Patent ID: 6206238
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A dispenser to dispense material on to a person's hand, comprising:dispensing means to dispense material from an outlet when the dispensing means is activated,a fingerprint reader adapted to read a fingerprint of a user's finger when located proximate thereon,control means to activate the dispensing means to dispense material from the outlet when a user's finger is proximate the reader,the outlet and the reader positioned relative each other such that when a user's finger is located proximate the reader material dispensed from the outlet engages a user's hand,the material comprises a first material and a second material,the dispensing means comprising a first dispenser to dispense from the outlet the first material from a source of the first material and a second dispensing means comprising a second dispenser to dispense from the outlet the second material from a source of the second material,a first control mechanism to control the relative amount of the first material and second material dispensed when the dispensing means is activated,mixture control means selecting the relative amounts of the first material and the second material to be dispensed when the dispensing means is activated having regard to the identity of the user whose finger print is read.