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US 10,882,178 B1Granted
Sanitary tools
OwnerBill Changinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are sanitary tools including a sanitary tool for opening a door, which sanitary tool may include: a housing: an arm capable of ingress into or egress from the housing, or both; and a cartridge removably coupled to the housing, the cartridge having a sanitizing portion capable of receiving sanitizing material and capable of being abutted against a portion of the arm.
Claims28
A sanitary tool, comprising:
- a housing having a sidewall with an aperture;
- an arm extending parallel to the sidewall and capable of ingress into or egress from the housing, or both, the arm including a finger;
- a button extending through the aperture from a portion of the arm disposed in the housing;
- and
- a cartridge removably coupled to the housing, the cartridge having a sanitizing portion capable of receiving sanitizing material and capable of being abutted against the finger of the arm.
2 more elements
A sanitary tool, comprising:
- a housing having
- an end portion;
- a sidewall;
- an interior;
- a first aperture extending through the end portion;
- and
- a second aperture extending through the sidewall;
- a retractable arm with a distal portion including a finger and a proximate portion, wherein a portion of the arm is capable of movement through the first aperture from a first position to a second position, and wherein the distal portion is in the interior of the housing in the first position and in the exterior of the housing in the second position, wherein:
- the housing is configured to receive a cartridge that comprises a sponge capable of holding sanitizing liquid, wherein the cartridge is configured to be removably inserted, from the exterior of the housing, through the second aperture towards the interior of the housing, and wherein the sponge is capable of delivering the sanitizing liquid to at least a portion of the finger when the retractable arm is in the second position.
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A sanitary tool, comprising:
- a housing;
- an arm capable of ingress into or egress from the housing, or both;
- a coil capable of pushing the arm;
- a latch, comprising:
- a first portion disposed inside the housing and abutted against the arm;
- and
- a second portion disposed outside of the housing, wherein pushing the second portion towards the housing moves the first portion away from the arm;
- and
- a cartridge removably coupled to the housing, the cartridge having a sanitizing portion capable of receiving sanitizing material and capable of being abutted against a portion of the arm.
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A sanitary tool, comprising:
- a housing having a track disposed therein;
- an arm configured for alternating movement into and out of the housing;
- a rib protruding from the arm and abutted against the track;
- a finger extending from the arm;
- and
- a cartridge removably coupled to the inside of the housing, the cartridge including a sponge capable of receiving sanitizing material and capable of being abutted against the finger when the arm is slid on the track.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.