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

Claim 10:
11. An antimicrobial cover system for frequently-touched tubular structures, comprising:
a pair of identical cover portions, each of said cover portions comprising a solid polymeric resin with copper oxide particles mixed therein,
each of said cover portions having an outer surface and an inner surface,
said outer surface comprising a microscopically textured surface,
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.