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US 2014/0231460 A1Published application
Focusing location of antimicrobial additives in fluid dispensers
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsJohn T. Pelkey, Denise M. Chandler
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Abstract
A fluid dispenser includes focused location of antimicrobial resins to one or more high touch surfaces of the dispenser. In one example, an antimicrobial resin is incorporated into a first contact receiving surface, such as a push bar of a manually operated hand soap dispenser. In another example, an antimicrobial additive is incorporated in a second contact receiving surface, such as a cover release mechanism of a hand soap dispenser. In another example, an antimicrobial additive is incorporated into one or more high touch points on the dispenser.
Claims20
A dispenser comprising:
- a housing having an interior cavity;
- a reservoir positioned in the interior cavity of the housing that contains a supply of a fluid to be dispensed;
- a dispense mechanism manually operable by a user to cause a discrete quantity of fluid to be dispensed from the reservoir, the dispense mechanism comprising:
- a first contact receiving surface accessible on an exterior of the housing and manually moveable between a rest position and a dispensing position, the first contact receiving surface further comprised of a material that includes an antimicrobial agent;
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- a frame pivotally mounted within the interior of the housing and configured to receive the first contact receiving surface, wherein the frame is comprised of a material that does not include the antimicrobial agent,
- the frame further configured such that manual movement of the first contact receiving surface from the rest position to the dispense position causes a corresponding movement of the frame resultant dispensation of the discrete quantity of the fluid from the reservoir.
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A dispenser comprising:
- a housing having an interior cavity;
- a reservoir positioned in the interior cavity of the housing that contains a supply of a fluid to be dispensed;
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- at least one high touch point, the at least one high touch point comprising a defined surface area on or within the dispenser that is touched by users relatively more often than remaining surface areas on or within the dispenser, and wherein the at least one high touch point includes an antimicrobial agent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.