Patent ID: 7878371
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A61L,E05B,E05C,G04C

Abstract:
1. A controllable door handle sanitizer comprising: a base and an outer housing coupled to the base and movable between an open and a closed position; a holder that receives and holds a container that stores a germicide and includes a first valve member, the holder being coupled to the base such that when the outer housing is opened, the container can be inserted and removed; and an electronic valve module that includes a housing that is coupled to the base by engaging locating and support members integrally formed as part of the base, the module being positioned relative to the holder such that when the container is in a fully loaded position with respect to the holder, the first valve member is actuated and opened, whereby discharge of the germicide from the sanitizer is determined by an operating state of a second valve member of the electronic valve module that is located downstream of the first valve member.