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CLEANING APPARATUS FOR SANITIZING PILLOWS & SIMILAR ITEMS

[Category : - Cleaning devices- HEALTH]
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Society has yet to offer a chemical free system to dry clean & sanitize pillows which can harbor a multitude of viruses, bacteria, molds & host other microscopic creatures (lice, skin mites, etc.). This simple invention can be an automated machine the size of a few pillows and be able to sit on a cart used by a hotel's room cleaning crew.

Patent Summary with broad claims:
A cleaning apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a casing that defines an inlet opening on a first surface thereof and an outlet opening on a second surface thereof. An elongate path is formed therebetween for receiving an article to be cleaned. A sanitizing device is carried by the casing in proximity to the path for sanitizing the article to be cleaned. A first roller is carried by the casing and extends into the path. The first roller is configured to rotate in the direction of the path to thereby translate the article to be cleaned from the inlet opening to the outlet opening.

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New Ideas for Cleaning & Sanitizing Guest Rooms in the Hospitality Industry
- There are several reliable & green sanitizing technologies such as UV-C Light, Ozone and Cold Plasma
- Why not use one or more of these in combination with vacuuming and/or other cleaning technologies?
- Can they also help with bedbug infestation?
- How can we apply several of these to a pillow or mattress with minimum effort?

Our Idea
- Small & portable devices for day to day in-room use
- Semi to fully automatic processes that are very easy to use and take very little of a person’s time
- Safe & 100% green products
- Affordable and long lasting with minimal maintenance

More Details
- A hotel’s housekeeper takes about 20-30 minutes to clean each room. This is enough time to sanitize a full room of bedding between guests.
- Treated pillows remain fresh & last longer, and the improved hygiene would add value to almost every guest.
- The bed scanner would be a perfect addition to any bedbug maintenance program by sanitizing each mattress on a regular bases.
- The bed scanner could potentially be used on bedding as well.
- Treated mattresses remain fresh & last longer, and the improved hygiene would add value to almost every guest.
- Whether you charge a little more for an ultra-clean room or simply attract more guest with your advertised use of these products, your return on investment will be within several months!
- If you were choosing between two hotels and all else were equal except that one cleaned & sanitized its pillows between guests, where would you stay?

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US 8519357

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