US 2022/0175985 A1 · Paper Money Sanitation Apparatus

Abstract

A paper money sanitation apparatus for preventing the transmission of viruses includes a housing having an input slot and an output slot extending through to a housing cavity. A plurality of roller pairs is coupled within the housing cavity. Each roller pair has an upper roller bar and a lower roller bar positioned to have sufficient space to receive a banknote. A drive system is coupled to the plurality of roller pairs and powered by a motor to pull the banknote from the input slot and out the output slot. A battery is coupled to the housing and is in operational communication with the motor. A plurality of ultraviolet lights is coupled within the housing cavity to disinfect the banknote as it passes through.

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A paper money sanitation apparatus comprising:

a housing having a housing front side, a housing back side, a housing top side, a housing bottom side, a housing left side, and a housing right side defining a housing cavity, the housing having an input slot extending through to the housing cavity and the housing back side having an output slot extending through to the housing cavity;
a plurality of roller pairs coupled to the housing, each roller pair comprising:
an upper roller axle extending between the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing cavity;
an upper roller bar coupled to the upper roller axle;
a lower roller axle extending between the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing cavity vertically beneath the upper roller axle;
and
a lower roller bar coupled to the lower roller axle, the upper roller bar and the lower roller bar being positioned to have sufficient space to contactingly receive a banknote;
a drive system coupled to the plurality of roller pairs, the drive system being in operational communication with each of the upper roller axles and the lower roller axles to synchronize rotation thereof;
a motor coupled to the drive system, the motor being in operational communication with the drive system to rotate the plurality of roller pairs;
a power button coupled to the housing, the power button being in operational communication with the motor;
a battery coupled to the housing, the battery being in operational communication with the motor;
and
a plurality of ultraviolet lights coupled to the housing, each ultraviolet light being coupled within the housing cavity and being in operational communication with the battery.

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A paper money sanitation apparatus comprising:

a housing having a housing front side, a housing back side, a housing top side, a housing bottom side, a housing left side, and a housing right side defining a housing cavity, the housing having an input slot extending through to the housing cavity and the housing back side having an output slot extending through to the housing cavity, the input slot being within a cavity of the housing top side, the cavity having a sloped cavity bottom side;
a lid hingingly coupled to the housing top side to selectively cover and uncover the cavity;
a plurality of roller pairs coupled to the housing, each roller pair comprising:
an upper roller axle extending between the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing cavity;
an upper roller bar coupled to the upper roller axle;
a lower roller axle extending between the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing cavity vertically beneath the upper roller axle;
and
a lower roller bar coupled to the lower roller axle, the upper roller bar and the lower roller bar being positioned to have sufficient space to contactingly receive a banknote;
wherein the plurality of roller pairs is a set of three evenly spaced roller pairs including a front roller pair, a medial roller pair, and a back roller pair;
a drive system coupled to the plurality of roller pairs, the drive system being in operational communication with each of the upper roller axles and the lower roller axles to synchronize rotation thereof, the drive system including a plurality of gears coupled to the upper roller axle and the lower roller axle of each roller pair and a plurality of belts coupled between the plurality of gears, the plurality of belts including a plurality of vertical belts connecting the gears of the plurality of gears coupled to the upper roller axle and the lower roller axle of each roller pair and a horizontal belt connecting the gears of the plurality of gears coupled to the upper roller axle of each roller pair;
a motor coupled to the drive system, the motor being in operational communication with the drive system to rotate the plurality of roller pairs;
a power button coupled to the housing, the power button being in operational communication with the motor;
a battery coupled to the housing, the battery being in operational communication with the motor;
and
a plurality of ultraviolet lights coupled to the housing, each ultraviolet light being coupled within the housing cavity and being in operational communication with the battery, the plurality of ultraviolet lights including a lower light coupled to the housing bottom side and an upper light coupled to the housing top side, each of the ultraviolet lights including a flanged light housing coupled to the housing and a cylindrical bulb coupled within the light housing, each ultraviolet light being oriented perpendicularly to the housing front side and the housing back side.

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A paper money sanitation apparatus comprising:

a housing having a housing front side, a housing back side, a housing top side, a housing bottom side, a housing left side, and a housing right side defining a housing cavity, the housing having an input slot extending through to the housing cavity and the housing back side having an output slot extending through to the housing cavity, the input slot extending through the housing front side and being coplanar with the output slot;
a plurality of roller pairs coupled to the housing, each roller pair comprising:
an upper roller axle extending between the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing cavity;
an upper roller bar coupled to the upper roller axle;
a lower roller axle extending between the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing cavity vertically beneath the upper roller axle;
and
a lower roller bar coupled to the lower roller axle, the upper roller bar and the lower roller bar being positioned to have sufficient space to contactingly receive a banknote;
wherein the plurality of roller pairs is a set of three evenly spaced roller pairs including a front roller pair, a medial roller pair, and a back roller pair, each of the plurality of roller pairs being arranged in parallel;
a drive system coupled to the plurality of roller pairs, the drive system being in operational communication with each of the upper roller axles and the lower roller axles to synchronize rotation thereof, the drive system including a plurality of gears coupled to the upper roller axle and the lower roller axle of each roller pair and a plurality of belts coupled between the plurality of gears, the plurality of belts including a plurality of vertical belts connecting the gears of the plurality of gears coupled to the upper roller axle and the lower roller axle of each roller pair and a horizontal belt connecting the gears of the plurality of gears coupled to the upper roller axle of each roller pair;
a motor coupled to the drive system, the motor being in operational communication with the drive system to rotate the plurality of roller pairs;
a power button coupled to the housing, the power button being in operational communication with the motor;
a battery coupled to the housing, the battery being in operational communication with the motor;
and
a plurality of ultraviolet lights coupled to the housing, each ultraviolet light being coupled within the housing cavity and being in operational communication with the battery, the plurality of ultraviolet lights including a lower light coupled to the housing bottom side and an upper light coupled to the housing top side, each of the ultraviolet lights including a flanged light housing coupled to the housing and a cylindrical bulb coupled within the light housing, each ultraviolet light being oriented perpendicularly to the housing front side and the housing back side.

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#The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

#FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a paper money sanitation apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

#FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

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#With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new banknote sanitizer embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

#As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the paper money sanitation apparatus 10 generally comprises a housing 12 having a housing front side 14, a housing back side 16, a housing top side 18, a housing bottom side 20, a housing left side 22, and a housing right side 24 defining a housing cavity 26. The housing 12 has an input slot 28 extending through to the housing cavity 26 and the housing back side 16 has an output slot 30 extending through to the housing cavity 26. The input slot 28 and the output slot 30 are configured to pass a standard banknote 32. The housing 12 may be rectangular prismatic and utilized on a countertop to facilitate the passing of the banknote 32 from one person to another across the countertop.

#The input slot 28 may extend through the housing front side 14 and lie coplanar with the output slot 30 as shown in FIGS. 1-5. The input slot 28 may alternatively lie within a cavity 34 of the housing top side. The cavity 34 is configured to hold a stack of banknotes 32 and may have a sloped cavity bottom side 36 to assist feeding the banknote 32 into the input slot 28. A lid 38 may be hingingly coupled to the housing top side 18 to selectively cover and uncover the cavity 34.

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