Source: https://patents.justia.com/patent/10667654
Timestamp: 2020-07-03 16:37:39
Document Index: 563516347

Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 62', 'art.\n5', 'art.\n19', 'Application No. 16774333', 'Application No. 201680017912', 'Application No. 16774333', 'Application No. 16774333', 'Application No. 2016243942', 'Application No. 2016243942', 'Application No. 201680017912', 'Application No. 2016243942']

US Patent for Flexible mounting system for hand hygiene dispensers Patent (Patent # 10,667,654 issued June 2, 2020) - Justia Patents Search
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Jun 29, 2018 - Ecolab USA Inc.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/088,751, filed on Apr. 1, 2016, entitled, FLEXIBLE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR HAND HYGIENE DISPENSERS, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/141,629, titled, “FLEXIBLE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR HAND HYGIENE DISPENSERS,” filed Apr. 1, 2015, the entire contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
In one example, the disclosure is directed to a product dispenser mounting system comprising a dispenser holder, the dispenser holder including a dispenser holder body configured to receive a product dispenser, the dispenser holder body further including a sidewall having a front surface and a back surface, and a back plate positioned proximate the back surface of the sidewall, the back plate further including a first aperture, and a latch positioned between the back plate and the back surface of the sidewall, the latch including a second aperture, the walls of the second aperture defining a locking side and an unlocking side, the latch further moveable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position, and a mounting clamp configured for fixedly mounting on a support object, the mounting clamp including a first jaw providing a first inward clamping surface, a second jaw having a proximal end pivotally attached to a proximal end of the first jaw, the second jaw providing a second inward clamping surface, the first jaw and the second jaw moveable with respect to each other to apply a clamping force to the support object, and an attachment post including a base portion having a shape configured to fit within the first aperture of the back plate in one or more orientations, and a post portion extending outwardly from a top surface of the first jaw, the post portion including a cap having a diameter that is relatively larger than a diameter of the post portion, the cap further providing a bottom locking surface, such that when the base portion of the attachment post is fit within the first aperture of the back plate, the walls of the second aperture defining the locking side engage the bottom locking surface of the cap when the latch is in the first locked position.
In some examples, the base portion of the attachment post and the first aperture both has a shape comprising a regular n-sided polygon such that dispenser holder is maintained in a selected one of the one or more orientations when the dispenser holder is connected to the attachment post. In some examples, the base portion of the attachment post has a size and a shape configured to fit within the first aperture in one or more orientations such that dispenser holder is maintained in a selected one of the one or more orientations when the dispenser holder is connected to the attachment post.
In another example, the disclosure is directed to A mounting clamp configured for fixedly mounting on a support object, the mounting clamp comprising a first jaw providing a first inward clamping surface, a second jaw having a proximal end pivotally attached to a proximal end of the first jaw, the second jaw providing a second inward clamping surface, the first jaw and the second jaw moveable with respect to each other to apply a clamping force to the support object, and an attachment post including a base portion having a shape configured to fit within a first aperture of the back plate in one or more orientations, and a post portion extending outwardly from a top surface of the first jaw, the post portion including a cap having a diameter that is relatively larger than a diameter of the post portion, the cap further providing a bottom locking surface.
In some examples, the base portion of the attachment post has a shape comprising a regular n-sided polygon and sized to cooperate with an aperture of a dispenser holder such that the dispenser holder is maintained in a selected one of the one or more orientations when the attachment post is received into the aperture of the dispenser holder.
FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view of the example dispenser holder of FIG. 1;
FIG. 2B is a back perspective view of the sidewall of the example dispenser holder of FIG. 2A; FIGS. 2C and 2D are top and bottom views of an example release tab.
In one example, computing systems 450 and computing devices 460 may be part of a hand hygiene compliance system that monitors, analyzes, stores, and reports data related to hand hygiene compliance. In that example, computing devices 460 may include a plurality of compliance badges, each uniquely associated with an employee of a hospital or other healthcare facility. The compliance badge may receive sensor actuation data from a sensor module (such as sensor module 420) of a dispenser holder (such as dispenser holder 400) each time the user actuates a hand hygiene product dispenser installed in the dispenser holder. Example hand hygiene compliance systems with which the dispenser holder 400 and sensor module 420 may be used are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,395,515 and 8,502,680, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
1. A product dispenser mounting system comprising: such that when the base portion of the attachment post is fit within the first aperture of the back plate, the walls of the second aperture defining the locking side engage the bottom locking surface of the cap when the latch is in the first locked position.
