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A rinse arm spray system for directing multiple streams of water supplied under pressure from a source of said water, said system comprising:

• a water supply conduit for supplying said water;
• a rinse arm having an exterior surface, an interior volume, a first open end, and a second end, said arm being releasably connected to said water supply conduit wherein said first open end is in communication with said water supply conduit;
• a plurality of spray nozzles spaced apart along the exterior surface of said arm, said nozzles communicating with the interior volume of said arm for providing directed streams of said water supplied to said arm under pressure;
• an actuator releasably connected to said second end of said rinse arm, said actuator comprising a rod adapted to engage said second end of said rinse arm, a guide tube for supporting said rod, a collar fixed to said rod for receiving a helical spring, and a handle affixed to said rod for engaging and disengaging said rod to and from said rinse arm second end, wherein said helical spring encircles said rod and biases said rod into engagement with said rinse arm second end when said spring is released and wherein said rod is disengaged from said rinse arm second end when said spring is compressed.

A rinse arm spray system for directing multiple streams of water supplied under pressure from a source of said water, said system comprising:

• a water supply conduit for supplying said water;
• a rinse arm having an exterior surface, an interior volume, a first open end, and a second end, said arm being releasably connected to said water supply conduit wherein said first open end is in communication with said water supply conduit;
• a plurality of spray nozzles spaced apart along the exterior surface of said arm, said nozzles communicating with the interior volume of said arm for providing directed streams of said water supplied to said arm under pressure;
• an actuator releasably connected to said second end of said rinse arm, said actuator comprising a rod adapted to engage said second end of said rinse arm, a guide tube for supporting said rod, a collar fixed to said rod for receiving a helical spring, and an electric motor coupled to said rod for engaging and disengaging said rod to and from said rinse arm second end, wherein said helical spring encircles said rod and biases said rod into engagement with said rinse arm second end when said spring is released and wherein said rod is disengaged from said rinse arm second end when said spring is compressed.