Patent ID: 8372207

Claim:
An automated mechanism to allow for the washing of one hand by itself comprising a one handed hand washer and scrubber provided as a self contained, counter placeable housing, said housing forming an entry orifice at one side for insertion of a user's hand and a washing cavity within said housing, said automated mechanism further comprising a means for detection of a user's hand accessing said washing cavity within said housing and a proximity sensor or any type of conventional electric eye sensor for monitoring the entry orifice for detection of a user's hand accessing said washing cavity within said housing, wherein said washing cavity is a generally elongated area symmetrically lined on parallel sides with an upper scrubbing web assembly and lower scrubbing web assembly, respectively, wherein each scrubbing web assembly comprises: a proximal stepper motor placed near the entry orifice; a second stepper motor spaced opposite and distally from the entry orifice; wherein each stepper motor attaches to and supports web draped between, and are used to dispense a new section of web for each subsequent use and to reciprocate a working section of web back and forth during use.