Patent ID: 11938237
Assignee: nan
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 12:
13. A sanitizer, comprising:
a collection frame comprising a collection opening configured to receive a stylus;
a discharge frame configured to dispense the stylus;
an implement receiver, the implement receiver being a notched cylinder operative to receive the stylus;
a carrier system comprising a motor operative to drive a plurality of carrier belts, each carrier belt comprising a plurality of holders, the plurality of carrier belts disposed to receive the stylus from the implement receiver into one holder of each carrier belt, and the motor drives the plurality of carrier belts to transport the stylus to the discharge frame;
an illumination source that sanitizes the stylus by emitting radiation to the surface of the stylus while it is transported by the carrier system;
at least one frame element supporting the carrier system, the at least one frame element configured to maintain the cooperative relationship of the carrier system to the collection frame, the implement receiver, and the illumination source; and
an integrated point of sale terminal, the integrated point of sale terminal configured to cause the sanitizer to dispense the stylus at a predetermined step of a point of sale process.