US2005006404A120050113US2005006404A120050113US2005006404US60244803National20030624US6024480320030624USUS20030602448US200500640420050113A1B65D 7558FI20130101EPBHB65D 7558FI20190822USBHB65D 7530LI20191011USBHB65D 7530LI20130101EPBHB65D 75/30 20060101A I20051008RMEP 20060101ALI20051008RMEPB65D7530B65D 75/58 20060101A I20051008RMEP 20060101ALI20051008RMEPB65D7558Hand sanitizing packet and methodsUS3635376A19720118US4491245A19850101US4890744A19900102US2976988A19610328US6360916B120020326US6379069B120020430US2707581A19550503US3184121A19650518US4328912A19820511US5018646A19910528US6228375B120010508US3670927A19720620US5529224A19960625US6244468B120010612US4759472A19880726US5131760A19920721US3278085A19661011US3913789A19751021US4872556A19891010US5261881A19931116USD375676S19961119US5839609A19981124HARPER WILLIAM ANTHONYUSHARPER WILLIAM ANTHONYHARPER WILLIAM ANTHONYDescribed are methods and apparatus for promoting and attaining effective hand hygiene based on the employment of a class of packaging which provides timely access to and convenient use of hand sanitizing fluids for hand rubbing. A specific and novel type of package representative of this class found to be particularly useful in facilitating this method is a small, flat, disposable, twin chambered, multi-dose, self-sealing polymer packet designed to be pocket carried by the user. Through simple and direct finger manipulation a measured dose of hand sanitizing fluid is drawn on to the hand in a controlled and wasteless manner from a metering chamber opened for dispersal through a tear in the packet wall. The self-sealing packet reserves and preserves the remaining fluid for future uses and permits the packet to be immediately returned to a pocket without any closure manipulation. Rubbing the hands to distribute the fluid achieves an effective degree of hand sanitation by substantially reducing the presence of hand-borne pathogens. Distribution of the packets is encouraged by the use of lottery and gaming techniques that heighten the opportunity of using a hand sanitizing fluid for proper hand hygiene.