Portable shoe sole decontamination device with optional internal shoe disinfectant and deodorizer

A portable sanitizing device for decontaminating shoe soles, the device comprising:

• a housing enclosure, the housing enclosure including an access door wherein the shoe soles enter the housing enclosure via the access door when the access door is in an open position;
• a divider within the housing enclosure forming at least two shoe chambers, the divider in direct contact with the access door when the access door is in a closed position, wherein the divider, the housing enclosure, and the access door in the closed position isolates the at least two shoe chambers from one another and prevents any light to pass between the at least two shoe chambers;
• a plurality of UV-C light sources atop a panel at a bottom of each of the at least two shoe chambers, the plurality of UV-C light sources operative to direct light having UV-C wavelengths upward toward the access door when the access door is in the closed position;
• a plurality of proximity sensors located among and in communication with the plurality of UV-C light sources, the plurality of proximity sensors operative to detect whether a shoe sole is present near any of the plurality of proximity sensors;
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• an interlock in communication with the access door and in communication with the plurality of UV-C light sources, the interlock preventing illumination of at least a portion of the plurality of UV-C light sources when the access door is in an open position.