ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION SYSTEM FOR ATHLETIC ITEMS

摘要

An ultraviolet disinfection system to generate UVC radiation inside athletic clothing, gear and other items to be decontaminated. The system includes a plurality of UVC lamps vertically disposed in a housing and having UVC transmissive lamp enclosures over which items to be decontaminated are placed. The system has a microprocessor based controller and can kill pathogens including Clostridium difficile in 30 seconds or less.

主权项

1. An ultraviolet disinfection system for athletic items comprising:
a housing having a chamber therein and having a top, a bottom, side walls and an openable door; one or more UVC lamps providing UVC radiation and vertically disposed in a central area of the chamber away from the walls and top; each of the UVC lamps having a UVC transmissive enclosure surrounding the lamp and sized and configured to fit substantially inside the athletic item such that the UVC lamp is positioned substantially inside the athletic item to permit the UVC radiation to kill pathogens inside of said athletic item; a power source having one or more ballasts for energizing the one or more UVC lamps; an electronic controller to control operation of the system including the timing of a decontamination cycle; and the controller also operative to monitor the current to the ballasts.