US 11,097,027 B2 · System and method for holding and sanitizing writing implements

Abstract

A system and method for holding and sanitizing handheld implements. The system uses a container filled with a body of open cell foam. The body of the open cell foam has hollow shafts formed therein for holding the implements. The hollow shafts in the body of open cell foam are accessible through the open top of the container. A volume of a liquid disinfectant is poured into the container. The liquid disinfectant is at least partially absorbed by the body of open cell foam. This moistens the walls of the hollow shafts with disinfectant. As handheld implement is inserted into a hollow shaft, it is physically wiped and coated with the liquid disinfectant without being submerged in liquid disinfectant. When the implement is drawn out of the tubular shaft, it is clean, sanitized and ready to use without the need to dry.

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Dependent claims

A device for holding and sanitizing handheld implements, comprising:

a container having a closed bottom and an open top, wherein a first length exists between said open top and said closed bottom;
a body of open cell foam disposed in said container;
a plurality of hollow shafts formed in said body of open cell foam are accessible through said open top of said container, and wherein each of said plurality of hollow shafts has a second length that is less than said first length, therein leaving an area uninterrupted by said plurality of hollow shafts within said body of open cell foam that is interposed between said plurality of hollow shafts and said closed bottom of said container;
and
a volume of a liquid disinfectant sufficient to partially fill said container to said area of said body of open cell foam between said plurality of hollow shafts and said closed bottom of said container, wherein said body of open cell foam wicks at least some of said volume of said liquid disinfectant around each of said plurality of hollow shafts.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for holding and sanitizing writing implements

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System and method for holding and sanitizing writing implements

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