US 6,499,155 B1
Toilet flush handle protector and dispensing mechanism
Gary Barrios,
603 Merioneth NE. Rd.,
Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 32547 (US)
Assigned to Vib Tec Limited Company,
Hiroshima-Ken (Japan)
Filed on 07-Jun-2001, as Appl. No. Vib Tec Limited Company,
Hiroshima-Ken (Japan)
Int. Cl.7E03D 5/00
US 6,499,155 B1
Toilet flush handle protector and dispensing mechanism
Gary Barrios,
603 Merioneth NE. Rd.,
Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 32547 (US)
Filed on Jun. 07, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/875,109.
Int. Cl.7E03D 5/00
U.S. Cl. 48212;661
7 Claims
1. A disposable toilet flush handle protector and mountable dispensing mechanism, to minimize the spread of germs from one
user to another, said toilet flush handle protector comprising an elongated tapered disposable tubular member of a diameter
to be slidably received onto and off a flush handle member, where a first end thereof is closed and a second end includes
an outwardly flared portion formed by a plurality of spaced-apart longitudinally directed slots to segment said flared portion;
and
said dispenser mechanism comprising a semi-rigid tube open at the top end for receiving a plurality of nestable said disposable
tubular members, and open at the bottom end thereof, where said bottom end includes an inwardly directed flange to selectively
contact said flared portions to limit the dispensing of a single said tubular member at selected intervals.
