Abstract

An apparatus for sanitizing a point-of-contact surface may include a housing configured to be affixed about at least a portion of said point of contact. The housing may have an interior in or through which the point of contact may be accessed and an anterior opening for access to the interior. The apparatus may further include one or more sources of a sanitizing agent, such as germicidal light, configured to direct the sanitizing agent toward a location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed. One or more of an anterior dome, an inner surface, and a posterior surface may also be configured to reflect the sanitizing agent toward the location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61L 12/10 - Halogens or compounds thereof
• A47L 25/04 - Domestic cleaning devices not provided for in other groups of this subclass for door-knobs
• A61L 2/10 - Ultraviolet radiation
• B08B 7/00 - Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass