Patent ID: 8387405

Claim:
An antimicrobial ultraviolet light system for use in a food storage refrigerator having main body defining an internal compartment with at least one shelf, said refrigerator defining an opening, said refrigerator further including a door and a gasket, said door configurable between a closed configuration wherein the gasket forms a thermal seal between the refrigerator and the door, and an open configuration, said refrigerator including an internal light that illuminates when said door is in the open configuration, said system comprising: a UV light source including means for removable attachment thereof to a shelf within the refrigerator; a control box electrically connected to said UV light source and disposed within the refrigerator, said control box including a white light sensor adapted for activating said UV light source for a predetermined period after the refrigerator door is closed thereby causing the refrigerator internal light to turn off; a ribbon-type power cable having one end thereof electrically connected to said control box, and an opposing end terminating in a male electrical plug adapted for mating connection with a conventional electrical outlet, and said ribbon-type power cable passing from the refrigerator interior compartment to the exterior by passing between the refrigerator main body and the door, whereby power may be supplied to said control box by connection of said male electrical plug to an electrical outlet without significantly affecting the integrity of the thermal seal.