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US 7,597,122 B1Granted
Apparatus and method to monitor the usage of a network system of personal hand sanitizing dispensers
OwnerJudson L. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A portable dispenser for a hand treatment agent includes a flexible bag containing the treatment agent. A valve assembly is sealed to the bag, and functions to receive a portion of the agent from the bag, and is manually operable to discharge the received portion from an outlet port, and automatically refill with another portion of the agent from the bag. A flexible hanger on the bag facilitates adhesive external attachment to wearing apparel of the dispenser user for easy access, and is foldable onto the bag for adhesive attachment to the bag and concealment of adhesive when the dispenser is temporarily out of use.
Claims28
A personal, portable hand treatment agent dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- a flexible, non-refillable reservoir on said housing and storing a volume of said hand treatment agent;
- at least one port on said housing;
- means on said housing coupled to said reservoir and to said port for receiving a measured portion of said agent from said reservoir, and operable upon actuation, to discharge said measured portion of said agent out from said dispenser through said port;
- and
- a hanger on said reservoir for hanging the dispenser on a user;
- and wherein said hanger includes:
- an elongate member which has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and wherein the proximal end portion is attached to said reservoir;
- and there is
- adhesive on said distal end portion for attachment to apparel worn by a user of the dispenser.
7 more elements
A personal, portable hand treatment agent dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- a flexible, non-refillable reservoir on said housing and storing a volume of said hand treatment agent;
- at least one port on said housing;
- means on said housing coupled to said reservoir and to said port for receiving a measured portion of said agent from said reservoir, and operable upon actuation, to discharge said measured portion of said agent out from said dispenser through said port;
- and
- a hanger on said reservoir for hanging the dispenser on a user;
- and wherein:
- said hanger comprises a foldable strip of flexible material having a front face and a back face and a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
- and
- said strip has an adhesive surface on a portion of said front face, and an adhesive surface on a portion of said back face;
- and wherein
- said adhesive surface on said front face is on said proximal end portion of said front face and affixes the proximal end portion of the strip to said reservoir.
9 more elements
A personal, portable hand treatment agent dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- a reservoir on said housing and storing a volume of said hand treatment agent;
- at least one port on said housing;
- means on said housing coupled to said reservoir and to said port for receiving a portion of said agent from said reservoir, and operable upon actuation, to discharge said portion of said agent out from said dispenser through said port;
- a hanger on said reservoir for hanging the dispenser on a user;
- and wherein
- said hanger comprises a foldable strip of flexible material having a front face and a back face and a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
- and
- said strip has an adhesive surface on a portion of said front face, and an adhesive surface on a portion of said back face;
- and wherein
- said adhesive surface on said front face is on said proximal end portion of said front face and affixes the proximal end portion of the strip to said reservoir;
- and wherein
- said adhesive surface on said back face of said strip is on said distal end portion of said strip and enables adhesive attachment of said back face of said distal portion of said strip to said back face of said strip at the proximal end portion of said strip;
- and wherein
- a portion of said back face of said strip and extending from said distal end of said strip to said adhesive surface of said back face, is devoid of said adhesive surface to thereby expose a pull tab to facilitate pulling from folded condition, said distal end portion of said back face of said strip away from adhesive attachment to said proximal end portion of said strip and unfold said strip.
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A personal, portable hand treatment agent dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- a reservoir on said housing and storing a volume of said hand treatment agent;
- at least one port on said housing;
- means on said housing coupled to said reservoir and to said port for receiving a portion of said agent from said reservoir, and operable upon actuation, to discharge said portion of said agent out from said dispenser through said port;
- a hanger on said reservoir for hanging the dispenser on a user;
- and wherein
- said means for receiving and operable to discharge comprises:
- a pump having a user press operator pad on said housing to dispense said agent by pressing and displacing said pad from a rest position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.