System and Method for Holding and Sanitizing Writing Implements

Abstract

A system and method for holding and sanitizing handheld implements. The system uses a container filled with a body of open cell foam. The body of the open cell foam has hollow shafts formed therein for holding the implements. The hollow shafts in the body of open cell foam are accessible through the open top of the container. A volume of a liquid disinfectant is poured into the container. The liquid disinfectant is at least partially absorbed by the body of open cell foam. This moistens the walls of the hollow shafts with disinfectant. As handheld implement is inserted into a hollow shaft, it is physically wiped and coated with the liquid disinfectant without being submerged in liquid disinfectant. When the implement is drawn out of the tubular shaft, it is clean, sanitized and ready to use without the need to dry.

1 . In a window having a window sash, wherein said window sash travels in guide tracks between a fully open position and a fully closed position, a system for inhibiting drift movement of said window sash out of said fully open position, said system comprising:
 a brake shoe having a spool post, wherein said brake shoe moves in one of said guide tracks with said window sash as said window sash is manually manipulated between said fully closed position and said fully open position;   a flexible locking finger extending from said brake shoe;   a coiled ribbon spring supported by said brake shoe about said spool post, wherein said coiled ribbon spring has a free end that can be extended away from said brake shoe;   a stop mounted to said one of said guide tracks at a fixed elevation, said stop having a bottom edge that faces said brake shoe in one of said guide tracks, wherein said stop has a depression formed therein for receiving said flexible locking finger and an inclined surface that extends from said bottom edge to said depression to guide said flexible locking finger into said depression as said window sash moves toward said fully open position, wherein said flexible locking finger engages said depression when said sash reaches said fully open position therein creating an interconnection that prevents said brake shoe from moving away from said stop until a threshold separating force is applied to said window sash to move said sash from said fully open position towards said fully closed position, and;   an anchor element extending from said stop that interconnects with said free end of said coiled ribbon spring, wherein said coiled ribbon spring biases said brake shoe toward said stop.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said threshold force is between one pound and ten pounds. 
     
     
         3 .- 9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . In a window having a window sash, wherein said window sash can move in guide tracks between a fully open position and a fully closed position, a system for inhibiting inadvertent movement of said window sash out of said fully open position, said system comprising:
 a brake shoe coupled to said window sash that moves in one of said guide tracks;   a locking finger that extends from said brake shoe;   a ribbon coil spring supported by said brake shoe, wherein said ribbon coil spring moves with said brake shoe in one of said guide tracks, wherein said ribbon spring has a free end;   a stop mounted at a fixed position within said one of said guide tracks, said stop having a depression formed therein for receiving said locking finger and an inclined surface that leads into said depression, wherein said inclined surface guides said locking finger into said depression as said window sash moves toward said fully open position;   an anchor element thereon that interconnects with said free end of said ribbon coil spring;   wherein said brake shoe is separable from said stop when a closing force is manually applied that acts to move said window sash toward said fully closed position.   
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 10 , wherein said closing force is between one pound and ten pounds. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 10 , wherein said locking finger on said brake shoe interconnects with said depression on said stop when said window sash is in said fully open position. 
     
     
         13 .- 19 . (canceled)