Patent ID: 7854313
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
1. A unit for sanitizing an escalator handrail comprising: A) a mounting bracket which is mounted adjacent to an escalator handrail, the escalator handrail including a top surface which is engaged by the hand of a user when that user is using the escalator associated with the handrail; B) a housing mounted on the mounting bracket located immediately superadjacent to the top surface of the escalator handrail, the handrail moving past the housing when the handrail is in use, the housing being hollow and adapted to contain sanitizing fluid for the handrail and including C) a sponge removably mounted on the mounting bracket immediately adjacent to the fluid dispensing port and located immediately downstream of the fluid dispensing port with respect to the direction of movement of the handrail relative to the housing, the sponge contacting the handrail after the handrail has passed the fluid dispensing port and has received sanitizing fluid from the housing via the fluid dispensing port.