Hand/surface-sanitizing kiosk with ad space
OwnerKeith Haluska, David Stobinventors
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Abstract
A vertical elongated kiosk with a floor-engaging portion is equipped with a handle and optional wheels adjacent a rear surface to facilitate is mobility. A deck region has a dispenser which may include a spout from which hand/surface sanitizer is dispensed in response to a motion sensor. Electrical power is provided alternatively by a storage battery which may be recharged by a solar panel or an ac outlet plug. A wireless receiver/transmitter communicates with a remote base computer to control and monitor the operation of the kiosk. Informational displays, both video and placard, can be accommodated and a business card dispenser provided.
Claims17
A hand/surface-sanitizing kiosk comprising
- a) a vertical support structure including a floor-engaging portion and a station from which a hand/surface cleanser is dispensed;
- b) a dispenser for delivering a quantity of hand/surface cleanser to said station;
- c) external surface area adapted to receive advertising/promotional/informational messages.
A hand/surface-sanitizing kiosk comprising
- a) an elongated rectangular body, said body including a floor engaging portion and a waist-high station resembling a sink;
- b) a dispenser for delivering a quantity of hand/surface cleanser, said dispenser including a container for said hand/surface cleanser, a pump for delivering said hand/surface cleanser from said container to said area, and a battery for powering said pump;
- c) substantially flat regions located on exterior surface portions of said rectangular body to mount graphic displays.
A business method of generating a revenue stream comprising the steps of
- a) positioning a portable hand-surface sanitizing kiosk in a retail establishment;
- b) selling ad space for placards on a plurality of external surfaces of said kiosk;
- c) selling electronic advertising messages to be shown on a video screen secured to a portion of said kiosk;
- d) dividing said revenue stream between a manufacturer of said kiosk, an owner of said retail establishment and a broker responsible for selling said ad space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.