Patent ID: 8698100
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A47L,A61L,B08B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for sanitizing a point-of-contact surface, comprising: a housing configured to be affixed about at least a portion of said point-of-contact surface, having an interior in or through which said point-of-contact surface may be accessed; an anterior dome, affixed to or integral with said housing, disposed anterior of said housing, and configured to reflect said sanitizing agent toward a location where at least a portion of said point-of-contact surface may be disposed, said anterior dome comprising an anterior opening through which said interior may be accessed; and one or more sources of a sanitizing agent configured to direct said sanitizing agent toward a location where at least a portion of said point-of-contact surface may be disposed, wherein at least one of said housing and said anterior dome extends in an anterior direction beyond an anterior end of said point-of-contact surface, such that the apparatus is configured to sanitize the anterior-most portion of said point-of-contact surface, wherein at least one of said one or more sources of a sanitizing agent is a source of germicidal ultraviolet (UV) light.