Patent ID: 8789534

Claim:
A thermal treatment system comprising: a receptacle; a heater to heat items placed within the receptacle; a limit switch that is operable to activate the heater upon identification of an item being placed within the receptacle; and a drape device comprising: a drape comprising a flexible material that conforms to at least a portion of the receptacle upon being placed within the receptacle of the thermal treatment system, wherein the drape includes a drape container to receive and retain fluids and other items within the receptacle, and provides a barrier between items placed in the drape container and the receptacle; and an engaging structure coincident the drape container and configured to engage the drape and actuate the limit switch for activation of the heater when the drape device is positioned on the thermal treatment system and at least one item is placed on the drape within the receptacle, wherein the limit switch of the thermal treatment system includes an elongated member that protrudes into the receptacle, and the engaging structure comprises an actuation member configured to engage the limit switch when the actuation member is placed within the receptacle of the thermal treatment system so as to facilitate activation of the heater, and wherein the actuation member comprises a plate, and the plate includes a channel to receive the elongated member of the limit switch when the actuation member engages the limit switch; wherein the drape includes a first surface upon which fluid and other items are placed and a second surface that engages the actuation member and portions of the receptacle of the thermal treatment system, a first surface of the plate is secured to the second surface of the drape, and the plate includes a foot attached to a second surface of the plate at a selected distance from the channel so as to facilitate, a substantially level orientation of the plate with respect to the receptacle of the thermal treatment system when the actuation member engages with the limit switch.