Apparatus and method for sanitizing or washing footwear
US6668842B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L23/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dispensing a fluid of mixed disinfectant and water in a spray to footwear of a worker is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing including a base section, a platform installed within the base section, a fluid dispensing assembly coupled to the housing, and a fluid dispensing system of mixed disinfectant and water including a first valve assembly configured to dispense fluid to the fluid dispensing assembly when a force is applied to the platform so that the spray of the fluid is dispensed onto the footwear. A method of sanitizing the footwear of a worker with a fluid may include the steps of detecting when the worker has stepped onto a platform and dispensing the fluid onto the footwear for at least a predetermined period. A method of sanitizing the footwear of a worker entering or exiting a location in a work or industrial environment may include the steps of positioning an apparatus at the entrance or exit of the location, coupling the apparatus to a supply of a fluid and wherein the apparatus is actuated to provide a flow including the fluid when the worker steps into the apparatus so that the flow including the fluid is dispensed onto the footwear…
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