Patent ID: 6749148
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A portable commercial hands-free portable towelette dispensing system for one-at-a-time dispensing of pre-moistened antiseptic towelettes from a web that allows pre-moistened antiseptic towelettes to be made available primarily for hand cleansing purposes in locations needing improved means for controlling the primary mode of the spread of infectious disease resulting from direct and indirect contact transmission of infectious pathogens which occurs primarily before eating by hand transmission via a fecal-to-oral route, with material components of said dispenser system being designed to implement classical and operant conditioning, wherein during use of said dispenser system classical and operant conditioning strategies function to change undesirable and unhealthy human hygiene habits of users into desirable and healthy hygiene habits, in terms of both frequency and effectiveness of hand decontamination, said dispenser system comprising:a web of disposable towelettes configured for dispensing from a roll, a moistening composition applied to said towelettes, with said moistening composition being adapted for preventing and treating dry skin, said moistening composition also having anti-microbial properties and demonstrating anti-fungal, anti-parasitic, anti-protozoan, and anti-larval activity without host toxicity; a housing formed with a towelette dispensing opening, and a first compartment adapted to contain and support said web of towelettes on a roll; dispensing means associated with said housing, said dispensing means being adapted for user-activated drawing of an end-most one of said pre-moistened antiseptic towelettes from said roll and dispensing it through said dispensing opening; mounting means configured for making said housing adaptable to different environmental settings and placing said dispensing opening in alternative orientations; and a verification assembly associated with said housing that is configured to sense the presence of a user whereby usage trends revealed by said verification assembly can be employed to determine optimum housing locations and types of educational support needed for each environmental setting to change hand cleansing from a burden into an easy and pleasurable experience, toward the ultimate goal of a global reduction in the spread of infectious diseases caused by hand transmission of infectious pathogens via a fecal-to-oral route.