Micro-organism mail sterilizer
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1. An anti-terrorist mailbox comprising:
- a housing having a door to receive an item;
said door having an open and a closed position;
a first decontamination device associated with the mailbox to decontaminate the item;
a sensor to detect the position of the door;
a controller to receive a signal from the sensor that the door has been opened; and
said controller having a control circuit to initiate a decontamination cycle of the first decontamination device upon receiving the signal from the sensor.
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Abstract
A single or multiple source decontamination device for containment with a simple mailbox individual receptacle or a larger office environment receptacle. Sources such as a gaseous release, ultraviolet, infrared, microwave, ultrasonic, deionization, etc. are employed to decontaminate delivered packages within the receptacle. The device offers protection against packages potentially contaminated with bacterial or viral microorganism, anthrax being one example.
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1. An anti-terrorist mailbox comprising:
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a housing having a door to receive an item;
said door having an open and a closed position;
a first decontamination device associated with the mailbox to decontaminate the item;
a sensor to detect the position of the door;
a controller to receive a signal from the sensor that the door has been opened; and
said controller having a control circuit to initiate a decontamination cycle of the first decontamination device upon receiving the signal from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An anti-terrorist mailbox comprising:
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a housing having a closure means functioning to enable/disable a receipt/withdrawal of mail;
an n number of decontamination devices each functioning to decontaminate the mail in the housing;
a closure sensor means functioning to send a signal indicating an OPEN/SHUT condition of the closure means; and
a controller means functioning to receive the signal and operate the n number of decontamination devices in a predetermined manner. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method to decontaminate mail comprising the steps of:
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sensing an opening of a door on a mailbox;
activating a decontamination device in a predetermined manner when the opening of the door is sensed; and
indicating when the decontamination device is ON.
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