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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, MN (US);
Douglas J. Craven, Austin, MN (US);
Nathan A. Kodesh, Austin, MN (US);
Steven C. Wencl, Albert Lea, MN (US);
Jacquie D. Deml, Ellendale, MN (US);
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION, Austin, MN (US);
Abstract
A sanitizer assembly for foot wear is provided that includes a base platform, a plurality of nozzles and an activation pump. The base platform includes a grate upon which footwear can be placed. The plurality of nozzles are positioned under the grate. The nozzles are configured and arranged to dispense a fine mist of alcohol-based sanitizer on the footwear. The activation pump is in fluid communication with the plurality of nozzles. The activation pump is further in fluid communication with a supply of alcohol-based sanitizer. In addition, the activation pump is configured and arranged to pump the alcohol-based sanitizer to the nozzles.