Patent ID: 6894299
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: A43D,B05D

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for treating a product with ultraviolet light, comprising: a chamber having an inlet and an outlet, and an interior space between said inlet and said outlet; an ultraviolet light permeable conveyor configured to move the product through said interior space from said inlet to said outlet, said conveyor having a top surface which receives the product and an opposite bottom surface; a source of ultraviolet light coupled to said chamber and configured to direct ultraviolet light in at least first and second portions within said interior space toward said conveyor; a first reflector positioned in said interior space and above said top surface of said conveyor, said first reflector positioned such that the first portion of the ultraviolet light is redirected toward the product on said top surface; and a second reflector positioned in said interior space and below said bottom surface of said conveyor, said second reflector positioned such that the second portion of the ultraviolet light is redirected upwardly through said conveyor toward the product on said top surface.