Patent ID: 8470239

Claim:
A device for sanitizing objects, comprising: a) a housing comprising a bottom platform, sidewalls that enclose the sides of the housing and a top platform that encloses the top of the housing and is structurally attached to the housing, the top platform comprising: i) a bottom layer comprising a support layer comprising perforations which allow UVC light to pass through into the top platform, ii) a UVC transparent layer above the bottom layer, iii) sidewalls that enclose the top platform, iv) a partition aligned from one sidewall of the top platform to the opposite sidewall of the top platform dividing the top platform into two essentially equal sections, v) a top layer comprising a deformable UVC transparent fluorinated film, wherein the top layer and the bottom layer are separated by a selected thickness, and vi) a UVC absorbent fluid having a viscosity range between about 1 and about 500 centipoises situated between the top layer film and the bottom layer, the amount of the fluid chosen to provide a selected thickness; b) a UVC emitting device positioned between the bottom platform and the bottom layer of the top platform.