Patent ID: 7179436
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: A46B,A61L

Abstract:
1. A sanitizing system for sanitizing items, comprising: a sanitizing chamber formed by a base and a cover adapted for removable engagement to said base in an engaged position; a wet heat system in communication with said chamber configured to create steam in said chamber; a dry heat system adjacent to said chamber configured to provide a generally dry heat to said chamber; a filtered air system adjacent to said chamber configured to provide filtered air movement within said chamber and positive air pressure while said cover remains in said engaged position; a vent communicating through said cover, said vent providing means to continuously exhaust air under said positive pressure therethrough, in a continuous forced airstream, said forced airstream thereby providing continuous means to prevent contaminants from entering said sanitizing chamber through said vent; a containment structure positioned adjacent to said vent in an upper portion of said sanitizing chamber; said containment structure so positioned, defining a tortuous path for air exhausting under said positive pressure from said sanitizing chamber; and said containment structure so positioned providing means to catch and thereby prevent solid or liquid contaminants entering said sanitizing chamber through said vent from reaching said items or entering a lower portion of said sanitizing chamber.