| CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 2/18 (2013.01); E06B 9/42 (2013.01); E06B 9/68 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6809 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A window shade pocket system comprising:
a pocket;
a roller shade mounted within the pocket, wherein the roller shade is moved faster or slower, in response to a trigger;
a roller, a sprayer and a sponge in the pocket configured to apply a disinfectant to the roller shade,
wherein the disinfectant is supplied via a piping system to at least one of the roller, the sprayer or the sponge from a reservoir;
an ultraviolet (UV) light source configured to provide UV light,
wherein the UV light source is activated, increased in intensity and rotated closer to the roller shade, in response to other triggers,
wherein the UV light source is configured to focus on a portion of the roller shade that was exposed outside of the pocket and into a room, and
wherein the portion of the roller shade that was exposed outside of the pocket and into the room is based on a starting point set from when the roller shade is rolled up and based on an ending point from when the roller shade is extended over at least a portion of a window;
the UV light source is held by interlocking fingers that interface with protrusions in a wall of the pocket for temporarily securing the UV light source to the wall of the pocket; and
doors that interface with the pocket,
wherein the doors are configured to close around an opening where the roller shade enters the pocket, in response to the UV light source being activated,
wherein the doors when closed are configured to restrict the UV light from exiting the pocket, and
wherein an inside surface of the doors when closed reflect the UV light back into the pocket.
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