Anti-germicidal and/or antimicrobial apparatus for reducing and/or eliminating germs and/or bacteria from the soles of footwear and method for use
First Claim
1. An apparatus for at least one of reducing or eliminating at least one of germs or bacteria from at least one sole of a footwear of a subject, comprising:
- a housing; and
a first particular part located within or coupled to the housing and including at least one first radiation source and at least one second radiation source, wherein at least one of the first or second radiation sources is exposed to irradiate the at least one sole when the subject applies force on the apparatus, and wherein the at least one second radiation source includes a structure which is provided below a plane on which the at least one sole is intended to be placed, and configured to emit at least one of an anti-germicidal radiation or an antimicrobial radiation in a non-orthogonal direction directly to an upper portion of the housing.
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Abstract
The present invention relates an apparatus that reduces and/or eliminates germs and/or bacteria from the soles of a person'"'"'s footwear, and an associated method of use. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a person can step onto and stand on the exemplary apparatus to have germs and/or bacteria reduced and/or eliminated from the soles of his or her footwear through the use of anti-germicidal and/or antimicrobial radiation and/or light. An exemplary apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be configured so that when a person stands on a top portion, the person'"'"'s footwear sinks to a bottom portion that is substantially transparent, displacing substantially opaque gel so that at least one of the soles of the person'"'"'s footwear is exposed to the anti-germicidal and/or antimicrobial radiation and/or light source.
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1. An apparatus for at least one of reducing or eliminating at least one of germs or bacteria from at least one sole of a footwear of a subject, comprising:
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a housing; and a first particular part located within or coupled to the housing and including at least one first radiation source and at least one second radiation source, wherein at least one of the first or second radiation sources is exposed to irradiate the at least one sole when the subject applies force on the apparatus, and wherein the at least one second radiation source includes a structure which is provided below a plane on which the at least one sole is intended to be placed, and configured to emit at least one of an anti-germicidal radiation or an antimicrobial radiation in a non-orthogonal direction directly to an upper portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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