Disinfection method for mattresses and the like

A disinfection method for disinfecting an article, the disinfection method comprising the steps of:

• providing a barrier delivery, containment apparatus, the barrier delivery, containment apparatus comprising opposed roller-receiving tracks, a gas-impermeable barrier and a barrier delivery mechanism;
• the gas-impermeable barrier being configured to encase the article via a closable open end;
• the barrier delivery mechanism comprising a front end, a rear end, and a plurality of support rollers extending in spaced relation to one another intermediate the front and rear ends;
• the plurality of support rollers being supported by frame sections of conveyor roller segments rollably received in the opposed roller-receiving tracks by roller wheels;
• the roller wheels being located outside the gas-impermeable barrier and attached to the frame sections by way of gasketed apertures formed in the gas-impermeable barrier;
• positioning the closable open end adjacent a first side of the article;
• directing the barrier delivery mechanism along an article length of the article thereby simultaneously lifting and supporting the article while enveloping the article within the gas-impermeable barrier;
• closing the closable open end at a second side of the article opposite the first side thereby encasing the article within the gas-impermeable barrier;
• and
• circulating apparatus-treated air through the gas-impermeable barrier in adjacency to the article as encased within the gas-impermeable barrier thereby immersing the article in the circulating apparatus-treated air;
• the gas-impermeable barrier enveloping both the support rollers and the article while apparatus-treated air circulates within the gas-impermeable barrier.