| CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/16 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A sanitizing module, comprising:
a dome-shaped housing having an open end, the housing including a plurality of protrusions arranged in an annular configuration on an exterior surface of the housing distal from the open end, the plurality of protrusions enabling gripping of the housing by a palm of a hand of a user;
at least one ultraviolet light emitting element within the housing and being configured to emit ultraviolet light out of the housing through the open end; and
a grill connected to the open end of the housing, the grill defining a plurality of slots;
wherein the housing is configured for removable connection to an open upper end of a container having an interior receiving space such that connection of the housing to the container encloses the interior receiving space of the container;
wherein the slots in the grill are configured to allow the ultraviolet light to pass therethrough and into the interior receiving space of the container;
wherein the sanitizing module further includes a first connection member associated within the open end of the housing, the first connection member being configured to cooperate with a corresponding second connection member on the container, the first connection member and the second connection member forming a connection mechanism for removably connecting the housing to the container; and
wherein the connection mechanism is a bayonet connection; and
wherein a diameter of an annulus defined by the annular configuration of the plurality of protrusions is less than a diameter of the housing.
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