Patent ID: 11930821
Assignee: EDS SURFACES, LLC
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. An antimicrobial cover system for frequently-touched tubular structures, comprising:
a pair of identical cover portions,
each of said cover portions having an outer surface and an inner surface,
said outer surface defined by an antimicrobial material,
said inner surface including an alternating series of longitudinally-extending valleys and ridges, and
each of said cover portions having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, said first longitudinal edge including a first tab and a first socket, said second longitudinal edge including a second tab and a second socket,
wherein, when said cover portions are adapted to encase a tubular structure, said first tab of a first of said cover portions is engaged in said second socket of a second of said cover portions, and said second tab of said second of said cover portions is engaged in said first socket of said first of said cover portions; and
an adhesive filling each of said valleys, said adhesive bonding to said inner surface and adapted to bond to the tubular structure.