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US 2025/0143533 A1Published application
Device for Cleaning a Receptacle
AssigneeLava Wash Ltd
InventorsTheodore James Leece Todd, Rory Clifford Tippetts Taylor
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AssigneeLava Wash Ltd
InventorsTheodore James Leece Todd, Rory Clifford Tippetts Taylor
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Device (100) for cleaning a receptacle (80) comprising a receiving component for receiving and holding the receptacle, wherein the receiving component comprises a first rotating element (90) that is capable of rotating the receptacle. The device further comprises a cleaning component (110), preferably a nozzle, that is capable of cleaning at least part of the interior wall of the receptacle interior wherein the cleaning component comprises a cleaning element that is locatable within the interior space of the receptacle when the receptacle is held by the receiving component. The device (100) further comprises a rotation driving component (400) that is capable of driving rotation of the first rotating element (90), wherein the rotation driving component comprises a second rotating element (130). Further, the first rotating element (90) is magnetically coupled to the second rotating element (130) wherein the second rotating element is configured to cause rotation of the first rotating element on rotation of the second rotating element. Methods for cleaning a receptacle using the above mentioned device are also part of the present invention.
A device (200) for cleaning a receptacle (80), wherein the device (200) comprises:
The device (200) according to any preceding claim, wherein the nozzle (80) is capable of delivering a cleaning medium to an interior wall of the receptacle (80) to clean at least a part of the interior wall of the receptacle (80).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the first rotating element (90) comprises one or more magnets (315) and/or the second rotating element (130) comprises one or more magnets (460);
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the first rotating element (90) comprises one or more magnets (315) and the second rotating element (130) comprises one or more corresponding, reversed polarity magnets (460);
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the first rotating element (90) is capable of disengaging and/or slipping from the second rotating element (130).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the first rotating element (90) disengages and/or slips from the second rotating element (130) when there is a force opposing the rotation of the first rotating element (90) that exceeds the force of the magnetic coupling between the first rotating element (90) and the second rotating element (130).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the first rotating element (90) disengages and/or slips from the second rotating element (130) when a force of less than about 300 Newton-centimetres or more is applied at the pivot point of the first rotating element (90).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the first rotating element (90) disengages and/or slips from the second rotating element (130) when a force of about 50 Newton-centimetres to about 300 Newton-centimetres is applied at the pivot point of the first rotating element (90).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the device does not comprise a mechanical connection between the first rotating element (90) and the second rotating element (130).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the device does not comprise a mechanical connection between the first rotating element (90) and any other part of the device (200).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the device comprises a watertight barrier between the first rotating element (90) and the second rotating element (130).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the receiving component of the device comprises a basin element (320) that is capable of capturing spent cleaning medium.
The device according any preceding claim, wherein the cleaning element (110) faces a part of the interior wall (83) of the receptacle (80).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the first rotating element (90) comprises a turntable element that is capable of rotating the receptacle (80) and wherein the cleaning element (110) extends beyond the turntable element.
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the rotation driving component (400) further comprises a means for driving the rotation of the second rotation element (130).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the basin element (320) comprises a drain outlet for removal of spent cleaning medium (95).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the cleaning component comprises a cleaning medium preparation element (1) that is operably connected to the cleaning element (110).
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the cleaning medium comprises steam.
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the device further comprises a user interface module (200) to allow a user to use the device.
The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the receptacle (80) is cleaned by the device in a period of about 30 seconds or less than about 30 seconds.
A device (200) for cleaning a receptacle (80) that is at least partly open-ended at one end (81) and having an interior space (82) defined by an interior wall (83);
A method of cleaning a receptacle comprising use of the device (200) according to any preceding claim, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.