US 12,391,460 B2
Modular dispenser
Roy Boukidjian, Winnetka, CA (US); and Gregoire Boukidjian, Winnetka, CA (US)
Assigned to DIGNITY HEALTH, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Appl. No. 16/643,523
Filed by DIGNITY HEALTH, Phoenix, AZ (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 13, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/050869
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 28, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/055646, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 21, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/572,633, filed on Oct. 16, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/557,833, filed on Sep. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0361697 A1, Nov. 19, 2020
Int. Cl. B65D 83/08 (2006.01); A47K 10/18 (2006.01); A47K 10/42 (2006.01); A47K 10/32 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 83/0805 (2013.01) [A47K 10/185 (2013.01); A47K 10/42 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3233 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3266 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular dispenser configured to provide access to a hygiene product to an immobile patient in a hospital bed, the modular dispenser comprising:
a first cover body comprising a first face having an aperture;
a second cover body hingedly coupled to the first cover body through at least one hinge, the first cover body and second cover body movable between an open position and a closed position, the second cover body comprising a second face that is opposite the first face of the first cover body when in the closed position, the first cover body and second cover body together defining a cavity when in the closed position, the cavity configured to contain the hygiene product, wherein the hygiene product is accessible through the aperture of the first cover body;
at least one attachment mechanism integral with the second cover body and configured to removably attach to a rail of the hospital bed and position the hygiene product in a location accessible to the patient, wherein the at least one attachment mechanism comprises a clip having a clip opening oriented in a downward direction, a tail end curving away from the second cover body, and a utility hanger separated from the tail end and formed as a hook extending outward from the clip with a hook opening oriented in an upward direction opposite the downward direction, wherein the hook is configured to support a disposal receptacle for receiving items to be disposed of and wherein the clip comprises a non-slip segment configured to enhance the grip of the clip and allow the clip to maintain the modular dispenser in an angled orientation with respect to the rail of the hospital bed; and
a moisture lock comprising silicone and coupled to one of the first cover body and the second cover body and disposed along the interface between the first cover body and the second cover body when in the closed position;
wherein the modular dispenser is configured to provide the patient in the hospital bed with reliable access to the hygiene product without interfering with care provided to the patient; and
wherein each of the clip and the utility hanger comprises a straight portion, wherein the clip is configured to move between a free position and a hooked position, wherein when the clip is in the free position, the straight portion of the clip is oblique with respect to the second cover body and the straight portion of the utility hanger is substantially parallel to the second cover body, and when the clip is in the hooked position, the straight portion of the clip is parallel to the second cover body and the straight portion of the utility hanger is oblique with respect to the second cover body, and wherein the clip is biased toward the free position.