Method and a kit of parts for decontaminating a mattress or other effects
AssigneeMidMos Solutions Limited
InventorColin Smith
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for decontaminating a mattress (14) or other effect of bed bugs comprising the steps of: Placing the mattress or other effect in a hermetically sealable container (10) of a size and shape commensurate with that of the mattress or other effect; Inserting an appropriate quantity of an oxygen scavenger (16) into the container; Hermetically sealing the container so as to prevent ingress of oxygen; and Leaving it for a time sufficient for the oxygen levels to be depleted to less than 0.2% and the bed bugs and their eggs and larvae to be destroyed. It also relates to a kit of parts for implementing the method.
Claims18
A method for decontaminating a mattress or other effect of bed bugs comprising the steps of:
- placing the mattress or other effect, which is infested with at least one of the bed bugs, bed bug eggs, and bed bug larvae, in a hermetically sealable container of a size and shape commensurate with that of the mattress or other effect;
- inserting an appropriate quantity of an oxygen scavenger which in addition to utilising oxygen on activation, generates heat and moisture into the container;
- hermetically sealing the container so as to prevent ingress of oxygen;
- and
- leaving the container for a time sufficient for the oxygen levels to be depleted to less than 0.2% and the bed bugs and their eggs and larvae to be destroyed, wherein the moisture generated by the oxygen scavenger within the hermetically sealed container results in a relative humidity in the container which is sustained at least until meeting the time sufficient for the oxygen levels to be depleted to less than 0.2%.
A method for decontaminating a mattress or other effect of bed bugs comprising the steps of:
- placing the mattress or other effect, which is infested with at least one of the bed bugs, bed bug eggs, and bed bug larvae, in a hermetically sealable container of a size and shape commensurate with that of the mattress or other effect;
- inserting an appropriate quantity of an oxygen scavenger which in addition to utilising oxygen on activation, generates heat and moisture into the container;
- hermetically sealing the container so as to prevent ingress of oxygen;
- and
- leaving the container for a time sufficient for the oxygen levels to be depleted to less than 0.2% and the bed bugs and their eggs and larvae to be destroyed, wherein the oxygen scavenger is provided in a plurality of packs, the plurality of packs are placed in the container, wherein the oxygen scavenger comprises a ferrous material and the container comprises a flexible material, wherein the moisture generated by the oxygen scavenger within the hermetically sealed container results in a relative humidity in the container which is sustained at least until meeting the time sufficient for the oxygen levels to be depleted to less than 0.2%.
A method for decontaminating a mattress or other effect of at least one bed bug comprising the steps of:
- placing the mattress or other effect, which is infested with the at least one bed bug, in a hermetically sealable container of a size and a shape commensurate with that of the mattress or other effect;
- inserting an appropriate quantity of an oxygen scavenger into the container, wherein the oxygen scavenger which in addition to utilizing oxygen on activation, generates heat and moisture having a relative humidity of at least 50%;
- hermetically sealing the container so as to prevent an ingress of oxygen;
- and
- leaving the container for a time sufficient for an oxygen level to be depleted to less than 0.2% and the at least one bed bug to be destroyed;
- wherein the moisture generated by the oxygen scavenger within the hermetically sealed container results in the relative humidity of at least 50% being maintained during the time sufficient for the oxygen level to be depleted to less than 0.2%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.