DEVICE FOR SANITIZING GARMENTS AND PERSONAL ITEMS

Abstract

The present invention corresponds to a device in which garments such as clothing, personal objects such as wallets, watches, shoes, coins are placed among a large number of objects, which have been carried as personal objects by a user and that by some reason they were exposed to microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria and other pollutants found in the environment; Because these microorganisms use air or saliva, sweat, among other fluids that act as vectors and therefore personal objects have a high risk of being contaminated without the user noticing it visually or with any ease.

Claims

1-2. (canceled)

3. A device to sanitize garments and personal objects, the device comprising: a box having upper edge, a base, a periphery, a rear wall, a front wall, and an inside; a lid connected to the upper edge of the box by using hinges; a fastener connected to the lid, the fastener secures the lid to the box; a flexible material strip placed around an internal periphery of the lid to create an airtight seal when pressed to the upper edge of the box; a first grid located on the rear wall inside the box; a UV source located inside the first grid, the UV light emits UV light rays in a range between 150 and 280 nm a cable connected to an electronic card in which at least a pair of electronic buttons are connected to the front wall of the box; a first sensor located on the upper edge of the box; a second sensor located on the internal periphery of the lid and facing the first sensor; a timer connected to the electronic card and placed on the front wall of the box; a second grid located inside and on the base of the box, the second grid is designed to vertically hold the objects to be sanitized, the second grid including a plurality of interior faces; a reflective cover placed on each one of the interior faces of the second grid, the reflective covers including inclinations that directs the rays of the UV source, towards all sides of the interior of the box, which optimizes its radiation towards the objects contained inside the box; wherein when the box is closed and the first sensor and the second sensor are facing each other, the electronic card triggers a magnetized circuit and a horizontal stay circuit are activated producing a luminous signal indicating that the device is in an operation mode; wherein when the first sensor and the second sensor stop facing each other, the device changes to a non-operation mode; wherein the timer indicates a reminding time for the operation mode; and wherein when the operation mode is completed, the electronic card activates a conventional audible signal to indicate to a user that the lid open.

4. The device according to claim 3, further including a plate covering the hinges, wherein the plate forms a projection on the hinges that acts as a stopper when the lid is folded down preventing the lid from continuing to rotate when is folded down.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the plate has a notch to lock the plate in place.

6. The device according to claim 3, wherein the first grid is made of a transparent material.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0015] FIG. 1 is a conventional front perspective view with the lid folded down to show the international components of the device for sanitizing garments and personal items.

[0016] FIG. 2 is a conventional perspective close-up and sectioned view of the device for sanitizing garments and personal items, highlighting the components of the cover of the UV rays emitting source.

[0017] FIG. 3 is a conventional perspective close-up and sectioned view of the device for sanitizing garments and personal items, highlighting the components of the cable, the electronic card and its external controls.

[0018] FIG. 4 is a conventional perspective view with a “rectangular fisheye” approach of the interior of the sectioned box, where the way in which the rays are distributed from the source is simulated when they are reflected in the inclinations of all the sides of the interior prismatic figures either the cover, the base grid and all sides.

[0019] FIG. 5 is a conventional, angled, sectioned and perspective view of the box to appreciate the hinged and latch that presents the lid.

DESCRIPTION

[0020] Base on the previous figures, the device for sanitizing garments and personal items comprises a box 1, preferably prismatic the upper face of which fold into the form of a lid 2, thanks to the fact that it has at least one pair of hinges 3, that allow you to open and close the box 1, in such a way that the objects to be sanitized (such as clothes, wallets, key rings, coins, containers, pantry, among others), can be introduced inside; cover 2 is closed and secured using some means of fastening A (for example, locks, snaps, hooks, zippers, adhesive or detachable tapes) in such a way that they form an airtight seal that prevents the light from coming out from inside the box 1, for this, on the periphery of the lid 2, it has an edge 4 of flexible material which is pressed with the upper edges of the box 1; inside the box 1, preferably on the rear wall, being fixed immediately under the lid 2, a first grid 5 is secured that protects a UV light emitting source 6, which emits UV light rays preferably in a range between 150 a 280 nm since, as explained, approximately 26,400 microwatt-seconds/cm2 are needed to deactivate 100% of the most resistant bacteria, but indistinctly, the light it emits can be decomposed by source 6, preferably for any of the three categories of UV light, that is, UV-A (315-400 nm), UV-B (280-315 nm) and UV-C (200-280 nm); in this way the grid 5 at each of its ends has the polarized plugs 7 and 8, to place the source 6 and energize it; a cable 9 is connected to an electronic card 10 type PCB in which are connected at least a pair of buttons 11 and 12, which can be seen from outside the box 1, in such a way that the first button 11, it turns on source 6 and the second button 12 sets the time that source 6 will be on; the card 10 also controls a pair of sensors 13 and 14, the first placed on the walls of box 1 and the second on cover 2, in such a way that when box 1 is closed, a magnetized circuit is activated and the circuit horizontal stay devices that activate a light signal 15, which can be conventional peepholes 24 to indicate that the invention is in operation, allowing the user to wait until the moment when the signal is turned off by the circuit controlled by the card 10; In case that the user inadvertently opens box 1, then the interruption of the magnetized circuit by separating the sensors 13 and 14, and lifting the cover 1 will also interrupt the horizontal stay circuit, then they will interrupt the energy with which the source 10 is turned on to prevent that the user from being exposed to UV light, by activating the time of the second bottom 12, an electronic display 16, shows a timer indicating the time remaining to finish the process; at the end of the time, the card 10 activates a conventional audible signal to indicated to the user that the lid 2 can be folded down conventionally and deactivated the magnetized circuit, turn off the source 6 and thus avoid risks for the user; therefore, in the lower part of the interior of the box 1, at the base there is a second grid 17 to hold the objects to sanitize, together with the grid 5, which cover the source 6, in this way the space inside the box 1 is optimized, to sanitize a greater amount of garments by placing them in a vertical position and holding them between the grids 5 and 17; thus, on the grid 17 a reflective cover 18 is mounted on all the interior faces of the prism that allows to generate the inclinations 19, in such a way that it directs the R rays of the source 6, towards all the sides of the interior of the box 1, which optimizes its radiation towards the garment that is contained in it and, therefore, sterilizes optimally the garment, the hinges 3, are each covered by a plate 20, which covers it, but forms a projection 21 in the same piece, which acts as a conventional stop when cover 2 is folded, preventing the lid 2, continue to rotate at the time of folding, this plate 20 can take different forms but also fulfills the function of preventing the cables and connections inside the box 1, suffer unnecessary breaks or stretching; the same plate 20, at the bottom, has a notch 23, which allows it to be locked with a conventional bolt that fits in it when the cover is opened and prevents it from falling by closing it; when the interior light is on, it can be viewed from the outside of box 1. Either by conventionally covered perforations to prevent the exit of rays and only warn that the interior light is on (the conventional perforations can be placed in the mark that the box has, just to cite an example; the same way the grille protecting the source can extend to the walls of the box allowing to notice the presence of light inside the box and the extensions can also be attached to conventional perforations in the walls and by covering them, the grille can be made of transparent material, acting as an eyewitness to the presence of light inside the box).