Method and apparatus for dispensing sanitizer fluid, opening doors, and recording data pertaining to hand sanitization

A hand sanitization system comprising:

• a door comprising a first side and a second side, wherein the first side comprises a first handle and the second side comprises a second handle;
• a dispenser mounted on the first side of the door above the first handle, the dispenser containing a sanitizer agent;
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• a door sensor operably coupled to the dispenser and configured to detect a presence of a user's hand on the first handle, wherein the door sensor is configured to detect when the door is opened from the first side by detecting a user's hand on the first handle, wherein the door sensor is configured not to detect when the door is opened from the second side by actuation of the second handle.

A method for promoting hand sanitization, the method comprising:

• sensing a user approaching a door comprising a handle;
• activating a user interface system when the user approaches the door, when the user's hand grips the handle, or when the door moves, the user interface system comprising an indicator element, wherein the indicator element comprises a display, a colored light, or a plurality of colored lights, wherein the user interface system is configured to encourage the user to sanitize their hands;
• dispensing a sanitizer agent from a hand sanitization device mounted on the door when the user's hand operates an actuation mechanism of the hand sanitization device;
• recording a hand sanitization event when the user's hand operates the actuation mechanism of the hand sanitization device;
• sensing when a user's second hand grips the handle;
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• recording a door opening event when the user's second hand opens the door by gripping the handle without recording a door opening event if the door is opened without the user's second hand gripping the handle.

A method for promoting hand sanitization, the method comprising:

• dispensing a sanitizer agent from a hand sanitization device mounted on a door comprising a handle when a user's hand operates an actuation mechanism of a hand sanitization device;
• recording a hand sanitization event when the user's hand operates the actuation mechanism of the hand sanitization device;
• sensing when a user's second hand grips the handle;
• recording a door opening event when the user's second hand opens the door by gripping the handle without recording a door opening event if the door is opened without the second hand of the user gripping the handle;
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• calculating the ratio of hand sanitization events to door opening events for a pre-determined number of users.

A hand sanitization device comprising:

• a housing configured to be mounted on a door comprising a handle, wherein the handle comprises a rose, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on the door such that an upper housing portion lies above the rose, a lower housing portion lies below the rose, and a narrow housing portion lies adjacent the rose and conforms thereto;
• a cartridge disposed within the housing, wherein the cartridge contains a sanitizer agent;
• an actuatable pump disposed in the housing and operably coupled with the cartridge, wherein actuation of the actuatable pump causes the cartridge to dispense the sanitizer agent to a user's hand;
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• an actuation mechanism operably coupled to the actuatable pump and movable from a first position to a second position, wherein movement of the actuation mechanism from the first position to the second position actuates the pump.