Patent ID: 6161227
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A hand cleaning device, comprising:a housing including an inner cleaning compartment with an upper side wall portion and a lower side wall portion spaced from the upper side wall portion, the upper and lower side wall portions dividing the inner cleaning compartment into first and second cleaning chambers, the first and second cleaning chambers being in fluid communication with each other in the space between the upper and lower side wall portions;first and second access openings formed in the housing and communicating with the first and second cleaning chambers, respectively, each of the access openings being sized to receive a user's hand;a reservoir for storing a supply of cleaning fluid;at least one nozzle positioned in each of the cleaning chambers for directing cleaning fluid toward the user's hand;a pump fluidly connected between the reservoir and the nozzles for transferring cleaning fluid from the reservoir to the nozzles under pressure;a power supply connected to the pump for operating the pump; anda switch electrically connected between the power supply and the pump, the switch being operable to actuate the pump when a user's hand is positioned in one of the cleaning chambers.