NZ753075B2 - Absorption, signaling and picking up of a potentially hazardous product - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention covers a device for absorbing, signaling and picking up a product on a floor, said device comprising: - a slender hollow body whose inner walls define a storage volume in which is stored a powder able to absorb said product, where said storage volume opens through an opening for pouring said powder by gravity; - a stand on which one end of said body is mounted for forming a signaling marker, where said stand comprises a substantially flat base projecting radially relative to said body in order to place said device stably on the floor; wherein the base comprises at least two detachable parts which can be used for picking up a residue formed by said powder and said product. r pouring said powder by gravity; - a stand on which one end of said body is mounted for forming a signaling marker, where said stand comprises a substantially flat base projecting radially relative to said body in order to place said device stably on the floor; wherein the base comprises at least two detachable parts which can be used for picking up a residue formed by said powder and said product.
Description
ABSORPTION, SIGNALING AND PICKING UP
OF A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCT
Technical Field and Prior Art
The present invention relates to the field of hazard prevention and in particular
prevention of health hazards.
The subject of the present invention thus relates to a device for absorption, possibly
neutralization, signaling and picking up of a potentially hazardous product on a floor.
In the present invention potentially hazardous product is understood here in the entire
present description to mean a product which most generally has the form of a liquid, paste or
powder and which could present a hazard for a person; it may for example involve a health
hazard if the product is potentially toxic for a person or if the product is corrosive or
irritating, in particular during contact for example of the product with skin or eyes or even
during inhalation or ingestion of the product. It can also involve a physical or bodily hazard
when for example the product in question can lead to a person slipping.
As nonlimiting examples it may involve chemical or organic products or even food or
biological products such as for example paint (acrylic or glycerophtalic), wood stain, oil,
chemical liquids, for example solvent-based, strong acids, oxidizers, strong bases, strippers,
cleaning liquids or powders, detergents, solvents, fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides or even
herbicides, etc.
In everyday life or even at work, potentially hazardous products such as those defined
above can pose problems for pollution and/or safety at various levels.
For example, a highway accident with a truck transporting toxic or hazardous raw
materials can cause environmental pollution and damage on the highway.
In an industrial environment or a laboratory, mishandling a jug containing a toxic or
hazardous raw material can cause personal injury or damage to the facilities.
By allowing the absorption, possibly neutralization, signaling and picking up of
potentially hazardous products, the present invention finds many advantageous applications
in particular in the domain of warehouse stores or even in the industrial domain or in
laboratories.
The following can be listed as examples of applications of the invention: absorption,
possibly neutralization, signaling and picking up of a potentially hazardous product on the
floor of a department of a home improvement or gardening store; in this application, the
invention is particularly advantageous for protecting the clientele and the staff from a hazard
to both body and health, for example when the product on the floor is a paint, acid or solvent-
based chemical product. In fact, it is unfortunately frequent that reactive, corrosive and/or
irritating products like hydrochloric acid (for unclogging drains), which are present in the
departments of a home-improvement or gardening store, are accidentally spilled on the floor
and are the origin of accidents where these accidents are even more bothersome since they
most often involve customers.
Other advantageous applications can also be considered in the scope of the invention,
such as for example absorption, possibly neutralization, signaling and picking up of a
potentially hazardous product on the floor in an industrial environment and in particular in
the chemical industry where the employees regularly handle generally corrosive and irritating
chemical products, that are more or less aggressive, like for example strong acids and strong
bases. In such an environment, these products frequently fall on the floor and staff members
accidentally come into contact with these products.
The rapid management of the products spilled on the floor is essential in many
situations.
We are more specifically interested the problem of hazard prevention in warehouse
stores.
In stores, and especially in stores dedicated to home improvement and/or gardening, a
staff member is generally designated to watch over the careful application in the store or in a
department of all the rules concerning hazard prevention, where these hazards are those
encountered both by the staff and the customers of the store.
This staff member is therefore designated as health and safety manager. It can
therefore involve a department head or a store manager, for example.
Conventionally, this prevention involves in particular signage throughout the store
for:
- Preventing slipping hazards: by using a signaling marker;
- Preventing hazards related to potentially toxic products: by using appropriate
information signs or floor marking.
In general, it is important that the information intended for customers and staff be
clear, precise and understandable by all.
The marking, in the form of information signs, signaling markers, pictograms, must
be in place in all identified hazards zones.