a dispenser holder, the dispenser holder including: a dispenser holder body configured to receive a product dispenser; the dispenser holder body further including: a sidewall having a front surface and a back surface and having a projection extending outwardly from the back surface of the sidewall; and a back plate positioned proximate the back surface of the sidewall, the back plate further including a first aperture and aligned substantially with the projection extending outwardly form the back surface of the sidewall; and a latch positioned between the back plate and the back surface of the sidewall, the latch including a second aperture, the walls of the second aperture defining a locking side and an unlocking side, the latch further moveable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position; and
a mounting clamp configured for fixedly mounting on a support object, the mounting clamp including: a first jaw providing a first inward clamping surface; a second jaw having a proximal end pivotally attached to a proximal end of the first jaw, the second jaw providing a second inward clamping surface, the first jaw and the second jaw moveable with respect to each other to apply a clamping force to the support object; and an attachment post including: a base portion having a shape configured to fit within the first aperture of the back plate in one or more orientations; and a post portion extending outwardly from a top surface of the first jaw, the post portion including a cap having a diameter that is relatively larger than a diameter of the post portion, the cap further providing a bottom locking surface,
2. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1 wherein the mounting clamp further includes an adjustment knob configured to adjust a distance between the first inward clamping surface and the second inward clamping surface.
3. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1 wherein the mounting clamp further includes a tip portion pivotally attached to a distal end of the second jaw, the tip portion providing a third inward clamping surface.
4. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1 wherein the support object includes one of a wall, a cabinet, a pole, a post, a counter, a table, a shelf, and a cart.
5. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1 wherein the product dispenser is a manual pump bottle.
6. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1 further comprising:
7. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1 further comprising:
8. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1 wherein data associated with detected actuations of the product dispenser is received and analyzed by a hand hygiene compliance computing system.
9. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1 wherein the base portion of the attachment post and the first aperture both have a shape comprising a regular n-sided polygon such that dispenser holder is maintained in a selected one of the one or more orientations when the dispenser holder is connected to the attachment post.
10. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1, the base portion of the attachment post having a size and a shape configured to fit within the first aperture in one or more orientations such that dispenser holder is maintained in a selected one of the one or more orientations when the dispenser holder is connected to the attachment post.
11. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1, the back plate further including one or more guiderails configured to slidably receive the latch,
12. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 11 wherein the latch is further slidably moveable along the guiderails to move the first wider end of the second aperture with respect to the attachment post such that the dispenser holder may be removed from the mounting clamp.
13. The product dispenser mounting system of claim 1 wherein the post portion of the attachment post further includes a bore extending longitudinally therethrough sized to receive a projection extending outwardly from a surface of the product dispenser holder when the attachment post is received into the aperture of the product dispenser holder.
14. A mounting clamp configured for fixedly mounting on a support object and for removable connection to a product dispenser holder, the mounting clamp comprising:
a first jaw providing a first inward clamping surface;
a second jaw having a proximal end pivotally attached to a proximal end of the first jaw, the second jaw providing a second inward clamping surface, the first jaw and the second jaw moveable with respect to each other to apply a clamping force to the support object; and
an attachment post including: a base portion having a shape configured to fit within an aperture of the product dispenser holder in one or more orientations; and a post portion extending outwardly from a top surface of the first jaw, the post portion including a cap having a diameter that is relatively larger than a diameter of the post portion, the cap further providing a bottom locking surface, the post portion of the attachment post further including a bore extending longitudinally therethrough sized to receive a projection extending outwardly from a surface of the product dispenser holder when the attachment post is received into the aperture of the product dispenser holder.
15. The mounting clamp of claim 14, the base portion of the attachment post having a shape comprising a regular n-sided polygon and sized to cooperate with the aperture of the product dispenser holder such that the dispenser holder is maintained in a selected one of the one or more orientations when the attachment post is received into the aperture of the dispenser holder.
16. The mounting clamp of claim 14 wherein the mounting clamp further includes an adjustment knob configured to adjust a distance between the first inward camping surface, the second inward clamping surface.
17. The mounting clamp of claim 14 wherein the mounting clamp further includes a tip portion pivotally attached to a distal end of the second jaw, the tip portion providing a third inward clamping surface.
18. The mounting clamp of claim 14 wherein the support object includes one of a wall, a cabinet, a pole, a post, a counter, a table, a shelf, and a cart.
19. The mounting clamp of claim 14 wherein the product dispenser is a manual pump bottle.
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Patent Publication Number: 20180317717
Inventors: Andrew M. Schultz (Minneapolis, MN), Sarah E. Gilbertson (Saint Paul, MN), Daniel D. Anderson (Eagan, MN), Cheryl A. Littau (Apple Valley, MN)
Application Number: 16/023,974
International Classification: A47K 5/12 (20060101); F16M 11/10 (20060101); F16M 13/02 (20060101); B05B 15/62 (20180101); F16B 5/06 (20060101); A47L 13/512 (20060101); F16B 21/09 (20060101); F16B 2/10 (20060101); A47K 10/32 (20060101); F16M 11/04 (20060101);