ELECTRONIC-DEVICE SANITIZER PRODUCT AND METHOD

Abstract

An electronic-device sanitizer product and method for sanitizing cellphones, smartphones, and other portable electronic devices, that is easy to carry, easy to find when needed, and easy to use, allowing frequent cleaning, having an alcohol-free sanitizing liquid, a misting sprayer, and a microfiber material for distributing and absorbing the sanitizing liquid, all enclosed in a slim tube-shaped package that can be carried on a keyring. Optionally, the sanitizing liquid can be provided with any of a number of distinctive scents that will be imparted to the electronic device.

Claims

1. An electronic-device sanitizer product, comprising: (i) a unit body of essentially cylindrical form having a long dimension of between 1 and 3.5 inches, inclusive, and a diameter of between 0.25 and 1.3 inches, inclusive, having a nominal top, bottom, and side; (ii) a unit cap of essentially cylindrical form having a diameter the same as or nearly the same as said unit body, having a long dimension of at least 0.5 inches, and sufficient to make a total combined unit body plus unit cap length of between 2 and 6 inches, inclusive, having a nominal top, bottom, and side, adapted to be removed from and reconnected to said unit body at the bottom of said unit cap at the top of said unit body; (iii) a keychain attachment structure affixed to the top of said unit cap, adapted to attach to a keychain, carabiner, or other hook; (iv) a liquid reservoir adapted to fit on to or into said unit body at the top of said unit body, and adapted to fit within said unit cap; (v) a liquid sprayer adapted to spray liquid from said liquid reservoir in a fine mist; and (vi) a microfiber material adapted to absorb and distribute liquid sprayed from said liquid sprayer, and adapted to be carried on or inside of said electronic-device sanitizer; where said electronic-device sanitizer is easily carried by and accessible to a person carrying an electronic device; where said liquid reservoir is filled with an alcohol-free sanitizing liquid, the sanitizing liquid further comprising: (i) a carrier liquid comprising 10,000 parts water and 1 part corn starch; and (ii) a sanitizing mixture added to said carrier liquid in the ratio of 3 parts sanitizing mixture to 10,000 parts carrier liquid; where said sanitizing liquid is adapted to be sprayed in a mist upon the exterior surfaces of an electronic device or upon said microfiber material for transfer to the electronic device, to clean and sanitize the electronic device without damaging the electronic device and without irritating the person carrying the electronic device; and where said microfiber material is used to distribute and absorb said sanitizing liquid from the exterior surfaces of the electronic device without leaving any residue or mark.

2. The electronic-device sanitizer product of claim 1, where said sanitizing mixture further comprises 100 parts Essential Oil having the desired scent and antimicrobial qualities, 8 parts Castille soap, 4 parts Sunflower Oil, 4 parts Glycerine, and 1 part Xanthan Gum.

3. The electronic-device sanitizer product of claim 1, where said sanitizing liquid further provides a distinctive scent to the sanitized electronic device.

4. The electronic-device sanitizer product of claim 1, where said liquid sprayer is a spray pump.

5. The electronic-device sanitizer product of claim 1, where said microfiber material further comprises a sheet of material adapted to be placed into said unit body when not in use, and where said unit body further comprises a hollow compartment adapted to receive said microfiber material when not in use.

6. The electronic-device sanitizer product of claim 1, where said microfiber material further comprises a sheet of material adapted to be placed around the exterior of said electronic-device sanitizer when not in use.

7. The electronic-device sanitizer product of claim 1, where said microfiber material further comprises material affixed to the exterior of said unit body.

8. The electronic-device sanitizer product of claim 1, where said microfiber material further comprises material permanently affixed to the exterior of the bottom of said unit body.

9. The electronic-device sanitizer product of claim 1, where said microfiber material further comprises a retractable cushion, and where said unit body further comprises a sliding device adapted to extend and retract said microfiber material.

10. The electronic-device sanitizer product of claim 1, where the combined length of said unit cap attached to said unit body is in the range from 3 inches to 4 inches, inclusive.

11. An electronic-device sanitizer method, comprising: (i) providing an electronic-device sanitizer product, comprising: (a) a unit body of essentially cylindrical form having a long dimension of between 1 and 3.5 inches, inclusive, and a diameter of between 0.25 and 1.3 inches, inclusive, having a nominal top, bottom, and side; (b) a unit cap of essentially cylindrical form having a diameter the same as or nearly the same as said unit body, having a long dimension of at least 0.5 inches, and sufficient to make a total combined unit body plus unit cap length of between 2.5 and 6 inches, inclusive, having a nominal top, bottom, and side, adapted to be removed from and reconnected to said unit body at the bottom of said unit cap at the top of said unit body; (c) a keychain attachment structure affixed to the top of said unit cap, adapted to attach to a keychain, carabiner, or other hook; (d) a liquid reservoir adapted to fit on to or into said unit body at the top of said unit body, and adapted to fit within said unit cap; (e) a liquid sprayer adapted to spray liquid from said liquid reservoir in a fine mist; and (f) a microfiber material adapted to spread and absorb liquid sprayed from said liquid sprayer, and adapted to be carried on or inside of said electronic-device sanitizer; where said electronic-device sanitizer is easily carried by and accessible to a person carrying an electronic device; (ii) filling said liquid reservoir is with an alcohol-free sanitizing liquid, the sanitizing liquid further comprising: (a) a carrier liquid comprising 10,000 parts water and 1 part corn starch; and (b) a sanitizing mixture added to said carrier liquid in the ratio of 3 parts sanitizing mixture to 10,000 parts carrier liquid; (iii) spraying said sanitizing liquid in a mist upon the exterior surfaces of an electronic device or upon said microfiber material for transfer to the electronic device, to clean and sanitize the electronic device without damaging the electronic device and without irritating the person carrying the electronic device; and (iv) wiping said microfiber material to distribute and absorb said sanitizing liquid from the exterior surfaces of the electronic device without leaving any residue or mark.

