Disinfecting and desiccating container for personal sanitary articles
US6972416B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2/26
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disinfecting and desiccating container for personal sanitary articles includes a holding tray having an article receiving recess and a disinfecting energy irradiating area, an upper cover connected to a top of the holding tray, a disinfecting device provided at one side of the disinfecting energy irradiating area, and a power supply unit for supplying electric energy required by the disinfecting device to work. The disinfecting device includes a lighting tube coated with a layer of nanometer light-catalyzed material, so that the nanometer light-catalyzed material is catalyzed by light emitted from the lighting tube to generate disinfecting energy for disinfecting the personal sanitary articles held to the article receiving recess by a clamping member fitted in the holding tray.
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