wash their hands for a period of time.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of enforcing an effective hand washing technique, comprising:
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receiving a reset command based upon dispensing of a hand cleanser at a wash station; resetting a timer in response to receiving the reset command; receiving a water dispensing trigger; and in response to receiving the water dispensing trigger, dispensing water based upon a determination that the timer has expired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus of a wash station to enforce an effective hand washing technique, comprising:
a water dispensing device, comprising; an electrically-actuated water valve; a timer; a water dispensing trigger component to detect a user'"'"'s hand proximate to a water faucet; and a controller in communication with the electrically-actuated water valve, the water dispensing trigger component; and
a hand cleanser device to;receive a reset command from the hand cleanser device based upon dispensing of a hand cleanser at a wash station, reset the timer in response to receiving the reset command, receive a water dispensing trigger from the water dispensing trigger component, and in response to receiving the water dispensing trigger, actuate the electrically-actuated water valve to dispense water based upon a determination that the timer has expired. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for enforcing an effective hand washing technique comprising:
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a timer; a supply of hand cleanser; a hand cleanser infrared sensor positioned to sense a user'"'"'s hand placed under the supply of hand cleanser; a hand cleanser electrical actuator; a water dispensing infrared sensor positioned to sense the user'"'"'s hand placed under a water faucet; a water faucet electrical actuator; and at least one controller to; activate the hand cleanser electrical actuator in response to the hand cleanser infrared sensor detecting the user'"'"'s hand; reset the timer in response to activating the hand cleanser electrical actuator; activate the water faucet electrical actuator in response to determining that the timer is expired and to the water dispensing infrared sensor detecting the user'"'"'s hand; and inhibiting the water faucet electrical actuator in response to determining that the timer is unexpired. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification