Soap dispenser and method for assuring clean hands
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1. A method for helping to assure washing of a person'"'"'s hands using a soap dispenser operable to contain a cleaning composition, comprising:
- marking a hand of a user with an easily identifiable substance through contact between the hand and the soap dispenser activation mechanism, that can be washed off with the cleaning composition when the soap dispenser is utilized; and
providing a signal that indicates the user has utilized the soap dispenser.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for assuring clean hands are disclosed. The method includes marking a hand of a user with an easily identifiable substance that can be washed off with a cleaning composition when a soap dispenser is utilized.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for helping to assure washing of a person'"'"'s hands using a soap dispenser operable to contain a cleaning composition, comprising:
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marking a hand of a user with an easily identifiable substance through contact between the hand and the soap dispenser activation mechanism, that can be washed off with the cleaning composition when the soap dispenser is utilized; and providing a signal that indicates the user has utilized the soap dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for helping to assure washing of a person'"'"'s hands, comprising:
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a soap dispenser for dispensing a cleaning solution; a marking mechanism for dispensing an easily identifiable substance coupled to the soap dispenser to mark a hand of a user of the soap dispenser, whereby better hand washing is encouraged through sufficient exposure to the cleaning solution to remove the easily identifiable substance; and a signal mechanism coupled to the soap dispenser that indicates the user has utilized the soap dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for assuring washing of a person'"'"'s hands comprising:
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a hand marking mechanism, integrated with a disinfectant dispensing device, configured to dispense a marking substance, said dispensed marking substance being third-party identifiable until diminished by sufficiently prolonged exposure to disinfectant; and the disinfectant dispensing device having a signaling mechanism, said signaling mechanism configured to produce a third-party perceivable signal, whereby the disinfectant device is capable of being configured to perform each of;
signaling the desired duration of hand washing, signaling usage of the disinfectant device, and signaling to coerce a user to use the disinfectant dispensing device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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