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US 8,408,423 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for dispensing sanitizer fluid
AssigneeAltitude Medical, Inc.
InventorsJacob McKnight, Virginia Gardiner, Alexander R. Oshmyansky
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for dispensing sanitizer fluid from a door handle. The apparatus includes a handle having a nozzle, an actuator fluidly coupled to the nozzle, and a cartridge of sanitizer fluid fluidly coupled to the actuator. Manipulation of the handle causes the actuator to dispense sanitizer fluid from the nozzle.
Claims18
An apparatus for dispensing sanitizer fluid comprising:
- a handle having a nozzle;
- an actuator fluidly coupled to the nozzle;
- a cartridge of sanitizer fluid fluidly coupled to the actuator;
- a first valve disposed within an underside of the cartridge;
- a second valve for coupling to the first valve;
- a solenoid valve coupled to the second valve;
- a power source for powering the solenoid valve;
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- a pressure switch for selectively coupling power to the solenoid valve in response to manipulation of the handle, where manipulation of the handle causes the actuator to supply sanitizer fluid from the cartridge to the nozzle.
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