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US 2006/0185104 A1Published application
Bottle cleaning device and methods of operation
OwnerLiem Leinventor
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Abstract
Implementations described and claimed herein include bottle cleaning devices and methods. An exemplary bottle cleaning device comprises a drive system. A shaft is releasably connected to the drive system. The shaft rotates in response to operation of the drive system. A brush system is provided on the shaft to rotate in response to operation of the drive system. The brush system includes at least one brush conforming to an inner side-wall of a bottle.
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A bottle cleaning device comprising:
- a drive system;
- a shaft releasably connected to the drive system, the shaft rotating in response to operation of the drive system;
- and
- a brush system including at least one brush provided on the shaft, the brush system automatically expanding in response to operation of the drive system.
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A system comprising:
- drive means for generating motion in a shaft;
- spring-loaded brush means on the shaft for automatically expanding in response to centrifugal force generated by the drive means.
A method comprising:
- collapsing a brush;
- extending the collapsed brush through an opening formed in a container;
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- automatically expanding the brush within the container by centrifugal force in response to operation of the brush so that the brush conforms to at least one inner side-wall of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.