Sanitizing remote controls and handheld devices
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1. An apparatus for sanitizing handheld devices comprising:
- a housing defining a device insertion port;
an ultraviolet (UV) light source disposed within the housing for irradiating handheld devices;
a receptacle disposed within the housing to receive a handheld device therein;
a sensor configured to detect receipt of the handheld device within the receptacle;
a closure moveable to substantially cover the device insertion port;
a first drive mechanism operable to move the closure to substantially cover the device insertion port during the irradiating;
wherein the receptacle is movable during the irradiating to present different surfaces of the handheld device to the UV light source; and
wherein the apparatus is configured such that detection by the sensor of receipt of the handheld device in the receptacle initiates movement of the closure, initiates movement of the receptacle, and initiates the irradiating.
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Abstract
An ultraviolet sanitizer for non-contact sanitizing of handheld devices includes a device receptacle moveable adjacent a UV light source within a housing. The receptacle and a housing closure are moveable in response to detection of receipt of a handheld device in the receptacle.
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1. An apparatus for sanitizing handheld devices comprising:
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a housing defining a device insertion port; an ultraviolet (UV) light source disposed within the housing for irradiating handheld devices; a receptacle disposed within the housing to receive a handheld device therein; a sensor configured to detect receipt of the handheld device within the receptacle; a closure moveable to substantially cover the device insertion port; a first drive mechanism operable to move the closure to substantially cover the device insertion port during the irradiating; wherein the receptacle is movable during the irradiating to present different surfaces of the handheld device to the UV light source; and wherein the apparatus is configured such that detection by the sensor of receipt of the handheld device in the receptacle initiates movement of the closure, initiates movement of the receptacle, and initiates the irradiating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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