Portable hand-sanitizing kiosk

• US 8,240,517 B1
• Filed: 02/11/2009
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sterilyfe USA, LLC
• Original Assignee: David J. Stob, Keith Haluska
• Inventors: Stob, David J, Haluska, Keith
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver, Kevin P
• Assistant Examiner(s): LONG, DONNELL ALAN
• Application Number:
  US12/378,252
• Time in Patent Office: 1,280 Days
• Field of Search: 222/608, 222/63, 222/52, 222/333, 222/372, 222/639, 222/173, 222/23, 403/12, 405/38, 404/47, 404/27
• US Class Current: 222/173
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 15/02 Washing facilities in railway vehicles B61D35/002

Abstract

A elongated rectangular kiosk with a floor-engaging portion is equipped with a handle and wheels adjacent a rear surface to facilitate is mobility. A sink-like region has a faucet-like dispenser from which waterless sanitizer is dispensed in response to a motion sensor. Electrical power is provided by a lithium storage battery which is recharged by a solar panel. A wireless receiver/transmitter communicates with a remote base computer to control and monitor the operation of the kiosk. Informational displays, both video and placard, can be accommodated and a business card dispenser provided.

Claims

1. A portable hand-sanitizing kiosk comprising

a) an elongated rectangular body, said body including a floor engaging portion and a waist-high recess resembling a sink;

b) a dispenser for delivering a quantity of waterless hand cleanser, said dispenser including a container for said waterless cleanser, a pump for delivering said waterless cleanser from said container to said recess, and a battery for powering said pump;

c) vertically extending substantially flat regions located on exterior surface portions of an upper portion of said rectangular body to mount graphic displays, wherein at least some of said substantially flat regions are located on a plurality of laterally protruding wings which extend in opposite lateral directions from said upper portion of said rectangular body, each of said plurality of laterally protruding wings having a plurality of compartments.

2. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 wherein said graphic displays are selected from a group consisting of a) regulatory-compliant tutorials on the use of said kiosk;

b) advertising placards;

c) informational blurbs;

d) business cards;

e) video broadcasts.

3. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 wherein said graphic displays are presented on a video monitor.

4. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of wheels mounted adjacent a lower rear edge of said floor-engaging portion to facilitate transport of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.

5. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 4 further comprising a handle situated at a top rear portion above said plurality of wheels enabling said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk to be rocked backward onto said plurality of wheels hand-dolly style for transport.

6. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 further comprising sensors for gathering data by monitoring a) levels of said waterless cleanser in said container;

b) power levels in said storage battery;

c) regulatory compliance information relating to time and number of activations of said motion sensor;

d) location of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.

7. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 1 further comprising wireless transmission means to transmit said data to a computer server and wireless receiving means enabling the computer server to remotely adjust operation of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.

8. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 2 wherein said flat regions of said laterally protruding wings have pockets which receive advertising placards and business cards.

9. A hand-sanitizing kiosk comprising

a) a vertical support structure including a floor-engaging portion and a station from which a waterless hand cleansing means is dispensed;

b) a dispenser for delivering the waterless hand cleansing means to said station;

c) substantially flat regions located on exterior surface portions of said rectangular body to mount graphic displays, wherein said graphic displays are selected from a group consisting of a) regulatory-compliant tutorials on the use of said kiosk;

b) advertising placards;

c) informational blurbs;

d) business cards;

e) video broadcasts and wherein said substantially flat portions have a vertically extending display face and at least partially are positioned on wings which extend laterally outwardly from an upper portion of said kiosk in opposite lateral directions.

10. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 9 wherein said graphic displays are located in pockets on said vertically extending display face and include advertising placards, informational blurbs, and business cards.

11. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 9 wherein said station comprises a recess positioned waist high, said recess resembling a sink with a faucet.

12. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 11 wherein said dispenser including a container for said hand cleansing means, a pump for delivering said waterless hand cleansing means from said container to said faucet in said recess, and a storage battery for powering said pump.

13. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 9 further comprising support means beneath said floor engaging portion for facilitating movement of said portable hand-sanitizing kiosk.

14. The hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 13 wherein said support means comprises a plurality of wheels.

15. The portable hand-sanitizing kiosk of claim 9 wherein said graphic displays are presented on a LCD.