Patent Application
20250018073
The present invention relates to hygiene and safety, and specifically to the sanitization and decontamination of curtains and walls of hospitals and other facilities which must be kept germ free.
The cleanliness and sanitation of healthcare equipment, accessories, and patient spaces are imperative in hospital and similar medical environments. These conditions are especially critical in patient rooms and in hospital spaces where medical personnel treat patients.
In such areas, curtains are utilized for a variety of purposes, for instance, in operating and recovery rooms, in order to ensure privacy when multiple patients occupy a common space, etc. However, in a hospital or like healthcare facility where a clean and germ free environment is of primary importance, repeated contact of curtains by individuals presents an invitation for infection. Curtains will become contaminated as various users, including medical staff and visitors, grasp onto the edges of the curtains to open and close then during day-to-day operations. Since hospital curtains are expensive, they are rarely replaced and lack of time and resources prevent them from being laundered or changed between patients and usage. As a practical matter, in many cases, curtains are often never properly clean. Thus, these curtains become a prime source for the potential spreading of infection in environments that cannot afford this threat. Likewise, the spaces in which patients are being treated and are recovering are also subject to contamination. These areas, especially room walls, are particularly vulnerable to the formation of bacteria and other harmful germs.
It is thus the object of the present invention to provide a disinfectant device for medical facilities to counter the formation of injurious bacteria and like germs on medical facility curtains and walls which become contaminated by these pathogens.
These and other objects are accomplished by the present invention, a portable hospital curtain and wall disinfectant device which utilizes ultraviolet lamp lighting located within lamp masts affixed to telescopic support members. The telescopic support members allow the lamp masts to be vertically and horizontally adjustable in order to decontaminate and disinfect curtains and specific wall areas.
The novel features which are considered as characteristic of the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention, itself, however, both as to its design, construction and use, together with additional features and advantages thereof, are best understood upon review of the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The curtain and wall disinfectant device 1 of the present invention comprises horizontal base member 2 having wheels 4 which allow the device to be readily portable.
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Electricity is supplied to ultraviolet lamps 12 and 24 by electrical wiring 36 and 38, which extends from both lamp masts to base 2. Switch 40 serves to turn the electrical power on to illuminate lamps 12 and 24 and off to turn off the lamps.
Telescopic support members 14 and 26 are extendable to raise first lamp mast 6 and second lamp mast 8 vertically in relation to base member 2.
Certain novel features and components of this invention are disclosed in detail in order to make the invention clear in at least one form thereof. However, it is to be clearly understood that the invention as disclosed is not necessarily limited to the exact form and details as disclosed, since it is apparent that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.
This application claims the benefit of application Ser. No. 63/526,494, filed on Jul. 13, 2023.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63526494 | Jul 2023 | US |
