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

Claim 0:
1. A sanitizer, comprising:
a collection frame comprising a collection opening configured to receive an elongated implement;
a discharge frame configured to dispense the elongated implement;
an implement receiver, the implement receiver being a notched cylinder;
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 elongated implement from the implement receiver into one holder of each carrier belt, and the motor drives the plurality of carrier belts to transport the elongated item to the discharge frame;
an illumination source that sanitizes the elongated item by emitting radiation to the surface of the elongated item while it is transported by the carrier system;
at least one rotation belt, at least a portion of the at least one rotation belt being disposed above the plurality of carrier belts so that the elongated item rests on the at least one rotation belt, the at least one rotation belt configured to rotate the elongated object so that all sides of the elongated object are exposed to radiation from the illumination source; and
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 and the at least one rotation belt.