Patent ID: 7080427

Claim:
A self-cleaning handle mounted to a self-closing door, said door being movable by a user between a normally closed position and an open position, and being automatically moved from said open position back to said closed position, said handle comprising: a housing secured to said door, a handle rotatably mounted in said housing, wherein an unexposed portion of said handle is disposed within said housing and an exposed portion of said handle is exposed for grasping by a user to open said door, a cleaning wipe disposed within the housing, said cleaning wipe being slidably engaged with said unexposed portion of said handle, means for preventing rotation of said handle when said door is moved from said closed position to said open position, and for automatically causing rotation of said handle relative to said cleaning wipe to when said door is automatically moved from said open position back to said closed position, said unexposed portion of said handle slidably wiping past said cleaning wipe to present a newly wiped exposed portion of said handle for the next user.