JPH05130190A - Telephone mutual contamination protective device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent virus and germ from spreading to a succeeding telephone user by contagion at a location of health management. CONSTITUTION: The device for protecting contagion among telephone users is provided with a protection layer 12 that blocks contagion of virus and germ and transmits a sound. An adhesives layer 24 is provided to the protection layer 12 to adhere the protection layer to the handset. A stabilizing base 14 is placed between the adhesives layer 24 and the protection layer 12. Thus, the protection layer 12 of the protection device blocks contagion of virus and germ to the handset and the protection device itself is removably fitted to the handset, then the protection device is replaced for each user, then the contagion of virus and/or germ among telephone users is effectively prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone cross-contamination protection device (hereinafter also simply referred to as a "protection device"), and more particularly to a bacterial and viral cross-contamination for preventing the transmission of bacteria and viruses in a handset. Regarding protective equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A widely recognized problem in using a telephone is that the mouth opening of the telephone is an area for propagating infectious bacteria and viruses. Such problems are particularly acute in hospital rooms and other health care facilities where contaminants are transferred to the mouthpiece and are affected by the health of the patient previously used by the next user of the handset.

[0003]

Several methods have been implemented to prevent cross-contamination from handsets in such environments. For example, telephone transceivers can be cleaned daily with a disinfectant. However, cleaning methods using such disinfectants only sanitize the exterior of the telephone transceiver.
Contaminants that enter the phone through the mouthpiece holes in the phone's transceiver cannot be removed by simply cleaning the surface of the handset.

Another way to prevent cross-contamination between patients in a health care facility is to replace the handset or the entire phone when each patient leaves the hospital. This method has the disadvantage of being extremely expensive, as it requires the replacement of expensive telephone equipment for each patient. If the hospital sells the phone to the patient to save money, it will increase the cost of each patient's hospital,
You also need a place to stock your phone inventory.

Therefore, there is a long-felt desire to provide a protective device that prevents pathogens and viruses from transmitting to later telephone users in health care settings.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved telephone cross-contamination protection device which prevents cross-contamination by bacteria and viruses through the telephone.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a telephone cross-contamination protection device configured to be inconspicuous, which can prevent bacteria and viruses from propagating to the telephone transceiver.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a telephone cross-contamination protection device for preventing the transmission of bacteria and viruses due to the use of telephones, which is inexpensive and easy to use.

Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part be apparent from the specification.

[0010]

A telephone cross-contamination protection device according to the present invention comprises layer means capable of preventing the transmission of bacteria and viruses and allowing sound to pass through, and an adhesive means for mounting the layer means on a telephone. It is provided with a configuration characterized in that

Also according to the invention, layer means capable of preventing the transmission of bacteria and viruses and allowing sound to pass, adhesive means for mounting said layer means on a telephone, and imparting structural stability to said layer means. Stabilizing means arranged to attach the stabilizing means to the stabilizing means, the stabilizing means being disposed between the layer means and the adhering means, the layer means being attached to the stabilizing means and the adhering means being attached to the stabilizing means. A telephone cross-contamination protection device is provided in which the stabilizing means is a windowed substrate and the stabilizing means is in the form of a telephone contour.

Therefore, the present invention comprises the features of the constitution, the combination of elements and the arrangement of members, which are exemplified in the following description, and the scope of the present invention is set forth in the claims.

[0013]

In the telephone cross-contamination protection device according to the present invention having the above construction, the layer means acts as a sound transmission layer and a bacteria and virus impermeable layer. The layers are laminated to the substrate. The substrate is sized to extend around the handset of the telephone. The adhesive layer is disposed between the base and the handset so that the base can be removably adhered to the handset and prevents bacteria from entering the mouth of the mouthpiece covered by the layer. To prevent.

[0014]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of a telephone cross-contamination protection device according to the present invention for preventing transmission of bacteria and viruses. Reference numeral 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention
The illustrated protective device, shown generally at, comprises a layer 12 that is impermeable to bacteria and viruses, but allows sound to pass through without substantially disturbing or altering.
Layer 12 is attached to substrate 14.

The base 14 is sized to cover the peripheral portion of the surface of the mouthpiece 16 of the telephone handset 18. The substrate 14 is formed with a window 20 that exposes the mouthpiece 16 to the layer 12 by exposing the holes 22 of the mouthpiece 16.

The adhesive layer 24 is attached to the substrate 14 so that the substrate 1
4 and the mouthpiece 16 of the handset 18 are adhered to hold the protective device 10 in place during use. The adhesive layer 24 provides sufficient retention to hold the protective device 10 in place during use without providing a bond that is too strong to impair removal of the protective device 10 after use. The substrate 14 provides stability to the layer 12 and provides the layer 12 with a rigid peripheral backing to allow easy removal of the protective device 10 after use.

In the illustrated embodiment, the layer 12 is formed of a plastic such as a polyester film, a urethane film or the like having a high vapor barrier property. The base 14 is made of a vinyl material in the illustrated embodiment, but is made of plastic, paper, cardboard or the like, or when the base is applied to the mouthpiece of a telephone, the base is parallel to the contour of the mouthpiece. It can also be formed from a flexible or porous material that allows the The plastic layer 12 can be laminated or sealed to the substrate 14, or the plastic layer 12
Alternatively, it can be attached to the substrate with an adhesive applied to either of the vinyl substrates 14. The substrate 14 imparts stability to the layer 12.

