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US 11,697,138 B2Granted
Cleaning devices for personal care tools
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsChristopher M. Hayden, Sergiu G. Mihu, Eric Jurczyszak
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Abstract
The disclosed technology includes a cleaning device for cleaning personal care tools, such as toothbrushes and shaving razors. The cleaning device can include a heating element configured to heat cleaning fluid received by the cleaning device and a high pressure nozzle configured to output heated cleaning fluid into the cleaning chamber.
Claims20
A cleaning device for cleaning personal care tools, the cleaning device comprising:
- a cleaning chamber having an entrance for receiving at least a portion of a personal care tool;
- a heating element configured to heat cleaning fluid received by the cleaning device;
- a high pressure nozzle configured to output heated cleaning fluid into the cleaning chamber;
- one or more sensors configured to detect when a personal care tool has been inserted into the cleaning chamber;
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- a controller configured to receive data from at least one of the one or more sensors and output initiation instructions to the heating element and to the high pressure nozzle,
- wherein the cleaning device is configured to attach to an existing sink or a countertop associated with the existing sink.
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A cleaning device for cleaning personal care tools, the cleaning device comprising:
- a cleaning chamber having an entrance for receiving at least a portion of a personal care tool;
- a heating element configured to heat cleaning fluid received by the cleaning device;
- a high pressure nozzle configured to output heated cleaning fluid into the cleaning chamber;
- one or more sensors configured to detect when a personal care tool has been inserted into the cleaning chamber;
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- a controller configured to receive data from at least one of the one or more sensors and output initiation instructions to the heating element and to the high pressure nozzle,
- wherein the cleaning device (i) is configured to attach to a sink or a countertop associated with the sink, (ii) comprises an inlet configured to receive water from a plumbing supply line to the sink, and (iii) comprises a waste outlet configured to discharge waste water into the sink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.