Apparatus for sanitizing feet of persons entering a home

Details Apparatus for sanitizing feet of persons entering a home Apparatus for sanitizing feet of persons entering a home

2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Wells, Nikita (Department: 2881)

Radiant energy

Radiant energy generation and sources

With radiation modifying member

C250S492100, C250S365000, C422S024000, C422S186300, C607S088000, C607S094000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07875869

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus is provided, for sanitizing feet of persons entering a particular area, such as a residential area, having a platform for transmitting sanitizing ultraviolet light to feet of persons standing upon upper portions of the platform, a germicidal light source for directing sanitizing UV-C ultraviolet light through upper portions of the platform, a power supply for energizing the germicidal light source, a switching device coupled between the power supply and the germicidal light source for energizing the germicidal light source and wherein the switching device energizes the germicidal light source in response to the presence of the person positioned upon upper portions of the platform. The germicidal ultraviolet light source includes one or more elongated bulbs, or one or more elongated linear arrays of solid state devices and a central light reflective wall portion is positioned to enhance support of the upper portions of said platform.

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