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US 2022/0023467 A1Published application
Articulated uv disinfection device and method
AssigneeSurfacide, LLC
InventorsMichael Scott Garner, Waldemar John Lyslo
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Abstract
A device and method of cleaning a space and, in particular, successive rows of objects using light energy such as UV-C. The device includes an articulated boom that is adjustable along four degrees of freedom to optimize an orientation of the boom relative to the rows of objects.
Claims20
An articulated disinfecting device for disinfecting an area comprising:
- a base assembly;
- an articulated light assembly connected to the base assembly with a swivel connection, the articulated light assembly including:
- a vertical mast;
- a boom having at least one disinfecting bulb;
- a connector connecting the boom to the mast;
- wherein the swivel connection allows the articulated light assembly to rotate around a vertical axis relative to the base assembly, thus providing a first degree of freedom;
- wherein the connector can swivel the boom relative to the mast thus providing a second degree of freedom;
- wherein the connector can slide up and down the vertical mast, thus providing a third degree of freedom;
- and,
- wherein the boom is connected to the connector with a hinge, thus providing a fourth degree of freedom.
7 more elements
A device capable of disinfecting a space with a plurality of uneven surfaces comprising:
- a self-propelled base assembly;
- an articulated light assembly connected to the base assembly and including:
- a vertical mast;
- a boom having at least one disinfecting bulb;
- a connector connecting the boom to the mast;
- wherein the boom has a plurality of degrees of freedom relative to the base assembly such that the boom can be adjustably positioned at a desired height and extending over the uneven surfaces;
- wherein the self-propelled base assembly includes an adjustable speed control allowing the base assembly to propel itself down an aisle or pathway among the uneven surfaces at a desired speed while the at least one disinfecting bulb sanitizes successive uneven surfaces.
4 more elements
A method of disinfecting successive rows of objects comprising:
- extending an articulated boom attached to a base assembly with at least four degrees of freedom and having at least one disinfecting bulb over a first row of objects at an optimal height above the first row of objects;
- energizing the disinfecting bulb;
- propelling the base assembly along the aisle at a desired speed such that the boom passes over successive rows of objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.