Hand washing and drying equipment unit
First Claim
1. A hand washing and drying equipment unit comprising:
- an external housing, said housing including a pair of spaced side walls, a rear wall, and a front wall cooperating to define an interior hand compartment, said front wall having a hand-receiving opening communicating with said hand compartment;
a cleansing liquid reservoir mounted within said housing and means for selectively delivering cleansing liquid from said reservoir to said hand compartment;
electrically powered air flow means mounted within said housing for selectively providing a flow of air within said hand-wash compartment to dry hands received therein;
support means for mounting said cleansing liquid reservoir and said air flow means within said housing, said support means being slidably mounted in said housing for horizontally directed movement into and out of said housing for enabling access to said cleansing liquid reservoir and said air flow means; and
a waste liquid receptacle beneath said hand compartment for storing used cleansing liquid, said hand compartment opening downwardly toward said receptacle.
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Abstract
A portable hand washing and drying equipment unit comprises a housing having a front hand receiving opening communicating with a central hand compartment. Adjacently above the hand compartment is an upper compartment having a cleansing liquid reservoir with a valve-controlled flow tube for selectively delivering cleansing liquid from the reservoir to the hand compartment, and an electrically powered fan for providing a flow of hand drying air within the hand compartment. The reservoir and fan are supported by a shelf which is slidable into and out of the housing to enable access to such elements. Adjacently below the hand compartment is a lower compartment having a removable waste liquid receptacle therein for temporarily storing used cleansing liquid.
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14 Claims
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1. A hand washing and drying equipment unit comprising:
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an external housing, said housing including a pair of spaced side walls, a rear wall, and a front wall cooperating to define an interior hand compartment, said front wall having a hand-receiving opening communicating with said hand compartment; a cleansing liquid reservoir mounted within said housing and means for selectively delivering cleansing liquid from said reservoir to said hand compartment; electrically powered air flow means mounted within said housing for selectively providing a flow of air within said hand-wash compartment to dry hands received therein; support means for mounting said cleansing liquid reservoir and said air flow means within said housing, said support means being slidably mounted in said housing for horizontally directed movement into and out of said housing for enabling access to said cleansing liquid reservoir and said air flow means; and a waste liquid receptacle beneath said hand compartment for storing used cleansing liquid, said hand compartment opening downwardly toward said receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable, self-contained hand washing and drying apparatus comprising:
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an external housing, said housing including a pair of spaced side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, a removable top wall, and a bottom wall cooperating to enclose an upper compartment, a middle hand compartment, and a lower compartment; said upper compartment including a cleansing liquid reservoir for storing no-rinse cleansing liquid, an electrically powered fan for selectively providing a flow of air within said hand compartment to dry hands received therein, and support means for mounting said cleansing liquid reservoir and said fan in said upper compartment, said support means being slidably mounted in said housing for horizontally directed movement into and out of said housing for enabling access to said cleansing liquid reservoir and said fan; said hand compartment including a bottom drain board having a drain opening therein, said front wall including a hand-receiving opening communicating with said hand wash compartment; said lower compartment including a removable waste liquid receptacle for storing used cleaning liquid; and means for selectively delivering cleansing liquid from said reservoir to said hand wash compartment.
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