Disinfecting vanity cabinet
First Claim
1. A vanity cabinet comprising a substantially enclosed housing having top, bottom and lateral ends and rear and front walls when mounted on a wall, said housing ends and said walls together forming a substantially enclosed space, said front wall comprising a mirror panel to open and close said vanity cabinet;
- mounting means for mounting said housing on a wall;
a hinge at one of said lateral ends to movably mount said mirror panel for movement in relation to said housing;
a first UV light source mounted within said housing to sanitize surfaces and objects within said storage cabinet when said door is in a closed position, said first UV light source comprising at least one substantially vertical column of spaced UV light emitters arranged to expose upper and lower interior surfaces of said storage cabinet to UV light;
at least one second UV light source mounted on said bottom end of said housing, said at least one second UV light source being configured to direct UV light at least substantially vertically downwardly to sanitize air and surfaces below said vanity cabinet; and
electrical control means for selectively energizing said first and second UV light sources.
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Abstract
A vanity mirror comprising a substantially enclosed cabinet having top, bottom and lateral ends and rear and front walls when mounted on a wall, said cabinet ends and said walls together forming a substantially enclosed space defining a vertical direction extending between said top and bottom ends, said front wall comprising a mirror panel; mounting means for mounting said cabinet on a wall, wherein said mounting means includes a hinge at one of said lateral ends to movably mount said cabinet for movement between a normally closed position substantially juxtaposed against the wall and an open position to provide access to a surface normally covered by said cabinet, when in said closed position, whereby said normally covered surface can be cleaned and disinfected.
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11 Claims
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1. A vanity cabinet comprising a substantially enclosed housing having top, bottom and lateral ends and rear and front walls when mounted on a wall, said housing ends and said walls together forming a substantially enclosed space, said front wall comprising a mirror panel to open and close said vanity cabinet;
- mounting means for mounting said housing on a wall;
a hinge at one of said lateral ends to movably mount said mirror panel for movement in relation to said housing;
a first UV light source mounted within said housing to sanitize surfaces and objects within said storage cabinet when said door is in a closed position, said first UV light source comprising at least one substantially vertical column of spaced UV light emitters arranged to expose upper and lower interior surfaces of said storage cabinet to UV light;
at least one second UV light source mounted on said bottom end of said housing, said at least one second UV light source being configured to direct UV light at least substantially vertically downwardly to sanitize air and surfaces below said vanity cabinet; and
electrical control means for selectively energizing said first and second UV light sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- mounting means for mounting said housing on a wall;
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10. A vanity cabinet comprising a substantially enclosed housing having top, bottom and lateral ends and rear and front walls when mounted on a wall, said housing ends and said walls together forming a substantially enclosed space, said front wall comprising a mirror panel with portions thereof at least partially light transmissive to open and close said vanity cabinet;
- mounting means for mounting said housing on a wall;
a hinge at one of said lateral ends to movably mount said mirror panel for movement in relation to said housing;
lighting means for providing back lighting behind at least some of said mirror portions;
a UV light source mounted within said housing to sanitize surfaces and objects within said storage cabinet when said door is in a closed position, said UV light source comprising at least one substantially vertical column of spaced UV light emitters arranged to expose upper and lower interior surfaces of said storage cabinet to UV light; and
electrical supply means for selectively energizing said UV light source. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- mounting means for mounting said housing on a wall;
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