It is easily understood that the customer or staff member who has an accident within a
store often seeks to invoke the legal liability of the store, especially if all the provisions
relating to safety have not been met by the store: very frequently the courts hear complaints
for involuntary homicide or injury with a breach of an obligation of safety or prudence as an
aggravating condition, or even complaints for endangering others.
This is very bad both for the financial performance of the store which must in
particular couple the financial consequences of the accident and for the brand image and
reputation of the store.
In order to provide for the safety of the clientele and the staff in the stores, it is known
to use preventive markers PM, required in each store and placed immediately after the spill of
potentially hazardous product.
Beyond these signaling elements, there are solutions established for absorbing a
product on the floor like spreading a powder on the product in question; this calls for the
handling of the powder for spreading it on the product, which is impractical if said powder is
not stored near the place where the product spilled on the floor is located.
Further the residue formed by the mixture of the product and the powder is generally
left there on the floor at least momentarily to allow the user time to find suitable tools for
picking the residue. There is a risk that, even though the residue is marked and left in a
walking area for example, a passerby could walk on it. Further selecting suitable tools for
picking up such a residue is not always easy because that could depend in particular on the
chemistry of the residue to be picked up.
Purpose and Brief Description of the Present Invention
The present invention aims to improve the situation described above.
The present invention aims to remedy the various disadvantages mentioned above by
proposing an easy to use and effective solution with which to absorb, signal the presence of a
potentially hazardous product on the floor and pick up the residue formed by the powder and
the product.
For that purpose, the subject of the present invention relates, according to a first
aspect, to a device for absorbing, signaling and picking up a potentially hazardous product on
a floor.
Advantageously, the device according to the present invention comprises a slender,
hollow body whose inner walls define a storage volume.
In this storage volume, a powder is stored that is capable of absorbing the potentially
hazardous product when the powder comes into contact with said product.
One also refers to absorbing powder.
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This powder can also be capable of neutralizing the potentially hazardous product.
In this case, one refers to absorbing and neutralizing powder.
Here it is understood that, in this case, the device is a device for absorbing, neutralizing
and signaling a potentially hazardous product on a floor.
Advantageously, the storage volume opens through an opening for pouring the powder
by gravity on the product.
By covering the product, this powder absorbs it and potentially neutralizes it.
Advantageously, the device according to the present invention further comprises a stand
on which one end of the body is directly or indirectly mounted for forming a signaling marker.
The end may be a lower end of the body when the signaling marker is vertical.
According to the present invention, the stand comprises a substantially flat base
projecting radially relative to said body in order to be able to stably place said device on the
floor.
By placing the stand on the floor, it signals the presence of the absorbed and possibly
neutralized product on the floor which needs to be picked up.
The base comprises at least two detachable parts which can be used for picking up a
residue formed by said powder and said product.
Thus, both by the structure thereof and by the configuration thereof the device
according to the invention is seen as a simple to use and compact preventive tool.
All that the individual charged with safety needs to do is spread the powder over the
potentially hazardous product through the opening, and then to place the base near the product
neutralized by the powder, to signal to others the presence of a potential risk. The individual
can then use the detachable parts from the base for picking up the residue.
The present invention proposes a single tool with which at the same time to:
- Store a product able to absorb and possibly neutralize a potentially hazardous
product; and
- Signal the presence of said product on the floor; and
- Pick up the residue.
The subject of the present invention thus has the triple function of providing at once the
storage of the powdery product (hazardous product absorber and neutralizer), signaling said
product on the floor and picking it up.
Preferably, the base of the stand is formed of a polymer.
In another embodiment, the storage volume also contains a bag suitable for receiving
the residue formed by said powder and said product.
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In another embodiment, the storage volume also contains a pair of gloves.
In one embodiment as in the other, the storage volume therefore contains all the
equipment for picking up the residue.
Preferably, the base has a precut at each junction between a detachable part of the base
and the base, suited for making the detachment of the detachable part from the base easier.
Preferably, the slender hollow body is substantially cylindrical and the radial extension
of the base is greater than the diameter of the cylinder, and advantageously each detachable
part has a surface area greater than a third, preferably greater than a quarter of the surface area
of the base.
In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the base has a substantially square shape
and advantageously each detachable part has a substantially triangular shape.
In a similar way, the subject matter of the present invention according to a second aspect
relates to a method for absorption, neutralization, signaling and picking up a potentially
hazardous product on a floor using a device such as described above.
