Figal washer system

A system for washing a plurality of containers comprising

• an outer housing;
• a horizontal track arranged longitudinally within said housing, said track extending through a plurality of washing, rinsing, and drying zones;
• a plurality of carriage means riding on said track for carrying said containers through said washer, each of said plurality of carriage means including,
• base means for supporting the weight of a said container vertical support means attached to said base means for supporting said container along a length dimension and for preventing said container from falling in a first direction,
• transverse support means attached to said vertical support means for transversely supporting and container and for preventing said container from falling in a second direction, different than said first direction, and
• valve means attached to said base means and being connected to a water source means, said valve means on said base means being connected to a valve means on one of said containers when said container is loaded onto said carriage means;
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• means for moving said plurality of carriage means through said plurality of washing, rinsing, and drying zones of said washer.

A washer for washing a plurality of containers, comprising

• an outer housing;
• a horizontal track arranged longitudinally within said housing, said track extending through a plurality of washing, rinsing, and drying zones;
• a plurality of carriage means riding on said track for carrying said containers through said washer, each of said carriage means including a base for supporting a said container, said base including a first valve means for connection with a second valve means on the said container, said first valve means being connected to one end of a hose means, said base further including a forward strip having a hole disposed therethrough, the other end of said hose means connecting with the hole disposed through said forward strip of said base;
• at least one angle means disposed longitudinally of said washer, located adjacent said horizontal track, and positioned in alignment with the base of said carriage means, said angle means having a hole disposed therethrough;
• a plurality of a transfer valve means connected to said angle means and disposed between the angle means and the forward strip of said base means for contacting the forward strip, each of said transfer valve means having a hole disposed therethrough;
• push-pull means connected to said angle for pulling said angle and the attached plurality of transfer valve means away from the forward strip of the base of said carriage means prior to the movement of said carriage means from one of the zones to another of the zones, said push-pull means pushing said angle and the attached plurality of transfer valve means toward the forward strip of the base of said carriage means when the carriage means has been moved to said another of the zones, the holes in said angle means, said transfer valve means, and said forward strip of said base of said carriage means being in alignment when the carriage means stops at said another of the zones.