Patent ID: 6861652

Claim:
Apparatus for the disinfection of aqueous media, in particular for the production of drinking water, comprising a household type container in which an aqueous medium is exposed to ultraviolet radiation, and this radiation is provided by a tubular watertight UV source rigidly mounted to a bottom of said container, said UV source having one of a round or oval cross section and being arranged in said container substantially along an upstanding middle axis of said container ( 2 ), an electronic control unit ( 6 ) mounted to said container ( 2 ) for the control of the UV source ( 7 ), said electronic control unit ( 6 ) including a connection ( 10 ) to a power supply, a circuit closer for the electronic control unit ( 6 ) and a timer ( 16 ), said electronic control unit ( 6 ) being constructed and arranged so that the electronic control unit ( 6 ) turns the apparatus ( 1 ) off after a certain period of time, said apparatus further including a cover ( 3 ) for said container ( 2 ) that is constructed and arranged so that said cover can be titled, and said container including a handle ( 8 ) which enables said container to be tilted open and said electronic control unit ( 6 ) being constructed and arranged so that the electronic control unit ( 6 ) turns the apparatus ( 1 ) off upon opening of the tiltable cover.