Patent ID: 7507980

Claim:
A disinfecting device for use in disinfecting a cleaning medium of infestation agents, the device comprising: a housing; a bulb assembly disposed within the housing, wherein the bulb assembly comprises a substantially dust-tight chamber, the UV bulb disposed within the chamber, the bulb assembly having a UV bulb positioned to radiate UV light onto the cleaning medium; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly having a power switch, the power switch operable by the user to selectively supply power to the UV bulb; a first safety switch, wherein the first safety switch is a cleaning medium contact switch; a second safety switch, wherein the second safety switch is a depression switch mounted on the handle assembly, wherein the depression switch must be depressed to permit the UV bulb to be activated; and a third safety switch, wherein the third safety switch detects tilt of the apparatus with respect to the cleaning medium and wherein the UV bulb is deactivated by the third safety switch when the apparatus is tilted a preselected amount.