# US 2025/0143533 A1 · Device for Cleaning a Receptacle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0143533 A1 - Document ID: US20250143533A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/835,727 - Filed: 2023-02-01 - Published: 2025-05-08 - Earliest claimed: 2022-02-04 - Assignees: Lava Wash Ltd - Applicants: Lava Wash LTD - Inventors: Theodore James Leece Todd; Rory Clifford Tippetts Taylor - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250143533A1 ## CPC - A47L 15/0065: {specially adapted for drinking glasses} - A47L 15/4278: {Nozzles} - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) ## Abstract 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device (200) for cleaning a receptacle (80), wherein the device (200) comprises: a receiving component for receiving and holding the receptacle (80), wherein the receiving component comprises a first rotating element (90) that is capable of rotating the receptacle (80); a nozzle (110) arranged to be directed at an interior of the receptacle (80) when the receptacle (80) is held by the receiving component; and a rotation driving component (400) comprising a second rotating element (130), wherein the rotation driving component (400) is arranged to drive rotation of the second rotating element (130); wherein the second rotating element (130) is magnetically coupled to the first rotating element (90) such that rotation of the second rotating element (130) by the rotation driving component (400) drives rotation of the first rotating element (90). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device (200) according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle is at least partly open ended at one end (81) and having an interior space (82) defined by an interior wall (83); wherein the device is capable of cleaning at least a part of the interior wall of the receptacle (80). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2) The device (200) according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the nozzle (80) is locatable within an interior space of the receptacle (80) when the receptacle (80) is held by the receiving component. ### Claim 4 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). ### Claim 5 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); wherein the one or more magnets (315), (460) is configured to cause rotation of the first rotating element (90) on rotation of the second rotating element (130). ### Claim 6 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); wherein the one or more corresponding, reversed polarity magnets (315), (460) are configured to cause rotation of the first rotating element (90) on rotation of the second rotating element (130). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device according to claim 6, wherein the one or more magnets (315) of the first rotating element (90) and the one or more magnets (460) of the second rotating element (130) are arranged coaxially with respect to an axis of rotation of the first rotating component (90). ### Claim 8 (depends on 6, 7) The device according to claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the one or more magnets (315) of the first rotating element (90) and the one or more magnets (460) of the second rotating element (130) are disposed apart from each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the first rotating component (90). ### Claim 9 (depends on 7, 8) The device according to claim 7 or claim 8, wherein the receiving component comprises a support element to support the first rotating element; wherein the support element extends into the receiving component by a distance smaller than a width of the one or more magnets of first rotating component (90) and/or the second rotating component (130). ### Claim 10 (depends on 7, 8) The device according to claim 7 or claim 8, wherein the height of a coupling region containing the one or more magnets (315) of the first rotating component (90) and the one or more magnets (460) of the second rotating component (130) in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the first rotating component (90) is less than the combined height of a magnet of the one or more magnets (315) of the first rotating component (90) and a magnet of the one or more magnets (460) of the second rotating component (130). ### Claim 11 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). ### Claim 12 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). ### Claim 13 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). ### Claim 14 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). ### Claim 15 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). ### Claim 16 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). ### Claim 17 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). ### Claim 18 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. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The device according to claim 18, wherein the second rotating element (130) is locatable outside of the basin element (320). ### Claim 20 The device according any preceding claim, wherein the cleaning element (110) faces a part of the interior wall (83) of the receptacle (80). ### Claim 21 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. ### Claim 22 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). ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The device according to claim 22, wherein the means for driving the rotation of the second rotating element (130) comprises a motor (150). ### Claim 24 The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the basin element (320) comprises a drain outlet for removal of spent cleaning medium (95). ### Claim 25 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). ### Claim 26 The device according to any preceding claim, wherein the cleaning medium comprises steam. ### Claim 27 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. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The device according to claim 27, wherein the user interface module (200) allows for the rotational speed of the first rotating device (90) to be altered. ### Claim 29 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. ### Claim 30 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); wherein the device is capable of cleaning at least a part of the interior wall of the receptacle (80); wherein the device comprises (a) a receiving component for receiving and holding the receptacle (80) to allow for the cleaning of at least the part of the interior wall of the receptacle (80), wherein the receiving component comprises a first rotating element (90) that is capable of rotating the receptacle (80); (b) a cleaning component that is capable of cleaning at least part of the interior wall of the receptacle interior wherein the cleaning component comprises a cleaning element (110) that is locatable within the interior space of the receptacle (80) when the receptacle (80) is held by the receiving component; and (c) 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); wherein the cleaning element is capable of delivering a cleaning medium to the interior wall of the receptacle (80) to clean at least a part of the interior wall of the receptacle (80); further wherein the first rotating element (90) is magnetically coupled to the second rotating element (130), wherein the second rotating element (130) is configured to cause rotation of the first rotating element (90) on rotation of the second rotating element (130). ### Claim 31 A method of cleaning a receptacle comprising use of the device (200) according to any preceding claim, the method comprising: receiving the receptacle (80) at the receiving component of the device (200); rotating, by the rotation driving element (400), the second rotating element (130) to drive rotation of the first rotating element (90); and delivering, via the nozzle (110) 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). ### Claim 32 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) A method of 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) comprising use of the device according to any one of claims 1 to 26; wherein a receptacle (80) is placed on the receiving component of the device and the cleaning component cleans at least part of the interior wall (83) of the receptacle interior (82). ### Claim 33 (depends on 31, 32) A method according to claim 31 or claim 32 wherein the receptacle (80) is a receptacle for a beverage. ### Claim 34 (depends on 31, 32, 33) A method according to any one of claims 31 to 33, wherein the receptacle (80) is cleaned by the device in a period of about 30 seconds or less than about 30 seconds.