Patent ID: 8319199

Claim:
A UV curing irradiator comprising: a body including a housing; a UV lamp source extending longitudinally within the housing for producing UV radiation; a handle on the body configured to permit holding the irradiator and to permit moving of the irradiator to a desired orientation; at least one wall defining at least one opening in the housing configured relative to the lamp source to permit UV radiation from the lamp source to pass through the opening; and at least one reflector in the housing, the at least one reflector having a portion extending longitudinally between first and second end portions, and wherein the at least one reflector is positioned relative to the UV lamp source to have a first portion parallel to a portion of the UV lamp source and to have a second portion non-parallel to the UV lamp source and wherein the first end portion of the reflector is open and an adjacent portion of the housing is open and extends in a plane non-parallel to the longitudinal portion of the lamp source.