"Germ Buster" Single-Handle Water Faucet
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Operational Capability to be Provided:
- A single-handle water faucet comprises a hollow base which mounts on the top-back portion of a sink, a valve assembly, a handle for controlling the flow rate of water and the temperature mix of water, a spout securely attached to the valve assembly and extending upwardly from the top end of the valve assembly, and a nozzle for discharging water. The handle is positioned below the nozzle so that the water discharged from the nozzle can be directed to the handle and sprayed onto the handle by hand in order to facilitate the cleaning of the handle during a handwash session. In one embodiment of the invention, the handle is axially and longitudinally rotatable. In another embodiment of the invention, the handle is pivotally movable.
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Proposed Technical Approach:
- The "Germ Buster" Single-Handle Water Faucet enables easy washing of the handle of a single-handle water faucet during a handwash session in order to remove contaminants such as chemicals, dirt, germs and microbes from the handle, and to avoid re-contamination by touching the handle at the end of a handwash session. It does not require electricity, separate water flows, or a foot pedal.
- Canadian patent application "Sanitary Single-Handle Water Faucet" (2 310 194) has been filed.
- Research fluid dynamics for flow rate, overflow control, etc.
- Develop compatibility of plug-in replacement of existing water faucets in military and civilian facilities in the U.S.A. and abroad.
- Design a 3-dimensional virtual prototype.
- Fabricate prototype units.
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Rough Order of Magnitude Cost and Schedule:
- Design phase period: 4 months
- Prototype phase period: 8 months
- Total period of performance: 12 months
- Design phase cost: $100 000 USD
- Prototype phase cost $300 000 USD
- Total cost: $400 000 USD
Deliverables:
- 10 prototype units of "Germ Buster" Single-Handle Water Faucet
Corporate Information:
- HyperInfo Canada Inc.
- Go Simon Sunatori, P.Eng., M.Eng.
- 65, des Parulines, Hull (Québec) CANADA J9A 1Z4
- <mailto:GS.Sunatori@HyperInfo.CA>
- <tel:+1-819-595-9210>
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