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US 6,206,015 B1Granted
Interior tank cleaning apparatus
OwnerDonald Ramseyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning the interior of tanks or the like, the apparatus has high pressure rotary fluid distribution nozzles on rotating arms that adjustably extend from a movable platform to follow the varying dimensions of a tapered interior surface of a tank to be cleaned. The apparatus is self-centering within the enclosure with high pressure fluid swivels and quick disconnect air and fluid supply fittings associated therewith.
Claims10
An apparatus for cleaning an interior surface of a tank comprising;
- a main support body having a front bushing and oppositely disposed apertured end cap thereon, multiple support leg assemblies extending from said main support body for engagement with said tank interior surfaces, a central shaft within said main support body, a support hub rotatably positioned on said central shaft, air supply channels in said main support body, a fluid supply pipe rotatably positioned within said central support shaft, spray arm extension assemblies pivotally secured to said support hub, cleaning arm assemblies extending from distal ends of said respective spray arm extension assemblies, spray nozzle assemblies on ends of said cleaning arm assemblies engageable on the interior surface of said tank, means for pivotally moving said respective spray arm extension assemblies away from one another to maintain said spray nozzle assemblies against said interior surface of said tank and guide means for said spray arm extension assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.