Patent ID: 8296493
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61L,H02J

Abstract:
1. A disinfecting docking station for at least one portable electronic device having at least one recharging connector, comprising: a substantially opaque enclosure adapted to receive the at least one portable electronic device therein through at least one openable side, the enclosure further including at least one door for selectively sealing the at least one openable side; means for recharging the at least one portable electronic device through the recharging connector thereof, the means for recharging adapted to transmit disinfecting wavelengths of light to the at least one portable electronic device; at least one means for supporting the at least one portable electronic device, each of the at least one means for supporting adapted to transmit the disinfecting wavelengths of light to the at least one portable electronic device; and means for disinfecting comprising at least one ultraviolet light source adapted to produce the disinfecting wavelengths of light only when the at least one door is in a closed position; whereby, with at least one of the at least one portable electronic device supported by the at least one means of supporting within the enclosure and with the at least one door in the closed position, the means for disinfecting is activatable to produce the disinfecting wavelengths of light, illuminating substantially each surface of each of the at least one portable electronic device for a predetermined period of time.