A self-sanitizing handrail system includes an elongate handle extending along a central axis and including an exterior surface graspable by users of the handrail system, an annular sanitizing module positioned around the handle and including an outer housing and a sanitizer positioned in the housing and configured to sanitize by a sanitizing light emitted by the sanitizer pathogens located on the exterior surface of the handle, a linear drive extending along the central axis of the handle and coupled to the sanitizing module, and a motor coupled to the linear drive and configured to transport the sanitizing module rectilinearly along the central axis of the handle in response to activation of the motor.
SELF-SANITIZING HANDRAILS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
SELBSTREINIGENDE HANDLÄUFE UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN
MAINS COURANTES AUTO-DÉSINFECTANTES ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS
2025-04-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | A61L Verfahren oder Vorrichtungen zum Sterilisieren von Stoffen oder Gegenständen allgemein , METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL / B08B Reinigen allgemein , CLEANING IN GENERAL / B62B Von Hand bewegte Fahrzeuge, z.B. Handkarren oder Kinderwagen , HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS / E05B LOCKS , Schlösser |