Patent ID: 7397041
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for sanitizing objects by use of ultraviolet light, comprising: an enclosed container defining a first object entry opening of predetermined height and a second object exit opening of at least said predetermined height; a first inclined slide mounted within said container and positioned adjacent to and below said first entry opening; a second inclined slide mounted within said container beneath said first slide and having an end positioned adjacent to and below said second exit opening; said first and second inclined slides positioned at angles with respect to horizontal such that the pull of gravity on said objects moving down each of said slides is greater than restraining electrostatic and frictional forces on said objects; a baffle mounted within said container and positioned with respect to said first and second slides for redirecting objects from said first slide onto said second slide; a first ultraviolet light source mounted within said container and positioned above said first slide; a second ultraviolet light source mounted within said container and positioned above said second slide; and means in operative relationship with said first and second light sources for selectively operating said light sources.