Touch It - an antimicrobial sleeve shopping cart sleeve

Abstract

A Systems and methods for disinfecting/sanitizing the trolley handle by means of an assembly in form of a sleeve which can be mounted to the trolley handle. The attachment comes in various designs, shapes and sizes and is in form of a hollow handle which can be attached and detached easily and indefinitely without effecting the shape and outlook of assembly.

Claims

I: A universal eco-friendly and shock absorbent material with an ergonomic design attachment for trolley which can fit onto any trolley handle.

II: A universal attachment for shopping trolley where: a hollow handle; is a plastic or rubber assembly attaching on trolley handle; has a length of 20 cm and width of 5 cm; hollow handle is lined with a thin plastic/rubber coating; can be attached/detached to the trolley handle easily and indefinitely;

III: A universal shopping cart sleeve which is one size only and is designed to fit most commercially available shopping carts handles.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING

[0026] The accompanying figures, where like reference numerals refer to identical or functionally similar elements throughout the separate views, together with the detailed description below, are incorporated in and form part of the specification, and serve to further illustrate embodiments of concepts that include the claimed invention and explain various principles and advantages of those embodiments.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a side view of the proposed assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] FIG. 2 is a schematic top view as per present preferred embodiments of the invention.

[0029] FIG. 3 is an exploded view consistent with the present invention in its operating environment.

[0030] While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed. Rather, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.

[0032] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well as the singular forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

[0033] Conventionally, no area can ever be a 100% germ free environment, but they can become much healthier for everyone if, on a regular basis, they are subject to disinfecting and sanitizing. The public, however, may not be ready to have someone constantly wiping down tables, chairs, cabinets, walls, doorknobs, drinking fountains, etc. with disinfectants. Thus, the rate of germs growing at any place increases in many folds.

[0034] The present invention is directed to a shopping cart sleeve assembly which can be attached and detached to shopping cart in its conventional state.

[0035] The invention relates generally to systems and methods for sanitizing and cleaning. Anywhere a tremendous amount of people interacting on a daily basis, a user is subject to come in contact with any number of germs, viruses (cold and flu), plus things that one even can't even recognize.

[0036] According to certain embodiments, FIGS. 1-3, depict multiple views of assembly. The FIG. 1 shows a side view of the proposed assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention where we can see the place from where we can see how the sleeve assembly can be adjusted to the trolley handle. The FIG. 2 also shows a schematic top view as per present preferred embodiments of the invention. The FIG. 3 shows an exploded view consistent with the present invention in its operating environment.

[0037] The assembly as per illustrative embodiment is made of high-quality ecofriendly material. The attachment is wide open and has a longitudinal length of 20 cm and width of 5 cm.

[0038] The assembly as per its additional embodiment's presents a hollow handle which can be attached to the shopping cart handle and can be detached easily. The process of attaching and detaching can be done multiple times regardless of any effect on assembly fitting and any compromise on efficiency of output expected.

[0039] In an embodiment, the hollow handle is lined with a thin plastic/rubber coating. First element being “directly mounted” to another element, or variants of this expression, herein refers to the first element being directly connected to another element. The direct connection may be provided by simply adjusting the attachment to trolley handle. The scraper is reinforced with the same plastic it is made from, and also presents two side support which gives added strength so as to avoid breaking while in use.

[0040] In an embodiment, the base of attachment has a rubber cap which is scored in the middle to provide better grip and stability when the sleeve inserted on the trolley handle.

[0041] In an embodiment, the sleeve is one size only and is designed to fit most commercially used trollies at everyday marts.

[0042] While a specific embodiment has been shown and described, many variations are possible. With time, additional features may be employed. The particular shape or configuration of the platform or the interior configuration may be changed to suit the system or equipment with which it is used.

[0043] Having described the invention in detail, those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications may be made to the invention without departing from its spirit. Therefore, it is not intended that the scope of the invention be limited to the specific embodiment illustrated and described. Rather, it is intended that the scope of this invention be determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0044] The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in various embodiments for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separately claimed subject matter.