Timed dispenser and audit system

摘要

A chemical product dispenser includes one or more timing features. The chemical product may include cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, or other chemical products typically dispensed using a conventional spray bottle or other chemical product applicator used in the cleaning industry. The timed dispenser includes a timer and one or more indicators that are activated when one or more predetermined periods of time (such as a contact time or cure time) have elapsed. A timed dispenser audit system further monitors and analyzes use of the timed dispensers throughout one or more facilities, and may generate reports based on the analysis.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of timed dispensers, each of which holds an associated chemical product used during cleaning of a facility, each timed dispenser comprising:
a container configured to hold the associated chemical product;a dispense mechanism that when actuated results in dispensation of the associated chemical product from the container;an actuation sensor configured to detect actuation of the dispense mechanism and generate a corresponding dispenser actuation signal;a timing module that receives the dispenser actuation signal and measures a minimum contact time from receipt of the actuation signal;an indicator that is activated under control of the timing module when the minimum contact time has elapsed; anda memory that stores dispenser actuation data, wherein the dispenser actuation data includes a count of dispenser actuations, time and date stamps associated with each dispenser actuation, and timed dispenser identification information; and a computing device that receives the dispenser actuation data from each of the plurality of timed dispensers, the computing device comprising:
an analysis application that analyzes the dispenser actuation data received from each of the plurality of timed dispensers, and determines whether sufficient dispenser actuations were performed during a predetermined period of time to clean a defined area within the facility; anda reporting application that generates reports that characterize timed dispenser usage based on analysis of the actuation data.