Patent ID: 9051757
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sanitary attachment for covering a conventional door hardware, said attachment comprising: a generally annular shaped body constructed of a sanitary and flexible plastic having a deformable but semi-rigid and form retaining properties; said body further comprising a skirt adapted to extend over a user grasping knob portion of the door hardware, said skirt exhibiting alternating peaks and valleys which define a circumferential undulating profile around an outermost perimeter of said skirt; said body further having a flexible and stretchable inner band integrated into an annular inner rim edge thereof to facilitate engagement of said body over the knob portion; and an inner surface of said body defining a hollow interior which facilitates application over the knob such that, upon said body adapted to being grasped and rotated by a user, said semi-rigid peaks folding over against said valleys to provide frictional engagement in combination with non-exposure of the user's hand to the surfaces of the knob.