Advantageously the method comprises the steps of pouring a powder by gravity through
an opening of a slender hollow body whose inner walls define a storage volume in which is
stored this powder able to absorb said product when said powder enters into contact with said
product. The method also comprises a step of signaling of said product, using the signaling
marker formed by a stand on which the lower end of said body is mounted, where said stand
comprises a substantially flat base projecting radially relative to said body in order to place
said device stably on the floor and to signal the presence of said product on the floor. The
method finally comprises the step of picking up said residue formed by said powder and said
product using at least two parts detached from said base and pouring said residue into a bag
previously taken out of the cylindrical body.
In a similar way, the subject matter of the present invention according to a third aspect
relates to use of at least one device for absorption, signaling and picking up as it was previously
described for absorbing and signaling the presence on a floor of a potentially hazardous product
and for picking it up.
Thus, the subject of the present invention, by the various functional and structural
aspects thereof described above constitutes a practical and easy to use tool remedying all the
disadvantages encountered up to now in the matter of security and prevention, in particular in
home-improvement or gardening stores, for absorbing, neutralizing, signaling and picking up
the presence of the hazardous product on the floor.
Brief Description of the Attached Figures
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be seen from the
following description with reference to Figures 1 to 3 attached which show it in an
embodiment without any limiting nature and in which:
- Figure 1a schematically shows a perspective view of a device for absorption,
neutralization, signaling and picking up a potentially hazardous product according to
an embodiment of the present invention;
- Figure 1b schematically shows a section view of a device for absorption,
neutralization, signaling and picking up according to Figure 1a;
- Figures 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d and 2e schematically show the use of a device for absorption,
neutralization, signaling and picking up according to Figure 1;
- Figure 3 schematically shows several devices for absorption, signaling and picking up
connected to each other by a safety rope for marking off a potentially hazardous area.
Detailed Description of Various Examples of Implementation
A device for absorption, neutralization, signaling and picking up of a potentially
hazardous product according to a sample implementation of the present invention is now
going to be described in the following referring jointly to Figures 1 to 3.
Recall that one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a practical tool
with which to at once absorb, neutralize, signal and pick up a potentially hazardous product.
The example described here principally relates to an application in a home
improvement store.
It will be understood here that it involves a sample application among others and
obviously the present invention could find other applications and other fields like hazard
prevention in particular chemical in industrial environment or in a public place like for
example a train or Metro station.
In the example described here, there is a situation in which a paint can has
accidentally fallen in an aisle of the home improvement store.
Paint P spilled on the floor S of the aisle of the store constitutes a hazard both for the
customers and for the staff of the store.
In fact it is possible to slide when walking on the paint P spilled on the floor S. Here it
essentially represents a bodily hazard, even if ingestion of paint can also represent a health
hazard.
Here the paint P is therefore seen as a potentially hazardous product in the meaning of
the present invention.
The person responsible for safety, here for example the department head, is therefore
immediately notified.
As reviewed above the objective for the department head is, as a first step, to absorb
the paint P on the floor S, then signal to third parties the presence of this paint P on the floor
S and finally to pick up the product.
The object of the absorption phase is to avoid a bodily accident if, for example, a
customer or staff member walks on the paint on the floor and slips.
Here absorption consists in bringing the paint (liquid) to a solid or granular state.
Conventionally, sawdust is used, which is not very effective and not very practical for
the reasons previously raised.
A powder 20 of the “POLYCAPTOR®” type sold by the Prevor company is therefore
preferably provided for the absorption of this paint P.
Such a powder 20 is intended to combat any type of accidental spreading of liquid
product. Upon contact with the potentially hazardous products such as paint, the composition
of this powder 20 allows it to absorb any type of product by using a minimum quantity and at
a lower cost than that of absorbent powders currently on the market.
Further, the composition of this powder 20 is not hazardous (e.g. nontoxic,
nonirritating, hypoallergenic and non-ecotoxic), unlike some other products currently sold.
This “POLYCAPTOR®” type product is therefore particularly appropriate for the use
that we want to make of it in the sample application.
Obviously, the person skilled in the art will understand here that the use of other types
of absorbing powder could be considered in the context of the present invention.
As another example one can anticipate another situation in which the contents of a
bottle of hydrochloric acid is spilled on the floor.