However, the substrate 14 is not always necessary in the present invention. That is, the adhesive can be applied directly to one surface of the plastic layer 12,
The plastic layer can then be attached directly to the mouthpiece. However, in this case, it is more difficult to remove the protective device from the mouthpiece 16 as compared with the case described above.

In the illustrated embodiment, the adhesive layer 24 is
It is a double-sided tape. When storing or packing before use,
The pressure-sensitive non-adhesive protective paper layer 26 can be placed to prevent the adhesive layer 24 from accidentally adhering to a surface unrelated to mounting. The paper layer 26 is only peeled off from the adhesive layer 24 to expose the adhesive of the adhesive layer 24 and to protect the protective device 10.
Can be attached to a telephone handset.

In the illustrated embodiment, the protective device 10
Are formed by cutting or punching out a thin polyester film. A substantially O-shaped piece having an outer circumference that is substantially equal to the outer circumference of a polyester film that has been punched out in both size and shape is punched out of vinyl or polyester to form a border. The polyester film layer 12 can be adhered or laminated to the substrate 14.

Next, the double-sided tape 24 is cut into the shape of the base body 14 and attached under the base body 14. Since the pressure-sensitive double-sided adhesive tape 24 has peelable protective layers formed on both sides, one of the protective layers is removed and the other protective layer is left as it is, and the pressure-sensitive double-sided adhesive tape 24 is applied to the edging portion. Double-sided adhesive tape 24
Can be quickly removed from the handset 18 and replaced with an adhesive that does not stick to the paper layer 26.

In another embodiment of the invention, two rolls or webs may be utilized to form the protective device so that the protective device can be manufactured quickly. The first web has a paper layer 26, an adhesive layer 24 applied to the paper layer 26, and a substrate 1 applied to the adhesive layer 24.
And 4 are formed. A more durable adhesive is the base 1
4 is applied to the side without the adhesive layer 24. A second layer of removable paper is applied to this durable layer.

This roll kisses the window through an upper layer of non-adhesive paper and the substrate 24, and protects the protective device through a layer of removable protective paper on top. It is processed by a rotary die device that cuts the peripheral portion. Next, the upper protective layer is peeled off. A second roll of polyester film layer 12 is then applied to the first roll using a stronger adhesive. The combined rolls are then processed by a second die-cutting peripheral die device to form individual protective devices 10.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the protective device 10 may be formed from a single piece of plastic, in which part the protective device 1 is provided on the edging.
The protective member is integrally formed as a thicker portion of the plastic member extending around the periphery of 0. This provides the window from a thinner polyester film and the edging from a thicker polyester film. For example, the protective device 10 has an outer edge of about 0.051.
It can be formed from an integrally manufactured polyester film having a thickness of 2 mm and has a thickness of about 0.02.
A 5 mm (1 mil) thick polyester window is formed in the center of the protective device 10.

The adhesive is applied to the polyester edging formed by a film about 2 mils thick. If a separate substrate 12 is utilized, the substrate 12 can be formed from about 0.025 mm (1 mil) white polyester or about 0.088 mm (3.5 mil) white vinyl.

The protection device 10 has been
I explained about the mouthpiece of the telephone. However, the protection device 10 can also be used with respect to the earpiece of the handset 18 in order to prevent the transmission of bacteria and viruses by the user's ear later.

It is apparent from the above description that the above objects of the present invention are effectively achieved. Further, since the above configurations can be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the above description is merely exemplary.
It should not be understood in any limiting sense.

The claims are intended to cover all features of the invention and all matters of the scope of the invention which may be missed as a matter of language.

[0030]

According to the protective device of the present invention constructed as described above, the protective layer 12 prevents the transmission of bacteria and viruses to the handset, and the protective device itself is detachably attached to the handset. Since it is possible to replace each user, it is possible to effectively prevent the transmission of bacteria and / or viruses between users of the telephone.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a telephone cross-contamination protection device constructed in accordance with the present invention with the bottom protective layer removed prior to use.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a protective device for preventing transmission of bacteria and viruses according to the present invention, which is used in a mouthpiece of a telephone.

3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Telephone Cross Contamination Protective Device 12 Layer 14 Base 16 Mouthpiece 18 Handset 20 Window 22 Hole 24 Adhesive Layer

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Leslie Satsutsu, New Jersey 07079, United States, 07 Orange, Crest Drive, South Orange (no street number) (72) Inventor Stephen Klapnik, Pennsylvania, USA 19106, Fira del Fuia, Spruce Street 622

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A telephone cross-contamination protection device comprising: layer means capable of preventing transmission of bacteria and viruses and transmitting sound; and adhesive means for attaching the layer means to a telephone. 2. A layer means capable of preventing transmission of bacteria and viruses and transmitting sound, an adhesive means for attaching the layer means to a telephone, and a stabilizing means for imparting structural stability to the layer means. Means are provided between said layer means and said adhesive means, said layer means being applied to said stabilizing means and said adhesive means being applied to said stabilizing means. A telephone cross-contamination protection device, wherein the stabilizing means is a windowed substrate and the stabilizing means is formed in the contour of the telephone.