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

Claim 8:
9. A sanitizer, comprising:
a collection frame comprising a collection opening configured to receive an eating utensil;
a discharge frame configured to dispense the eating utensil;
an implement receiver, the implement receiver being a notched cylinder for receiving the eating utensil;
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 eating utensil from the implement receiver into one holder of each carrier belt, and the motor drives the plurality of carrier belts to transport the eating utensil to the discharge frame; and
an illumination source that sanitizes the eating utensil by emitting radiation to the surface of the eating utensil while it is transported by the carrier system; 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 to the collection frame, the illumination source, and the discharge frame.