Such bottles are generally solid in home improvement stores, in particular for
unclogging drains.
It is understood here that hydrochloric acid constitutes here a potentially hazardous
product P in the meaning of the present invention.
There is in fact a health hazard which could occur if, for example, the acid P came
into contact with the skin of a customer.
One can also imagine an accidental inhalation or ingestion of this acid P.
In this specific case, the department head therefore needs to absorb and neutralize
potential harmful and toxic chemical effects of the acid P on the floor S.
Here, neutralize is understood to mean limiting or even eliminating all the potentially
hazardous effects or reactions of the product. In particular, for an acid, it involves returning
the pH to a value included between 5 and 10, even the value of the pH to 7.
Here, for absorbing and neutralizing the acid P on the floor, the use of a powder 20 of
“TRIVOREX®” type sold by the PREVOR company is therefore preferably intended.
Obviously, the person skilled in the art will understand here that the use of other types
of absorbing and neutralizing powder could be considered in the context of the present
invention.
This powder 20 mixed with the product on which it is poured forms a solid residue.
To spread this powder 20 on the product P (paint or acid) in order to absorb and
potentially neutralize this product and for finally picking up the residue, a device 100 is
provided in the scope of the present invention.
As shown in Figures 1a and 1b, the device 100 according to the present invention
comprises a slender hollow body 10 with cylindrical shape mounted on a stand 30. The stand
and the body 10 together form a signaling marker.
In this example, the inner walls 10a of the cylinder define a storage volume V1 in
which to store the powder 20.
The cylinder could be made of cardboard. The cylinder may of course be of any other
material, in particular a polymer such as polyethylene. The inner walls 10a of the cylinder
can be covered with a protective film to separate the powder from the rest.
This film can also be made fire resistant.
In the context of use with “POLYCAPTOR®” or “TRIVOREX®” such a film is not
necessary.
In the example described here and shown in Figure 1a and 1b, this volume V1 opens
out near the top end of the body 10 when in vertical position, therefore opposite the stand 30
through an opening 12 closed by closure means such as for example a removable cap 13 or
detachable seal 13′.
In practice, the department head, responsible for securing the area, grabs the device
100 and removes the cap 13 or breaks the seal 13′ to clear the opening 12. The opening 12 is
equipped with a pouring spout to make it easier to pour the powder 20 on said product P by
gravity. Such a spout is helpful for properly controlling the amount of the powder poured
onto the product.
By pouring the powder 20 by gravity on the product P, it can nearly immediately be
absorbed and possibly neutralized. A solid residue is then formed and the residue can be
recovered and thrown out.
In the example described here, the department head holds the device 100 by gripping
means 40 such as a handgrip 41 which is provided on the outer wall 10b of the cylinder (see
Figure 2a).
This handle 41 makes it easier to hold said device (100) in particular when pouring
the powder 20 by gravity onto the product P on the floor S (see Figure 2b). The outside wall
10b of the hollow body 10 may comprise signage parts suited to signaling the presence of the
product P on the floor S.
The base 31 of the stand is substantially flat and projects radially from said body 10 in
order to be able to place said device 100 on the floor stably. The slender hollow body is
substantially cylindrical and the radial extension of the base 31 is larger than the diameter of
the cylinder such that the device 100 is stable when placed on the floor.
The base 31 comprises at least two detachable parts 31a and 31b (Figure 2c) which
can be used for picking up the residue formed by said powder and said product (Figure 2d).
The geometry and sizes of the detachable parts 31a, 31b, relative to the rest of the base 31 is
such that after removal of the detachable parts 31a and 31b, the signaling marker still remains
stable on the floor. Each detachable part typically has a surface area greater than one third,
preferably one quarter of the surface area of the base 31.
It is understood from the description that the base could comprise a larger number of
detachable parts so long as the marker remains stable after detaching the detachable parts.
Precuts 32 make it easier to separate a detachable part 31a, 31b from the base 31.
In a preferred embodiment, the base 31 has a substantially square shape as shown in
Figure 1a. The base 31 for example comprises two triangular-shaped detachable parts 31a and
31b which have similar dimensions. After detachment of the detachable parts 31a and 31b,
the base 31 has a shape in the base plane substantially longitudinal which provides for the
stability thereof.
When the powder is poured on the paint P, the department head just needs to place the
signaling marker beside the paint P and pick up the residue with the scoops thus formed.
