Patent ID: 6819238
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: A47K,G08B

Abstract:
A restroom maintenance alert system for a public restroom, comprising:a first signaling device located outside the public restroom, wherein the first signaling device emits a different signal when activated by the actuator than when activated by the timer; an actuator located in the public restroom and configured to communicate with the first signaling device to activate the signaling device to emit a signal; instructions located at least proximate to the actuator that direct a restroom patron to actuate the actuator if the restroom needs service; and a timer operatively connected to the first signaling device, wherein the timer is configured to activate the first signaling device at preset intervals to emit a signal, wherein the system is used with more than one restroom and the first signaling device includes a plurality of lights, each light corresponding to a respective restroom, and wherein when the first signaling device is activated by the timer, the lights emit signals in an alternating pattern, and when an actuator located in a specific restroom is activated, the light corresponding to that respective restroom emits a signal different than the alternating pattern.