Patent ID: 7611156

Claim:
A handle bar sanitizing device for a handle bar having an elongate axis, comprising: an elongate handle bar cover that substantially encircles and covers said handle bar; a hollow housing permanently slideably mounted on said elongate handle bar cover, said hollow housing fitting at least partially around said elongate handle bar cover; an applicator mounted within a hollow interior of said hollow housing; said hollow interior of said housing forming a reservoir adapted to store sanitizing material; a material transfer mechanism for transferring said sanitizing material from the reservoir to the applicator; said material transfer mechanism including a dispensing and spreading tube having an extent substantially equal to that of said hollow housing; an annular dispensing ring positioned within said dispensing and spreading tube; said annular dispensing ring formed of a wicking material; an opening formed in said dispensing and spreading tube so that said wicking material is in fluid communication with said sanitizing material in said reservoir and draws said sanitizing material in said hollow interior of said hollow housing through said opening and into said wicking material; said annular dispensing ring disposed in encircling relation to said elongate handle bar cover; whereby sanitizing material is applied along the length of said elongate handle bar cover by said annular dispensing ring when an operator slides said hollow housing along said elongate handle bar cover.