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US 12,408,807 B2Granted
Structure for applying antimicrobial material to a cable
OwnerGrant James Hamiltoninventor
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Abstract
A puck is made of a porous resilient material and is held in a housing to comprise a cable swipe cassette. The puck holds fluid in the porous material, and there is a bore through the puck. A cable is routed through the bore so that when the cable is pulled through the bore the exterior surface of the cable is wetted with the fluid. The fluid can have an antimicrobial effect so as to disinfect the cable.
Claims14
A cable swipe cassette, comprising:
- a puck made of a porous resilient material, the puck having a bore through the puck from a first side to a second side opposite the first side;
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- a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, each of the upper portion and the lower portion having a first side and a second side, wherein the housing is configured to enclose the puck therein between the first side and the second side of the upper portion and between the first side and the second side of the lower portion, and wherein an opening is formed at the first side of the upper portion and the lower portion that correspond with the bore through the puck at the first side of the puck, and an opposing opening is formed at the second side of the upper portion and the lower portion that corresponds with the bore through the puck at the second side of the puck, and wherein the housing is sized such that the puck is compressed by the housing when the housing is closed around the puck.
A disinfecting cable swipe cassette assembly for disinfecting an exterior surface of a cable, comprising:
- a puck made of a fluid absorbent material, the puck having a bore through the puck from a first side to a second side opposite the first side, and wherein a diameter of the bore is selected to be smaller than a diameter of the cable;
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- a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, each of the upper portion and the lower portion having a first side and a second side, wherein the housing is configured to enclose the puck therein between the first side and the second side of the upper portion and between the first side and the second side of the lower portion, and wherein an opening is formed at the first side of the upper portion and the lower portion that correspond with the bore through the puck at the first side of the puck, and an opposing opening is formed at the second side of the upper portion and the lower portion that corresponds with the bore through the puck at the second side of the puck, and wherein the housing is sized such that the puck is compressed by the housing when the housing is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.