Patent attributes
A UV shielding device including a sanitizing interface having a top surface arranged to support footwear positioned above the sanitizing interface. The sanitizing interface including a translucent material arranged to allow UV light to pass through. The UV shielding device including a sensor arranged to detect a presence of the footwear and a UV emitter arranged to emit the UV light toward the footwear and through the sanitizing interface. The device also including an adjustable UV shield positioned adjacent to the sanitizing interface and arranged to conform substantially to a shape of the footwear positioned above the sanitizing interface, where the UV shield includes a first perimeter positioned in close proximity laterally to a perimeter of a sole of the footwear.