Sanitary tools

Abstract

Disclosed herein are sanitary tools including a sanitary tool for opening a door, which sanitary tool may include: a housing: an arm capable of ingress into or egress from the housing, or both; and a cartridge removably coupled to the housing, the cartridge having a sanitizing portion capable of receiving sanitizing material and capable of being abutted against a portion of the arm.

What is claimed as the invention is: 
     
         1 . A sanitary tool, comprising:
 a housing:   an arm capable of ingress into or egress from the housing, or both; and   a cartridge removably coupled to the housing, the cartridge having a sanitizing portion capable of receiving sanitizing material and capable of being abutted against a portion of the arm.   
     
     
         2 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises:
 a first track slidably coupled to the arm; and   a second track slidably coupled to the arm.   
     
     
         3 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a track slidably coupled to the cartridge. 
     
     
         4 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the sanitizing portion is capable of physical contact with a portion of the arm. 
     
     
         5 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the sanitizing portion is capable of brushing against a portion of the arm. 
     
     
         6 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the sanitizing portion includes a sponge. 
     
     
         7 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the sanitizing portion includes a brush. 
     
     
         8 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge further comprises a sanitizing fluid. 
     
     
         9 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge is removably coupled to the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the arm is rotatably coupled to the housing. 
     
     
         11 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the arm is capable of rotating relative to the housing. 
     
     
         12 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , wherein the arm is capable of rotating 180 degrees relative to the housing. 
     
     
         13 . The sanitary tool of  claim 1 , further comprising a latch coupled to the housing and the arm. 
     
     
         14 . A sanitary tool, comprising:
 a housing having sidewalls, an interior, and an end portion that has an aperture; and   a retractable arm with a distal portion and a proximate portion, wherein the arm is capable of movement through the aperture from a first position to a second position, and wherein the distal portion is in the interior of the housing in the first position and in the exterior of the housing in the second position, wherein:   the housing is configured to receive a cartridge that comprises absorbent material capable of holding sanitizing liquid, wherein the cartridge is configured to be removably inserted into the interior of the housing, and wherein the cartridge is capable of delivering the sanitizing liquid to at least a portion of the distal portion of the retractable arm when the retractable arm is in the second position.   
     
     
         15 . The sanitary tool of  claim 14 , wherein the arm is capable of sliding relative to the housing. 
     
     
         16 . The sanitary tool of  claim 14 , wherein the arm is capable of rotating relative to the housing. 
     
     
         17 . The sanitary tool of  claim 14 , further comprising a latch coupled to the housing and the arm. 
     
     
         18 . The sanitary tool of  claim 14 , further comprising a latch having a first portion coupled to the housing and a second portion removably coupled to the arm. 
     
     
         19 . The sanitary tool of  claim 14 , wherein the absorbent material includes a sponge. 
     
     
         20 . The sanitary tool of  claim 14 , wherein the absorbent material includes a brush.