Patent ID: 9698003
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A47L,A61L,F21V,H01J

Claim:
1. An apparatus for disinfecting a room, comprising: a germicidal lamp; a power circuit configured to operate the germicidal lamp; a base supporting the germicidal lamp; a support structure coupled to a lower end of the base; an actuator coupled to the base for moving the base and the germicidal lamp relative to the support structure; a controller having program instructions which are executable by a processor for activating the actuator such that the base and the germicidal lamp are repositioned within the apparatus relative to the support structure while the germicidal lamp is emitting light; a reflector assembly disposed above the germicidal lamp, wherein an underside surface of the reflector assembly comprises a reflector dimensionally configured and slanted relative to a horizontal plane of the apparatus to redirect light emitted from the germicidal lamp downwardly to a region exterior to the apparatus between approximately 2 feet and approximately 4 feet from a floor of a room in which the apparatus is arranged, and wherein the reflector is spaced from the germicidal lamp; and a housing encasing the germicidal lamp, wherein the housing is affixed directly to the base and directly to the reflector assembly.