Patent attributes
A conveyor belt sanitizer system includes a free-standing conveyor belt apparatus having a rotating conveyor belt traveling in a looped path, opaque cases are disposed proximate to and facing an outer surface of the conveyor belt along a hidden return section of the looped path, LEDs are situated in the opaque cases, brackets are connected to opposed longitudinal sides of a first one of the plurality of opaque cases and configured to be mounted to a support surface at the hidden return section of the looped path, and a controller is coupled to the LEDs. The controller is configured to automatically actuate the LEDs between an operating mode and a non-operating mode when the conveyor belt is rotated relative to a stationary position of the opaque cases and further configured to selectively sanitize an outer surface of the conveyor belt.
