Patent ID: 9015905
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hygienic handle assembly, comprising: a pair of first magnetic couplers, each having a passage therethrough; a handle extending between the pair of first magnetic couplers and having a second magnetic coupler at each of its opposing ends, each of the second magnetic couplers configured to be located within at least a portion of the passage of a corresponding first magnetic coupler, wherein magnetic fields of the pair of first magnetic couplers repel corresponding magnetic fields of the second magnetic couplers received therein such that each second magnetic coupler is magnetically suspended within the corresponding first magnetic coupler; a sleeve configured to pass through each of the passages of the first magnetic couplers and around the second magnetic couplers and the handle such that the sleeve encloses the second magnetic couplers from the first magnetic couplers; and a sleeve advancer configured to advance the sleeve over the handle after use of the handle by a user such that sleeve material covering the handle prior to advancement is substantially replaced by new sleeve material after advancement.