US 12,233,176 B2
Disinfection device
Naor Amir, Plantation, FL (US); Shawn Darrell Chriswell, Longmont, CO (US); Hanna Robla, Miami, FL (US); Altrese Hawkins, Pembroke Pines, FL (US); and Sandi Glauser, Parkland, FL (US)
Assigned to Naor Amir, Plantation, FL (US)
Filed by Naor Amir, Plantation, FL (US); Shawn Darrell Chriswell, Longmont, CO (US); Hanna Robla, Miami, FL (US); Altrese Hawkins, Pembroke Pines, FL (US); and Sandi Glauser, Parkland, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/684,456.
Prior Publication US 2023/0277700 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/16 (2013.01); A61L 2202/26 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sanitation device for disinfecting face masks and other items, the device comprising:
a container housing with a hinged lid configured to form a closed interior region between a first surface of the container housing and a second surface of the hinged lid;
a pair of ear loop fastening elements, each of the pair of ear loop fastening systems including a foldable spring-loaded mechanism moveable between a first position where the fastening elements are distal from one another and one or more second positions where the fastening elements are proximal to one another, wherein in the one or more second positions the elastic tension of the spring-loaded mechanism biases the ear loop fastening elements towards the first position, and thereby being configured to stretch open any face mask installed thereon by providing opposing tension forces to the ear loops of the mask;
a first set of UV lamps disposed at one or more positions on the first surface within the interior region and angled to direct illumination towards the second surface of the interior region;
a second set of UV lamps disposed at one or more positions on the second surface within the interior region and angled to direct illumination towards the first surface of the interior region; and
wherein each of the ear loop fastening elements comprises a pair of moveable wing elements coupled to a central hinge and configured to fold inwards towards one another in response to actuation by a user.