Claims
- 1. An ultraviolet light applicator for irradiating a connector valve and adjacent connected conduits, for selectively permitting the transfer of fluids therethrough, said applicator comprising a casing, means permitting placement of said connector valve into said casing, the inner surfaces of said casing being of an ultraviolet-reflecting material, and an elongated ultraviolet light element in said casing defining a plurality of convolutions plus a channel between said convolutions of the element for receiving the connector valve, said convolutions being positioned on at least three sides of said channel and said convolutions extending substantially along said channel, said convolutions being capable of irradiating by ultraviolet light the transversely-disposed interior surfaces of said connector valve and connected conduits.
- 2. The ultraviolet light applicator of claim 1 in which said elongated, ultraviolet element is generally of an h-shape when viewed along one dimension.
- 3. The ultraviolet light applicator of claim 2, in which said elongated, ultraviolet element is generally of a w-shape when viewed along another dimension.
- 4. The ultraviolet light applicator of claim 3 in which said elongated, ultraviolet element has at least five convolutions.
- 5. The ultraviolet light applicator of claim 1 in which means are carried by said applicator for switching various flow positions of a valve positioned in said applicator.
- 6. In an ultraviolet light applicator for irradiating connected conduits, a casing, and an elongated ultraviolet light element in said casing defining a plurality of convolutions plus a channel between said convolutions of the element for receiving said connected conduits, said convolutions being positioned on at least three sides of said channel and said convolutions extending substantially along said channel, said convolutions being capable of irradiating by ultraviolet light the transversely-disposed interior surfaces of said connected conduits.
- 7. An ultraviolet light applicator for irradiating connected conduits, said applicator comprising a casing, means permitting placement of said connected circuits into said casing, the inner surfaces of said casing being of an ultraviolet-reflecting material, and an elongated ultraviolet light element in said casing defining a plurality of convolutions plus a channel between said convolutions of the element for receiving said connected conduits, said convolutions extending substantially along said channel and being capable of irradiating by ultraviolet light the transversely disposed interior surfaces of said connected conduits.
Parent Case Info
This a division of application Ser. No. 270,743 filed June 5, 1981.
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