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US 12,576,172 B2Granted
Ultraviolet light sanitizing cart having a wand assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsKevin S. Callahan, Jamie J. Childress
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Abstract
An ultraviolet (UV) light sanitizing cart including one or more first UV lamps configured to emit UV light, and one or more wand assemblies comprising one or more second UV lamps configured to emit UV light. The one or more wand assemblies are moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position.
Claims24
A system comprising:
- a galley cart including:
- one or more first UV lamps configured to emit UV light, wherein the one or more first UV lamps are secured to one or more arms that are movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- one or more recesses formed in one or more exterior surfaces;
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- one or more wand assemblies comprising one or more second UV lamps configured to emit UV light,
- wherein the one or more recesses conform to an outer surface of at least a portion of the one or more wand assemblies, and
- wherein the one or more wand assemblies are moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the outer surface of the at least a portion of the one or more wand assemblies is retained within the one or more recesses in the stowed position, and wherein the one or more wand assemblies are removed from the one or more recesses in the deployed position.
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An ultraviolet (UV) light sanitizing method comprising:
- providing one or more first UV lamps on or within a galley cart, wherein the one or more first UV lamps are secured to one or more arms;
- moving the one or more arms between an extended position and a retracted position;
- providing one or more wand assemblies comprising one or more second UV lamps on or within the galley cart;
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- moving the one or more wand assemblies between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the galley cart comprises one or more recesses formed in one or more exterior surfaces, wherein the one or more recesses conform to an outer surface of at least a portion of the one or more wand assemblies, wherein the outer surface of the at least a portion of the one or more wand assemblies is retained within the one or more recesses in the stowed position, and wherein the one or more wand assemblies are removed from the one or more recesses in the deployed position.
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A vehicle comprising:
- an internal cabin having a galley, wherein the galley includes compartments;
- a system comprising:
- a galley cart having a mobile base, and one or more recesses formed in one or more exterior surfaces;
- one or more first UV lamps secured to one or more portions of the galley cart, wherein the one or more first UV lamps are configured to emit UV light, and wherein the one or more first UV lamps are secured to one or more arms that are movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
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- one or more wand assemblies comprising one or more second UV lamps configured to emit UV light, wherein the one or more wand assemblies are connected to the galley cart through one or more tethers,
- wherein the one or more recesses conform to an outer surface of at least a portion of the one or more wand assemblies,
- wherein the one or more wand assemblies are moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the outer surface of the at least a portion of the one or more wand assemblies is retained within the one or more recesses in the stowed position, wherein the one or more wand assemblies are removed from the one or more recesses in the deployed position,
- wherein the one or more first UV lamps and the one or more second UV lamps are configured to emit the UV light at a wavelength within the far UV spectrum, and
- wherein the galley cart is moveable into and out of one or more of the compartments of the galley within the internal cabin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.