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US 7,458,742 B2Granted
Door handle dispenser for sanitizing liquids
AssigneeEdward J. Stropkay
InventorsEdward J. Stropkay, Robert Soreo, Jeffery Kalman
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Abstract
A door handle and liquid dispensing apparatus includes a housing configured to attach to an associated door and a porous material. The housing at least partially defines a reservoir configured to hold a liquid for cleaning a person's hand when the person opens the associated door. The porous material is disposed in and extends from the reservoir. A portion of the porous material is disposed adjacent a location typically touched by the person's hand when opening the associate door.
Claims11
A door handle and liquid dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to attach to an associated door, the housing including a reservoir configured to hold a liquid for cleaning a person's hands;
- a porous material disposed in and extending vertically up and away from an opening to the reservoir, a portion of the porous material being disposed adjacent a location typically touched by the person's hand when opening the associated door;
- a push plate disposed to support the porous material;
- and,
- a protective member disposed adjacent an exterior surface of the porous material, the protective member including openings through which a liquid may pass from the porous material whereby the disposition of the porous material sandwiched between the push plate and protective member wicks the liquid from the reservoir to the protective member for deposition upon the person's hands upon use of the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.