12. The electronic-device sanitizer method of claim 11, where said sanitizing mixture further comprises 100 parts Essential Oil having the desired scent and antimicrobial qualities, 8 parts Castille soap, 4 parts Sunflower Oil, 4 parts Glycerine, and 1 part Xanthan Gum.

13. The electronic-device sanitizer method of claim 11, where said sanitizing liquid further provides a distinctive scent to the sanitized electronic device.

14. The electronic-device sanitizer method of claim 11, where said liquid sprayer is a spray pump.

15. The electronic-device sanitizer method of claim 11, where said microfiber material further comprises a sheet of material adapted to be placed into said unit body when not in use, and where said unit body further comprises a hollow compartment adapted to receive said microfiber material when not in use.

16. The electronic-device sanitizer method of claim 11, where said microfiber material further comprises a sheet of material adapted to be placed around the exterior of said electronic-device sanitizer when not in use.

17. The electronic-device sanitizer method of claim 11, where said microfiber material further comprises material affixed to the exterior of said unit body.

18. The electronic-device sanitizer method of claim 1, where said microfiber material further comprises material permanently affixed to the exterior of the bottom of said unit body.

19. The electronic-device sanitizer method of claim 11, where said microfiber material further comprises a retractable cushion, and where said unit body further comprises a sliding device adapted to extend and retract said microfiber material.

20. The electronic-device sanitizer method of claim 11, where the combined length of said unit cap attached to said unit body is in the range from 3 inches to 4 inches, inclusive.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Reference will now be made to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals, and wherein:

[0020] FIG. 1 is an axonometric view of the electronic-device sanitizer;

[0021] FIG. 2 is an axonometric view of an embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer having a hollow compartment in the unit body for storage of the microfiber material;

[0022] FIG. 3 is an axonometric view of an embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer having the microfiber material attached to and rolled around the unit body when not in use;

[0023] FIG. 4 is an axonometric view of an embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer having the microfiber material attached to and forming the outside surface of the unit body and unit cap at all times;

[0024] FIG. 5 is an axonometric view of an embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer having the microfiber material attached to and forming the surface of the bottom of the unit body at all times; and

[0025] FIG. 6 is an axonometric view of an embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer having a cushion of the microfiber material extendibly and retractably mounted in the bottom of the unit body;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0026] Referring to all figures generally, embodiments of the invention method 100 and product 10 are illustrated. Referring to FIG. 1, the elements of the electronic-device sanitizer are a unit body 1, a liquid reservoir 2, a liquid sprayer 3, a unit cap 4 having a keychain attachment structure 5, and a piece of microfiber material 6.

[0027] Referring to FIG. 2, in an embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer, the unit body 1 has an accessible hollow compartment that the microfiber material 6 can be stored in when the invention is not in use.

[0028] Referring to FIG. 3, in another embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer, the microfiber material 6 is wound around the unit body 1 for storage and is unwound for use.

[0029] Referring to FIG. 4, in another embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer, the microfiber material 6 is attached to the outside surface of the unit body 1 and the outside surface of the unit cap 2, forming an outer surface of microfiber material 6 at all times.

[0030] Referring to FIG. 5, in another embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer, the microfiber material 6 is attached to and forms the surface of the bottom of the unit body 1 at all times.

[0031] Referring to FIG. 6, in another embodiment of the electronic-device sanitizer, the microfiber material 6 is provided as a cushion that is contained in the bottom of the unit body 1 and can be extended for use and retracted for storage by the operation of a sliding device 7.

[0032] The form of the embodiments of the electronic-device sanitizer make the invention easy to carry because of the small size, the storage of all elements either in or on the single unit, and the provision of a keychain attachment structure 5. The invention is easy to find when needed because of the storage of all elements either in or on the single unit, and the provision of a keychain attachment structure 5. The invention is easy to use because the liquid sprayer 3 and the microfiber material 6 are easily accessed, and because the sanitizing liquid is formulated to be safe for the user and for the electronic device, non-irritating, effective in small quantity as a mist, and easily distributed on the surface of the device and removed from the surface of the device with the microfiber material 6. It is not critical that all of the sanitizing liquid be removed from the surface of the device, but the removal of fingerprints and other smudges requires some wiping with the microfiber material 6.

[0033] The sanitizing liquid can be sprayed as a mist directly onto the electronic device or can be sprayed onto the microfiber material 6 and transferred from the microfiber material to the surface of the electronic device, as best suits specific devices and specific users.

[0034] The sanitizing liquid comprises a carrier liquid and a sanitizing mixture. In a preferred embodiment, the sanitizing mixture comprises 100 parts Essential Oil having the desired scent and antimicrobial qualities, 8 parts Castille soap, 4 parts Sunflower Oil, 4 parts Glycerine, and 1 part Xanthan Gum. These ingredients do not have any allergenic effect on most people, and are used for their antimicrobial, cleaning, and emulsifying properties.

[0035] The carrier liquid comprises corn starch dissolved in water in the ratio of approximately 0.1 milliliters of corn starch to 1 liter of water. The corn starch reduces streaking of the cleaned surfaces. To this carrier liquid is added the sanitizing mixture in the ratio of 0.3 milliliters of sanitizing mixture to 1 liter of carrier liquid.

[0036] Optionally, sanitizing liquid can be provided in a variety of scents according to the essential oil used. Such a variety of scents allows users to choose a distinctive scent and to vary the scent according to season, holidays, or other motivation.

[0037] Many changes and modifications can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit thereof. I therefore pray that rights to the present invention be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.