Devices and Methods for Sanitization

A footwear sanitizer, comprising:

• a housing shaped substantially to cover the opening of an example of footwear;
• an ultra-violet C (UV-C) light source mounted to the bottom of the housing so that the position of UV-C light source with respect to the bottom of the housing may be adjusted, and so that adjusting the UV-C light source away from the bottom of the housing when the housing covers the opening causes the UV-C light source to extend into at least a part of the interior of the example of footwear;
• the bottom of the housing including a well for receiving at least part of the UV-C light source when the UV-C light source is adjusted to a position substantially parallel to the bottom of the housing;
• and
• the housing including an on/off button connected to a power on/off mechanism, which is connected to a power source for powering the UV-C light source, and which activates or deactivates the UV-C light source in response to selection of the on/off button.

A sanitizer, comprising:

• a body having an ultra-violet C (UV-C) radiation source pivotally attached to a point on the exterior of the body, the UV-C radiation source being pivotably positionable an arc of at least approximately 120 degrees with respect to a horizontal at the attachment point of the UV-C radiation source to the body;
• the body including a control mechanism for causing operation of the UV-C radiation source for a period of time in response to receipt of an indication for the operation for the period of time;
• the body including an indicator selectable to provide the indication for the operation of the UV-C radiation source for the period of time to the control mechanism;
• and
• the body being connected to a power source connected to the control mechanism to power the operation of the UV-C radiation source.