The base 31 and possibly the hollow body 10 are formed of polymer, preferably a
recyclable polymer. The recyclable polymer is polyethylene or polypropylene, for example.
Thus, the base 31 will not be damaged by the spilt liquid product.
The body 10 and the stand 30 are structurally independent of each other, and said
body 10 and said stand 30 each comprise means of securely connecting able to engage
together for assembling securely said body 10 and said stand 30. This assembly can be done
for example by nesting the body 10 into said stand.
It is thus easy to store the device 100 for minimizing its bulk: the body 10 and the
stand 30 are two separate pieces which nest one in the other by the means for secure
connection described above.
The storage volume V1 can also contain a bag 70. The storage volume can also
contain gloves 60.
In this case, the bag and the gloves are taken out of the storage volume. The user puts
the gloves on. The residue 20, P is picked by the user and poured in the bag 70 which is then
thrown out.
Means of anchoring 50 can also be provided, such as hooks 51 arranged on the top
wall 10b of the body 10 of each device 100.
The department head can then physically connect several devices 100 to each other
using a cord 60 in order to mark off the floor S in a danger zone (Figure 3).
Thus, the device 100, the subject of the invention, is seen as an indispensable tool for
providing for safety and hazard prevention in stores.
It addresses both the standards for safety and prevention and the requirements of
people involved in providing that safety and prevention: practical, simple to use, three-in-one
object, small size, etc.
Considering the qualities of this device 100, it is easily understood that it will find
other advantageous applications such as for example use in an industrial context for
providing security and prevention in an industry in which the employees regularly handle
hazardous products (e.g. automobile industry, chemical industry, steel industry, etc.).
Other applications can also be conceived, such as for example in physician and
veterinary offices for absorbing and signaling liquids on the floor after for example urine
leaks.
It should be observed that this detailed description covers one specific sample
embodiment of the present invention, but in no case does this description put any limiting
nature whatsoever on the invention; quite the opposite, its purpose is to dispel any possible
imprecision or any misinterpretation of the following claims.
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Claims (11)
1. A device for absorbing, signaling and picking up a product on a floor, said device comprising: - a slender hollow body whose inner walls define a storage volume in which is stored 5 a powder able to absorb said product, where said storage volume opens through an opening for pouring said powder by gravity; - a stand on which one end of said body is mounted for forming a signaling marker, where said stand comprises a substantially flat base projecting radially relative to said body in order to place said device stably on the floor; 10 - the base comprises at least two detachable parts which can be used for picking up a residue formed by said powder and said product.
2. The device for absorbing, signaling and picking up according to claim 1, wherein the base of the stand is formed of a polymer.
3. The device for absorbing, signaling and picking up according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the storage volume also contains a bag suitable for receiving the residue formed by said powder and said product and/or a pair of gloves. 20
4. The device for absorbing, signaling and picking up according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the base has a precut at each junction between a detachable part of the base and the base, suited for making the detachment of the detachable part from the base easier. 25
5. The device for absorbing, signaling and picking up according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the slender hollow body is substantially cylindrical and the radial extension of the base is larger than the diameter of the cylinder.
6. The device for absorbing, signaling and picking up according to any one of claims 1 to 30 5, wherein each detachable part has a surface area greater than a quarter of the surface area of the base. 1003365272
7. The device for absorbing, signaling and picking up according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein each detachable part has a surface area greater than a third of the surface area of the base. 5
8. The device for absorbing, signaling and picking up according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the base has a substantially square shape.
9. The device for absorbing, signaling and picking up according to claim 8, wherein each detachable part has a substantially triangular shape.
10. A method for absorbing, signaling and picking up a potentially hazardous product on the floor using the device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, comprising: - pouring a powder by gravity through an opening of a slender hollow body whose inner walls define a storage volume in which is stored this powder able to absorb 15 said product when said powder enters into contact with said product; - signaling of said product, using the signaling marker formed by a stand on which the lower end of said body is mounted, where said stand comprises a substantially flat base projecting radially relative to said body in order to place said device stably on the floor and to signal the presence of said product on the floor 20 - picking up said residue formed by said powder and said product using at least two detached parts from said base; - pouring said residue into a bag previously taken out of the cylindrical body.
11. Use of at least one device for absorbing, signaling and picking up according to any one 25 of claims 1 to 9 for absorbing and signaling the presence on the floor of a potentially hazardous product.
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