Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting – deodorizing – preser – Process disinfecting – preserving – deodorizing – or sterilizing – Using disinfecting or sterilizing substance
Patent
1997-02-07
1999-01-26
Thornton, Krisanne
Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser
Process disinfecting, preserving, deodorizing, or sterilizing
Using disinfecting or sterilizing substance
16 78, 16223, 16374, 422 1, 422 3, 422105, 422292, A61L 200, A61L 900
Patent
active
058634983
ABSTRACT:
A decontamination device (10) including a housing (12) and a chamber (16) for receiving articles to be decontaminated by at least one of washing, disinfecting and sterilizing. A control pad (20) for an operator to input control instructions for controlling decontamination cycles to which the articles are subjected. The control pad being disposed adjacent an exterior of the housing and being accessible to the operator through an opening (24) in the housing (12). A door (30) covering the opening (24) and being hingedly attached to the decontamination device by a mechanism (26) disposed entirely within the housing when the door is in a closed position. The mechanism (26) can be a leaf spring (36) having a first end connected with a pivot pin (42) to the door (30) and a second end secured to an internal region (40) of the housing (12). During opening and closing of the door, the lower edge (48) of the door, in cooperation with the outer panel of housing (12), provides a cam type action which causes bending of the leaf spring (36) and allows travel of a longitudinal axis of the pivot pin (42) outwardly and inwardly relative to the housing (12) as the door (30) is opened and closed respectively, and allows about 180.degree. of rotation of the door between open and closed positions. The door can include a horizontal slot (34) through which a paper tape (32) of a printer (22) is fed.
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Steris Corporation
Thornton Krisanne
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