Washstand device
First Claim
1. Handwashing apparatus comprising:
- a housing having walls defining a chamber and having a front opening through which at least one hand can be inserted into the chamber;
a washbasin located in said housing and including discharge means for removing used water;
hot-air dryer means located in said housing for supplying hot-air into said chamber;
water supply means located in said housing above said washbasin for supplying water into said chamber;
soap dispensing means located in said housing above said washbasin for supplying soap into said chamber;
a discharge opening in at least one wall of said housing which defines said chamber for discharging hot air supplied to said chamber by said hot-air dryer means and for supplying said discharged air to said hot-air dryer means; and
control means for automatically controlling operation of said water supply means, said soap dispensing means and said hot-air dryer means when said at least one hand is inserted through said front opening into said chamber.
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Abstract
A sanitary handwashing apparatus includes a housing having walls defining a chamber and having a front opening through which the hands of a user can be inserted into the chamber; a washbasin located in the housing and including a drain at the bottom for removing used water; a hot-air dryer located in an upper wall of the housing above the washbasin for supplying hot-air into the chamber; a water supply nozzle located in the upper wall of the housing above the washbasin for supplying water into the chamber; a soap dispenser located in the housing above the washbasin for supplying soap into the chamber; and a discharge opening in the back wall of the housing which defines the chamber for discharging hot-air supplied to the chamber by the hot-air dryer and for supplying the discharged air to the hot-air dryer.
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5 Claims
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1. Handwashing apparatus comprising:
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a housing having walls defining a chamber and having a front opening through which at least one hand can be inserted into the chamber; a washbasin located in said housing and including discharge means for removing used water; hot-air dryer means located in said housing for supplying hot-air into said chamber; water supply means located in said housing above said washbasin for supplying water into said chamber; soap dispensing means located in said housing above said washbasin for supplying soap into said chamber; a discharge opening in at least one wall of said housing which defines said chamber for discharging hot air supplied to said chamber by said hot-air dryer means and for supplying said discharged air to said hot-air dryer means; and control means for automatically controlling operation of said water supply means, said soap dispensing means and said hot-air dryer means when said at least one hand is inserted through said front opening into said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5)
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3. Handwashing apparatus comprising:
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a housing having walls defining a chamber and having a front opening through which at least one hand can be inserted into the chamber; a washbasin located in said housing and including discharge means for removing used water; hot-air dryer means located in said housing for supplying hot-air into said chamber; water supply means located in said housing above said washbasin for supplying water into said chamber; soap dispensing means located in said housing above said washbasin for supplying soap into said chamber; a discharge opening in at least one wall of said housing which defines said chamber for discharging hot air supplied to said chamber by said hot-air dryer means and for supplying said discharged air to said hot-air dryer means; said housing further including conduit means extending between said discharge opening and said hot-air dryer means for supplying said hot air discharged through said discharge opening to said hot-air dryer means for reuse; and said apparatus further includes filter means for at least one of disinfecting and cleaning said hot-air supplied by said conduit means.
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Specification