Container feeding and cleaning apparatus

An apparatus for washing a plurality of beverage containers, comprising:

• an enclosure;
• a holder comprising at least one receptacle for a beverage container, wherein the holder is positioned in the enclosure, and wherein the holder is rotatable in the enclosure about an axis of rotation such that the at least one receptacle moves through a plurality of positions about the axis of rotation;
• and
• an injector coupled to the enclosure;
• wherein, in at least one of the plurality of positions about the axis of rotation, the at least one receptacle is positioned such that a beverage container enters and exits the at least one receptacle along a linear path, wherein the beverage container enters the at least one receptacle on a first side of the holder and exits the at least one receptacle on a second side of the holder, the second side of the holder being opposite the first side of the holder;
• wherein, in at least one of the plurality of positions about the axis of rotation, the at least one receptacle is aligned with the injector and the injector is configured to provide a fluid inside of the beverage container in the at least one receptacle;
• and
• wherein, in at least one of the plurality of positions about the axis of rotation, the at least one receptacle is positioned to drain the fluid from the beverage container.

An apparatus for washing a plurality of beverage containers, comprising:

• an enclosure;
• a holder comprising at least one receptacle for a beverage container, wherein the holder is positioned in the enclosure, and wherein the holder and the at least one receptacle are rotatable in the enclosure about an axis of rotation;
• and
• an injector coupled to the enclosure;
• wherein the at least one receptacle is configured to receive a beverage container at a first position about the axis of rotation such that the beverage container enters and exits the at least one receptacle along a linear path at the first position, wherein the beverage container enters the at least one receptacle on a first side of the holder and exits the at least one receptacle on a second side of the holder, the second side of the holder being opposite the first side of the holder;
• wherein the at least one receptacle is configured to be rotated from the first position about the axis of rotation to be aligned with the injector, the injector being configured to provide a fluid inside of the beverage container when the at least one receptacle is aligned with the injector;
• and
• wherein the at least one receptacle is configured to be rotated from the first position about the axis of rotation to at least one additional position about the axis of rotation to drain the fluid from the beverage container.