Method and apparatus for helping to assure the washing of hands
First Claim
1. A method for helping to assure washing of a person'"'"'s hands, comprising:
- providing an easily identifiable substance which can be removed by washing with a sanitizing medium for a period of time sufficient to help assure sanitation of the person'"'"'s hands;
providing a marking mechanism coupled to the easily identifiable substance; and
marking a hand of the person with the easily identifiable substance when the marking mechanism is triggered by an event where washing of the hands is desired.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for helping to assure the washing of hands. An easily identifiable substance is provided which can be removed by washing, and a marking mechanism is coupled to the easily identifiable substance. A hand of a person is then marked with the easily identifiable substance when the marking mechanism is triggered. In one embodiment, a flush mechanism of a toilet or urinal is equipped with the marking mechanism, and the marking mechanism is triggered when a person flushes the toilet or urinal. In another embodiment, a door handle is equipped with the marking mechanism, and the marking mechanism is triggered when a person uses the door handle.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for helping to assure washing of a person'"'"'s hands, comprising:
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providing an easily identifiable substance which can be removed by washing with a sanitizing medium for a period of time sufficient to help assure sanitation of the person'"'"'s hands; providing a marking mechanism coupled to the easily identifiable substance; and marking a hand of the person with the easily identifiable substance when the marking mechanism is triggered by an event where washing of the hands is desired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for helping to assure the washing of a person'"'"'s hands, comprising:
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an easily identifiable substance which can be removed by washing with a sanitizing medium for a period of time sufficient to help assure sanitation of the person'"'"'s hands; a marking mechanism coupled with the easily identifiable substance; an actuating mechanism associated with an event where washing of the person'"'"'s hands is desirable; and the marking mechanism operable to mark a hand of the person with the easily identifiable substance when the marking mechanism is triggered by the hand operating the actuating mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for helping to assure the washing of a person'"'"'s hands, comprising:
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an easily identifiable substance which can be removed by washing to help assure sanitation of the person'"'"'s hands; a marking mechanism and an actuating mechanism associated with an event where washing of the person'"'"'s hands is desirable; the marking mechanism operable to mark a hand of the person with the easily identifiable substance when the marking mechanism is triggered by the actuating mechanism responsive to said event; and the easily identifiable substance disposed within a replaceable container coupled with the marking mechanism.
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28. A replaceable container for use in an apparatus for helping to assure washing of a person'"'"'s hands, comprising:
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an easily identifiable substance, which can be removed by washing to help assure sanitation of the person'"'"'s hands, disposed within the replaceable container; and the replaceable container operable to be releasably secured within a marking mechanism to mark a hand of the person with the easily identifiable substance when the marking mechanism is triggered by an event where washing of the hands is desired.
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