Self-cleaning hand washer
AssigneeSunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre
InventorGeoffrey Roy Fernie
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Abstract
A method for a person to wash their hands using a hand washing apparatus comprising a hand washing bowl having an interior and a cover which are reconfigurable between a hand washing position in which the person can wash their hands and an inactive position, a controller for reconfigurating the bowl between the hand washing position and the inactive position; and, a dispenser for dispensing water and a cleaner over the person's hands, the method comprising the steps of actuating the controller to rotate the bowl and the cover about an axis to the hand washing position; dispensing water and soap over the person's hands; and, dispensing water to rinse the person's hands.
Claims17
A method for a person to wash their hands using a hand washing apparatus comprising a hand washing bowl having an interior and a cover which are reconfigurable between a hand washing position in which the person can wash their hands and an inactive position, a controller for reconfigurating the bowl between the hand washing position and the inactive position;
- and, a dispenser for dispensing water and a cleaner over the person's hands, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) actuating the controller to rotate the bowl and the cover about an axis to the hand washing position;
- (b) dispensing water and soap over the person's hands;
- and,
- (c) dispensing water to rinse the person's hands.
A method for a person to wash their hands using a hand washing apparatus comprising a hand washing bowl which is reconfigurable between a hand washing position in which the person can wash their hands and an inactive position said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) rotating the bowl to place the hand washing bowl in the hand washing position;
- (b) dispensing a solution for use by the person in washing their hands;
- and,
- (c) dispensing water to rinse the person's hands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.