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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Geoffrey Roy Fernie, Etobicoke, CA;
Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, North York, CA;
Abstract
A method for a person to wash their hands using a hand washing apparatus comprising a hand washing bowl having an interior and a cover which are reconfigurable between a hand washing position in which the person can wash their hands and an inactive position, a controller for reconfigurating the bowl between the hand washing position and the inactive position; and, a dispenser for dispensing water and a cleaner over the person's hands, the method comprising the steps of actuating the controller to rotate the bowl and the cover about an axis to the hand washing position; dispensing water and soap over the person's hands; and, dispensing water to rinse the person's hands.