Foot Pedal Operated Solid Soap Dispenser

Moving around in the community, I have observed that majority of places are using solid soap as the disinfectant to clean their hands before getting access to any place of work. There is an inconvenience as everyone touches this piece of soap which is unhygienic especially in public places such as supermarkets, markets or shops. This design therefore eliminates the continuous touching of the soap as people wash their hands.

Whereas some people in developing countries can afford hand sanitizers or liquid hand wash, majority of people cannot access or manage to purchase these items, They can however afford and access pieces of solid soap. this design therefore enables them reduce cost in managing their wash stations at shops, schools or markets.

The Solid Soap Dispenser is operated by a foot pedal that moves a grating plate back and forth within the dispenser. The solid soap is held down within the dispenser by a helical spring which forces the bar of soap onto the grating plate. As the grating plate moves back and forth due to the pressing on the foot pad, flakes of soap are produced and drop onto the hands of the user. The size of soap can always be maintained by topping up the pieces of soap to maintain the force being applied by the lid spring.

The assembly is attached to the washing unit wall using bolts that run throughout the length of the angle line. A pedal linkage runs from the foot pad and operates the grating plate to produce the soap flakes.