Countertop apparatus for washing articles
AssigneeHillsborough Bay Group, LLC
InventorsEllen Semans, George Hardin, Jeff LePori
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Abstract
Disclosed is a portable and self-contained washing apparatus. The apparatus finds particular application in washing baby items such as bottles, bottle accessories, and nipples. The apparatus includes a washing chamber with a removable cover. A supply water reservoir and a return water reservoir are also removably attached to the device. Upper and lower racks with upper and lower manifolds and sprayers are included within the interior of the washing chamber. The lower sprayers are used in washing bottles and the upper sprayers are used in washing nipples.
Claims20
A countertop apparatus for washing one or more items and one or more articles, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a fluid chamber for at least one of receiving or providing a fluid;
- a washing chamber configured to receive the one or more items to be washed;
- an internal fluid line extending between the fluid chamber and the washing chamber;
- a removable holder being configured to receive the one or more articles;
- a jet sprayer manifold within the washing chamber, the jet sprayer manifold configured to direct the fluid upwardly during a washing operation;
- a plurality of jet sprayers and a center jet sprayer in a fluid communication with the jet sprayer manifold, the jet sprayers configured to direct at least part of the fluid upwardly and into the articles;
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- a grid configured to accommodate the one or more articles to be washed, the grid positioned within the washing chamber and above the jet sprayer manifold, the plurality of jet sprayers or the center jet sprayer extending upwards through the grid, wherein the center jet sprayer comprises at least one opening at a distal end thereof that is configured to direct at least part of the fluid upwardly during a washing operation towards the removable holder.
An apparatus for washing one or more bottles and one or more articles, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a fluid chamber for at least one of receiving or providing a fluid;
- a washing chamber configured to receive the one or more bottles and the one or more articles;
- an internal fluid line extending between the fluid chamber and the washing chamber;
- a jet sprayer manifold within the washing chamber, the jet sprayer manifold configured to direct at least one portion of the fluid from the fluid chamber upwardly into the washing chamber during a washing operation;
- a lid;
- a holder configured to be at least partially positioned within a space of the lid, the holder being configured to receive the one or more articles;
- a plurality of jet sprayers and a center jet sprayer in a fluid communication with the jet sprayer manifold;
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- a grid configured to accommodate the one or more bottles, the grid being positioned within the washing chamber and above the jet sprayer manifold, wherein the center jet sprayer extends upwards through the grid and towards the holder.
An apparatus for washing one or more bottles and one or more articles, the apparatus comprising:
- a washing chamber configured to receive at least one of the one or more bottles;
- a lid configured to connect to and cover the washing chamber;
- a holder (i) positioned to be covered by the lid, and (ii) configured to receive at least one of the one or more articles;
- a rinse fluid container in fluid communication with the washing chamber;
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- a plurality of lower jet sprayers and a center jet sprayer provided within the washing chamber and fluidly interconnected with the rinse water container, the center jet sprayer extending upwards past the positions of the lower jet sprayers;
- wherein the lower jet sprayers direct fluid provided from the rinse fluid container upwardly into the washing chamber and against an interior surface of the lid, whereby the one or more articles within the washing chamber and the holder are washed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.