Devices and methods for dispensing hand sanitizer

Abstract

A portable sanitizer dispenser for use with a cellular phone includes a hand sanitizer dispenser configured to releasably engage at least one surface of a cellular phone. The sanitizer dispenser includes a compressible cavity defined therein configured to retain a sanitizer therein. The sanitizer dispenser further includes a nozzle disposed on an outer surface thereof. The nozzle is in fluid communication with the compressible cavity such that when pressure is applied to the compressible cavity, sanitizer is expelled from the nozzle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable hand sanitizer dispenser, comprising:
 a compressible cavity defined therein, the compressible cavity configured to retain a sanitizer therein;   a fill port in fluid communication with the compressible cavity;   a safety mechanism configured to inhibit sanitizer from being accidentally expelled from the compressible cavity; and   a dispenser including a nozzle in fluid communication with the compressible cavity such that upon application of pressure to the compressible cavity, sanitizer is expelled from the nozzle.   
     
     
         2 . The portable hand sanitizer dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the fill port includes a one way valve configured to permit sanitizer to flow into the compressible cavity, but not out of the compressible cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The portable hand sanitizer dispenser according to  claim 2 , wherein the fill port is configured to mate with a fill bottle, wherein insertion of the fill bottle within the fill port re-fills the compressible cavity with sanitizer. 
     
     
         4 . The portable hand sanitizer dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the compressible cavity is configured to receive a disposable packet of sanitizer. 
     
     
         5 . The portable hand sanitizer dispenser according to  claim 4 , wherein the compressible cavity includes a door being rotatable from a first position where the compressible cavity is open, to a second position, where the compressible cavity is closed. 
     
     
         6 . The portable hand sanitizer dispenser according to  claim 5 , wherein the door is selectively removable from the compressible cavity. 
     
     
         7 . The portable hand sanitizer dispenser according to  claim 6 , wherein the door includes at least one tab disposed on an end surface thereof, the at least one tab configured to engage a corresponding at least one slot defined within the portable hand sanitizer dispenser. 
     
     
         8 . The portable hand sanitizer dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the safety mechanism includes a twist-action mechanism, wherein in a first, unactuated position, sanitizer is prohibited from being expelled from the nozzle, and in a second, actuated position, sanitizer is permitted to be expelled from the nozzle. 
     
     
         9 . The portable hand sanitizer dispenser according to  claim 8 , wherein the twist-action mechanism includes a rotatable base disposed on the sanitizer dispenser, the rotatable base including a lumen defined therethrough. 
     
     
         10 . The portable hand sanitizer dispenser according to  claim 9 , wherein when the twist-action mechanism is in the first, unactuated position, the lumen is misaligned with the compressible cavity, and when the twist-action mechanism is in the second, actuated position, the lumen is aligned with the compressible cavity, wherein the twist-action mechanism includes a biasing member configured to bias the twist-action mechanism to the first, unactuated position.