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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Geoffrey Roy Fernie, Etobicoke, CA;
Assignee:
CSIA Research Foundation, North York, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 952 ; 134 953 ; 134 992 ; 1341041 ; 1341042 ; 134200 ;
Abstract
A hand washing apparatus and having a hand washing bowl mounted at a suitable height for washing the hands, the bowl being moveable between open and closed positions, controls for moving the bowl between a hand washing position and an inactive position, a dispenser for dispensing warm water over the hands in the bowl, a dispenser for dispensing soap over the hands in the bowl, and, a dispenser for dispensing rinse water over the hands in the bowl. Also disclosed is a method of cleansing the hands using such apparatus.