# US 10,245,344 B2 · Deodorizing catch tray for hand dryers

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- Number: US 10,245,344 B2
- Document ID: US10245344B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/336,638
- Filed: 2016-10-27
- Published: 2018-05-03
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2016-10-27
- Applicants: Edgardo Ramirez
- Inventors: Edgardo Ramirez
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245344B2

## CPC

- A61L 9/122: {comprising a fan}
- A61L 9/12: Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor
- A47K 10/48: Drying by means of hot air
- A61L 2209/13: Dispensing or storing means for active compounds
- A61L 2209/21: Use of chemical compounds for treating air or the like
- A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K)
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a device for catching water under a hand dryer while simultaneously deodorizing a surrounding area. The device may include a stand-alone catch tray; and a deodorizing screen positioned within the catch tray such that forced air from the hand dryer contacts the deodorizing screen when the hand dryer is in use causing the deodorizing screen to release a fragrance and deodorize a surround area. The catch tray may include a top tray including a recessed sponge compartment sized to accommodate a sponge; a sponge positioned within the recessed sponge compartment; a base tray attached to the top tray; and a back wall extending upward from the base tray.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device for catching water drippings below a hand dryer, comprising:
a catch tray adapted to mount to a wall, the catch tray defining a recess in a top surface thereof, the catch tray including a base tray and a back wall, wherein a first recess portion is disposed in a top surface of the base tray and a second recess portion, continuous with the first recess portion, is disposed in an angled front face of the back wall;
a deodorizing screen removably disposed in the recess, the deodorizing screen comprising a first screen portion disposed in the first recess portion and a second screen portion, at an angle to the first screen portion and continuous therewith, disposed in the second recess portion; and
a sponge disposed in the recess below the first screen portion;
wherein the catch tray does not include a cover such that the deodorizing screen is at all times exposed and visible from above the catch tray.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the front face of the back wall slopes downward in a direction of the first recess portion defined in the top surface of the base tray.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the back wall tapers from a larger width proximate the base tray to a smaller width distal from the base tray.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the back wall is shaped such that water drippings contacting the front face of the back wall are directed toward the first recess portion defined in the top surface of the base tray.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the deodorizing screen comprises a plurality of flow orifices through the first screen portion, and a plurality of ridges extending across a top face of each of the first and second screen portions.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a bracket adapted to mount the catch tray to a wall at a position below and spaced apart from a hand dryer.