Device for Sanitizing Air Filtering Headwear

1 . A device to disinfect air filtering headwear comprising:

a chamber;

an access port;

a first disinfectant emitter to disinfect an outer surface of the headwear; and

a mount wherein personal protection headwear is placed on, the mount comprises a second disinfectant emitter to disinfect an inner surface of the headwear.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the headwear filters air that is inhaled by a user and filters air that is exhaled by the user.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the outer disinfectant emitter emits UV light or a chemical disinfectant agent.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the UV light is UV-C light with a wavelength range of about 200-300 nm.

5 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the chemical disinfectant agent is selected from the group consisting of a low level disinfectant, intermediate level disinfectant, high-level disinfectant, instrument grade, or hospital grade disinfectant to kill bacterial, fungal, and viral-based microorganisms, alcohols, aldehydes, oxidizing agents, peroxy and peroxo acids, phenolics, polymers, quarternary ammonium compounds, chlorine-based, iodine-based, acidic-based, basic-based, and metal-based inorganic compounds.

6 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a heating element to add heat to the chamber.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the inner disinfectant emitter emits UV-C light with a wavelength range of about 200-300 nm.

8 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of disinfectant emitters place uniformly throughout the chamber to uniformly disinfect the outer surface of the headwear.

9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the mount is in the shape of a human head or spherical-shape to expand and eliminate folds in the headwear for optimal disinfection of the inner surface of the headwear.

10 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a door or lid to seal the access port.

11 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising electronic controls to control the disinfectant being emitted from the outer disinfectant emitter and from the inner disinfectant emitter according to a pre-determined process.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic controls further control a heating element to provide heat to the chamber.

13 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic controls control the amount and time of disinfectant and heat that is applied according to a pre-determined disinfection process to sufficiently eliminate specific microorganisms.

14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the microorganisms are fungi, viruses, and bacteria.

15 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic controls lock a door or lid to the access port when the pre-determined disinfection process is initiated and until it is completed.

16 . The device of claim 13 , wherein after the pre-determined disinfection process is completed a rinse solution is emitted into the chamber to remove residual or excess disinfectant.

17 . The device of claim 16 , further comprising a fan to cool down or dry the chamber after the pre-determined disinfection process is completed.

18 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a base with a plurality of apertures where the mount is attached to drain the disinfectant through the apertures.

19 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more transparent windows with a UV light filter to view the personal protection equipment being sanitized in the chamber.

20 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional mounts to disinfect a plurality of headwear simultaneously.