Patent ID: 6838057

Claim:
An air disinfection assembly comprising a radiation module for incorporation with a conduit containing the passage of air therethrough, said module comprising: a radiation lamp for generating ultraviolet light including a lamp base that supports (i) at least one lamp tubing at one end thereof, (ii) a plurality of axially extending electrical terminal pins, and (iii) a flange disposed about the circumference thereof; and a power disruption apparatus comprising a mounting member provided with an opening that registers with an opening in said conduit when said mounting member is detachably secured to said conduit, said openings being configured in size for receiving the lamp tubing of said radiation lamp therethrough into the interior of said conduit and for enabling the flange to interface with the mounting member to restrict axial movement of the lamp base into the interior of said conduit; a coupling member for detachably securing the lamp base to said mounting member; an electrical socket for receiving the electrical terminal pins of said lamp base, said socket being detachably mounted to said coupling member in a manner that prevents detachment of the coupling member from said mounting member without prior detachment of the socket from the electrical terminal pins of said lamp base; and optionally, electric transmission means connected to said socket and at least one ballast for powering said radiation lamp.