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US 12,526,360 B2Granted
Germ-barrier phone cover
OwnerJose Llacainventor
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Abstract
A sanitary cover for a communication device may include at least two covers, each of the at least two covers creating a physical barrier between at least a portion of the communication device and a user. The sanitary cover for the communication device may include a connective strip configured to connect at least a first cover to a second cover of the at least two covers.
Claims20
A sanitary cover for a communication device comprising:
- at least two covers, each of the at least two covers creating a physical barrier between at least a portion of the communication device and a user;
- a connective strip configured to connect at least a first cover to a second cover of the at least two covers;
- wherein the at least a portion of the communication device comprises a telephone handset, and the connective strip being configured to fit over only one side of the telephone handset.
A sanitary cover for a communication device comprising:
- at least two covers, each of the two covers creating a physical barrier between at least a portion of the communication device and a user, wherein the at least a portion of the communication device comprises a telephone handset;
- a connective strip configured to connect at least a first cover to a second cover of the at least two covers,
- wherein the first cover is configured to fit over a telephone handset mouthpiece, and the second cover is configured to fit over a telephone handset earpiece,
- wherein the connective strip is configured to fit over only one side of the telephone handset extending between the telephone handset mouthpiece and the telephone handset earpiece, and
- wherein the at least two covers and the connective strip comprise a unitary molded body configured to be molded to a specification to fit over the telephone handset.
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A method for sanitary use of a communication device comprising:
- providing a sanitary cover for the communication device comprising:
- at least two covers, each of the at least two covers configured to create a physical barrier between at least a portion of the communication device and a user;
- a connective strip configured to connect at least a first cover to a second cover of the at least two covers;
- wherein the at least a portion of the communication device comprises a telephone handset;
- installing the sanitary cover on the communication device comprising:
- fitting the first cover over a first component of the communication device, and
- fitting the second cover over a second component of the communication device;
- fitting the connective strip over only one side of the telephone handset;
- and
- conducting a communication session using the communication device having the sanitary cover installed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.