Systems and methods for sanitizing portable devices
AssigneePhonesoap LLC
InventorsWesley LaPorte, Daniel Barnes
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Abstract
A sanitization device comprises an enclosure comprising emitters configured to emit sanitizing electro-optical radiation into an interior compartment. The sanitization device further includes a panel having an open configuration and a closed configuration adapted to enclose the inner compartment. The panel includes an inner surface forming a depression configured to receive a portable device when the panel is in the open configuration and to secure the portable device as the panel transitions to the closed configuration. The sanitization device may further comprise an actuator configured to transition the panel between the open and closed configurations in response to inputs received via a touchless input interface.
Claims23
An apparatus, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising an interior compartment configured to receive a portable device;
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- a front panel of the enclosure configured to transition between an open position configured to provide access to the interior compartment and a closed position configured to enclose the interior compartment, the front panel comprising:
- an inner surface configured to form an angled depression within the front panel such that a first end of the inner surface is disposed further within the front panel than a second end of the inner surface, the inner surface configured to hold the portable device within the angled depression such that the portable device is held at an angle relative to an axis of the front panel as the front panel transitions from the open position to the closed position, and
- a first emitter disposed within the front panel of the enclosure, the first emitter configured to emit sanitizing electro-optical (EO) radiation into the interior compartment through the inner surface of the front panel.
A sanitization device, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising an interior compartment and front panel having a closed configuration adapted to enclose the interior compartment and an open configuration adapted to provide access to the interior compartment;
- a first emitter disposed within the front panel of the enclosure, the first emitter configured to emit first sanitizing radiation into the interior compartment when the front panel is in the closed configuration;
- a support member of the front panel, the support member configured to receive a portable device when the front panel is in the open configuration and to maintain the portable device within the interior compartment when the front panel is in the closed configuration, wherein the support member is substantially transparent to the first sanitizing radiation, wherein the support member is configured to form an angled depression within the front panel such that a first end of the support member is disposed further within the front panel than a second end of the support member, and wherein the portable device is held within the angled depression formed by the support member such that the portable device is held at an angle relative to an axis of the panel;
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- an actuator configured to transition the front panel between the open configuration and the closed configuration in response to inputs received through a touchless input interface.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a panel having an open configuration and a closed configuration adapted to enclose an interior compartment of an enclosure;
- a support plate configured to form an angled depression within the panel such that a first end of the support plate is disposed further within the panel than a second end of the support plate, wherein the support plate is further configured to:
- receive a portable device within the angled depression when the panel is in the open configuration,
- maintain the portable device within the angled depression as the panel transitions to the closed configuration, and
- hold the portable device within the interior compartment of the enclosure while the panel is in the closed configuration, the portable device held within the angled depression formed by the support plate such that the portable device is held at an angle relative to an axis of the panel;
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- one or more emitters capable of emitting sanitizing electro-optical radiation into the interior compartment of the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.