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US 5,522,410 AGranted
Portable single-cup washer
OwnerMichel Meilleurinventor
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Abstract
This single portable single-cup washer comprises a container having a locking cover. A water driven elongated member has a plurality of water-spray nozzles there along and at its base radial blades defining radial water-spray nozzles, and water passages for the water-spray nozzles. The elongated member is rotatably mounted at its base, inside the container and has a water inlet joining the water passage for revolving that member. The container has at the bottom a water-outlet. A cup holder is mounted onto the container above and adjacent the radial blades, for receiving a cup upside down and a spring fasten to the locking cover to urge against the bottom of the cup and thereby the top of the cup is pressing against the cup holder and thereby frictionally holding the cup and counteracting the water against the cup.
Claims14
A single portable single-cup washer comprising:
- a container having a locking cover,
- a water driven elongated member including a top and a base,
- a plurality of water-spray nozzles along said elongated member, and a water passage from said base, inside said elongated member to said water-spray nozzles of said elongated member,
- said elongated member being insertable within a cup having a top, a bottom, an inner wall and outer wall,
- and said elongated member having mounted thereto at its base radial blades defining radial water-spray nozzles, and including radial water passages, from said water passage from said base to said water-spray nozzles of said elongated member, for said radial water-spray nozzles,
- said elongated member being rotatably mounted at its base, inside said container and being provided with a water inlet, joining said water passage from said base to said water-spray nozzles of said elongated member, for revolving in a given direction said water driven elongated member, and thereby said radial blades,
- said container having a slanted bottom,
- said slanted bottom having a lowest part, and being provided at said lowest part of said bottom, with a water-outlet for draining water from the container,
- and a cup holder mounted onto said container above and adjacent said radial blades,for receiving said cup upside down,
- said cup holder being provided with a central aperture to allow passage of said elongated member,
- said radial water-spray nozzles being oriented for water to leave said nozzles counter wise to said given direction and upwardly toward the outer wall of said cup to wash said outer wall, and the water-spray nozzles of the elongated member are also upwardly directed toward the inner wall of said cup,
- said locking cover having an inner wall, and said inner wall having mounted thereon a means to urge against the bottom of said cup and thereby the top of said cup pressing against said cup holder and thereby frictionally holding said cup,
- and counteracting the water against said cup,
- whereby,
- after placing a cup upside down on said cup holder and locking the cover of said container, and thereby holding said cup upside down,
- water is fed under pressure in the water inlet in order to enable revolution in said given direction of said water driven elongated member and said radial blades, and said elongated member surrounded by the inner wall of said cup, said water being solely responsible for the torque, and simultaneously washing the inner wall and the outer wall of the cup positioned upside down,
- the water after being used for washing the cup, leaving said water-outlet by gravity.
14 more elements
A single portable single-cup washer comprising:
- a container having a locking cover,
- a water driven telescopic member including a base,
- a plurality of water-spray nozzles along said telescopic member, and a water passage from said base, inside said telescopic member to said water-spray nozzles of said telescopic member,
- said telescopic member being displaceable within a cup having a top, a bottom, an inner wall and an outer wall,
- and said telescopic member having mounted thereto at its base radial blades defining radial water-spray nozzles, and including radial water passages, from said water passage from said base to said water-spray nozzles of said telescopic member, for said radial water-spray nozzles,
- said telescopic member being rotatably mounted at its base, inside said container and being provided with a water inlet, joining said water passage from said base to said water-spray nozzles of said telescopic member, for revolving in a given direction said water driven telescopic member, and thereby said radial blades,
- said container having a slanted bottom,
- said slanted bottom having a lowest part, and being provided at said lowest part of said bottom, with a water-outlet for draining water from the container,
- and a cup holder mounted onto said container above and adjacent said radial blades,for receiving said cup upside down,
- said cup holder being provided with a central aperture to allow passage of said telescopic member,
- said radial water-spray nozzles being oriented for water to leave said nozzles counter wise to said given direction and upwardly toward the outer wall of said cup to wash said outer wall, and the water-spray nozzles of the elongated member are also upwardly directed toward the inner wall of said cup,
- said locking cover having an inner wall, and said inner wall having mounted thereon a means to urge against the bottom of said cup and thereby the top of said cup pressing against said cup holder and thereby frictionally holding said cup,
- and counteracting the water against said cup,
- whereby,
- after placing a cup upside down on said cup holder and locking the cover of said container, and thereby holding said cup upside down,
- water is fed under pressure in the water inlet in order to enable revolution in said given direction of said water driven telescopic member and said radial blades, and said telescopic member rising within the inner wall of said cup, against said bottom of said cup, said water being solely responsible for the torque, and simultaneously washing the inner wall and the outer wall of the cup positioned upside down,
- the water after being used for washing the cup, leaving said water-outlet by gravity.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.