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US 2017/0319725 A1Published application
Single-pair earphone sterilizer with germicidal light
AssigneeRobert Hann
InventorRobert Hann
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods include a single-pair earphone sterilize with germicidal light. Embodiments include a housing and a germicidal light source. The apparatus may include circuitry, such as power, to support the germicidal light source and a divider to shield the circuitry from the germicidal light source. The apparatus may also include attachment portions to position and maintain earphones in a position relative to the germicidal light source.
Claims14
An apparatus for cleaning earphones, comprising:
- a housing having a first housing portion and second housing portion, the housing having an open configuration and a closed configuration;
- a divider in the housing, the housing and divider defining a first compartment and a second compartment within the housing in the closed configuration;
- a germicidal light source in the first compartment;
- and
- support circuitry coupled to the germicidal light source, the support circuitry in the second compartment and arranged such that the support circuitry is shield from light from the germicidal light source by the divider.
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A method of cleaning earbuds, comprising:
- providing an apparatus including:
- a housing having a first housing portion and second housing portion, the housing having an open configuration and a closed configuration,
- a divider in the housing, the housing and divider defining a first compartment and a second compartment within the housing in the closed configuration,
- a germicidal light source in the first compartment,
- a first and a second attachment portion, each attachment portion positioned to support an earbud and maintain the earbud in a desired orientation relative to the germicidal light source, and
- support circuitry coupled to the germicidal light source, the support circuitry in the second compartment and arranged such that the support circuitry is shield from light from the germicidal light source by the divider;
- opening the housing to the open configuration;
- positioning an ear bud in each of the first and second attachment portions;
- closing the housing to the closed configuration;
- automatically illuminating the germicidal light source for a predefined period of time;
- and
- automatically turning of the germicidal light source after the predefined period of time has lapsed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.