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US 2013/0199581 A1Published application
Equipment disinfecting and drying unit
AssigneeActivar, Inc.
InventorClifford Christopherson
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Abstract
A unit for cleaning, drying and disinfecting equipment. The unit comprises a cabinet, a baffle disposed in the cabinet spaced apart from a rear wall of the cabinet, a plurality of adjustable nozzles for directing chemically treated air at the equipment, and a means for applying atomized chemicals into the flow of air.
Claims25
A unit for cleaning, drying and disinfecting equipment, said unit comprising:
- (a) a cabinet formed to define a chamber having a generally flat bottom surface, opposed side walls, a top wall and a rear wall and a front having an opening with a latchable door assembly for closing the opening;
- (b) at least one baffle including a plurality of rows of regularly spaced ports wherein said rows are regularly spaced apart along the height of the baffle, said baffle being spaced apart from the rear wall to form a vertical passage between the baffle and the rear wall;
- (c) a plurality of adjustable nozzles, each nozzle having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is inserted into one of the ports of the baffle, and the second end extends at an angle with respect to a mid-portion of the nozzle, said mid-portion extending between the first end and the second end of the nozzle;
- (d) an exterior air inlet disposed on the top wall of the cabinet;
- (e) a blower assembly adapted to draw ambient air into the passage and mixing air from the interior and exterior of the unit;
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- (f) a means for applying atomized chemicals into the flow of air from the exterior of the unit as the ambient air mixes with air from the interior, it passes through the vertical passage and sprays through the nozzles such that the atomized chemicals are adapted to be applied to the equipment placed in the chamber.
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A unit for cleaning, drying and disinfecting equipment, said unit comprising:
- (a) a cabinet formed to define a chamber having a generally flat bottom panel, opposed sidewalls, a front wall, a rear wall and a wall having an opening with a latchable door assembly for sealing the top opening;
- (b) a baffle including a plurality of rows of regularly spaced ports wherein said rows are regularly spaced apart along the length of the baffle, said baffle being spaced apart from the bottom wall to form a horizontal passage between the bottom wall and the baffle;
- (c) a plurality of adjustable nozzles insertable into said ports;
- (d) an exterior air inlet disposed on the first side wall and communicating with the passage;
- (e) a blower assembly for drawing ambient air in through the air inlet mixing air from the exterior and interior of the unit;
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- (f) a means for applying atomized chemicals to the equipment whereby the atomized chemicals are injected into the flow of air from the exterior of the unit into the passage and blown through the nozzles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.