Apparatus and Method for Sanitizing Feet and the External Surfaces of Footwear
First Claim
1. An apparatus for disinfecting objects placed thereon, comprising:
- a platform, said platform having an upper surface and a lower surface and formed of substantially transparent material therebetween, said platform adapted to support and object upon said upper surface;
means to support said platform above a support surface and adapted to support an object thereon;
a cavity defined by the area between said support surface and said platform; and
means for illumination located in said cavity, said means for illumination radiating light in a spectral range adapted to communicate through said transparent material and to sanitize said object supported upon said platform, whereby a said object such as a foot or shoe, supported on said platform, is sanitized on surfaces facing said upper surface by said light communicated from said cavity.
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Abstract
A disinfecting device for objects such as shoes or human body parts such as feet. The device employs light radiating from a cavity below a transparent platform, to contact and disinfect surfaces on objects placed on a top surface of the platform. The spectral range of the light is adapted to disinfect the surface with Ultra Violet light being a preferred spectral range. An upper housing may be provided above the platform to protect the user'"'"'s eyes from UV radiation which is substantially indiscernible to the human eye and as a housing for a reflective means to reflect disinfecting light communicating through the transparent platform, back toward the top surfaces of the object on the platform. A signal component for user safety such as a visible light emitter, an audible alarm, or vibration of the platform may be employed to provide the user a means to ascertain emanating UV light during operation of the device.
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1. An apparatus for disinfecting objects placed thereon, comprising:
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a platform, said platform having an upper surface and a lower surface and formed of substantially transparent material therebetween, said platform adapted to support and object upon said upper surface; means to support said platform above a support surface and adapted to support an object thereon; a cavity defined by the area between said support surface and said platform; and means for illumination located in said cavity, said means for illumination radiating light in a spectral range adapted to communicate through said transparent material and to sanitize said object supported upon said platform, whereby a said object such as a foot or shoe, supported on said platform, is sanitized on surfaces facing said upper surface by said light communicated from said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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