Patent ID: 7642524

Claim:
A sanitizing apparatus for writing utensils, comprising a housing assembly having a top wall, a base, and first, second, third, and fourth walls, said first and second walls are perpendicularly disposed to said third and fourth walls, and said third and fourth walls are lateral sidewalls that are in a parallel and spaced-apart relationship with respect to each other, said housing assembly also comprises an angled wall, said angled wall is in between said third and fourth walls, said angled wall protrudes outwardly beyond said top wall a first predetermined distance and protrudes outwardly beyond said first wall a second predetermined distance, said angled wall terminates at said base, said angled wall defines an elongated channeled slot through said top wall to receive at least one writing utensil, said second predetermined distance of said angled wall defining a tray that terminates with a lip, said lip to prevent said at least one writing utensil from falling off said tray, said housing assembly further comprises ultraviolet and ozone generating means for radiating said at least one writing utensil within said housing assembly with rays and ozone, to effectively sterilize bacteria and biological germs existing within said housing assembly and on said at least one writing utensil.