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A device for encouraging hand wash compliance

A technology of people and behavior, applied in the field of devices that automatically motivate users to wash their hands, can solve problems such as being unsuitable for public health facilities

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-29
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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The system described above is clearly not suitable for conventional public health facilities

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[0043] Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the invention, one or more examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Each example is provided by way of explanation of the invention, not limitation of the invention. For example, elements shown or described as part of one embodiment can be used with another embodiment to yield a still further embodiment. The present invention is intended to cover modifications and variations of the embodiments described herein.

[0044] An embodiment of a device according to the invention for motivating people to enter a room or facility in order to wash their hands is indicated generally by reference numeral 10 in the drawings. Referring to Figure 1, the device 10 is particularly useful in a public sanitation facility 12 where a handwashing location including a washbasin 14 and a soap dispenser 16 is provided for people to wash their hands after using the facility. The device 10 is mounted in place to a sup...

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A device to encourage hand washing compliance in a facility such as a restroom includes a housing configured for detachably mounting on a support surface. An ambient light sensor is disposed relative to the housing to detect ambient light within the room. An audio device within the housing contains at least one audible hand washing compliance message track that is played over a speaker within the housing. A controller is in operable communication with the ambient light sensor and the audio device, and activates the device upon determining whether a threshold amount of ambient light is present in the room.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application is a continuation-in-part (CIP) application of US Application No. 10 / 950,965, filed November 27,2004. technical field [0003] This invention relates generally to the field of devices or systems for automatically playing recorded information upon detection of an event, and in particular to devices that automatically motivate a user to wash their hands. Background technique [0004] Washing the user's hands after using restrooms, especially public restrooms, is well understood and appreciated by the medical and food handling industries, and as a general public place in general, to prevent the spread of disease and Maintain personal hygiene and cleanliness. Some diseases have been found to be spread by not following proper hand washing procedures after using public sanitation facilities. In the food service sector, laws have been passed in many countries requiring shop workers to wash their hands after using sanitation fac...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G08B21/24
CPCG08B21/245
Inventor R·P·路易斯P·F·特拉蒙蒂纳K·考夫曼C·L·约克
Owner KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC