Decontamination cover for decontaminating an object
AssigneeDiversey, Inc.
InventorRoderick M. Dayton
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Abstract
Provided is a decontamination cover to be applied over an object to be decontaminated. The decontamination cover includes a sheet-like body formed from a pliable material, and includes an outward-facing surface that is substantially opaque to UVC light and an inward-facing surface that is to be arranged opposite a surface of the object to be decontaminated. A plurality of UVC sources are exposed at the inward-facing surface, and a plurality of spacers are arranged among the UVC sources to maintain a suitable separation between the UVC sources and the surface of the object to be decontaminated. This suitable separation promotes complete coverage of the surface with UVC light emitted by the UVC sources.
Claims8
A decontamination cover to be applied over an object to be decontaminated, the decontamination cover comprising:
- a sheet-like body comprising a pliable material, an outward-facing surface that is substantially opaque to UVC light and an inward-facing surface that is to be arranged opposite at least a portion of a surface of the object to be decontaminated;
- a plurality of UVC sources arranged in an array located between the outward-facing surface and the inward-facing surface, wherein the UVC sources are exposed and emit the UVC light through lenses provided to the inward-facing surface;
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- a plurality of spacers extending from the inward-facing surface, wherein the plurality of spacers are arranged in a second array and distributed over the inward-facing surface between the lenses of the UVC sources, wherein the plurality of spacers are arranged to extend between the inward-facing surface of the sheet-like body and the object while the decontamination cover is applied to the object to establish a suitable separation between the UVC sources and the surface of the object that promotes complete coverage of the portion of the surface with UVC light emitted by the UVC sources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.