Sonic silverware washing method
AssigneeShaun Lemley
InventorShaun Lemley
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Abstract
The portable, compact, silverware washing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is manufactured so as to easily mount on top of a kitchen countertop or to be easily portable to other locales. The appliance is designed so as to not be connected to a water supply within a home or apartment, but rather rely upon the user to pour in an independent supply of water. The device includes a motor and pump assembly to fill a washing chamber with water and detergent, while a sonic transducer bombards the silverware loaded therein with sonic vibrations. The pump assembly automatically drains the water and waste after completion of the washing cycle. The appliance is configured with a specialized basket for holding the silverware in individualized compartments.
Claims13
A method of sonically cleaning silverware, comprising:
- providing a housing having a washing chamber, a water reservoir, a transducer, a basket, a pump, a sump, and a microprocessor;
- loading silverware into the basket user end down;
- pouring water in the water reservoir;
- activating the microprocessor having a data storage device containing a program that directs the microprocessor to operate the transducer and pump in a three stage operation having a first stage, a second stage, and a third stage;
- indicating to a user that the cycle has finished;
- wherein the first stage includes, filling the washing chamber with water to a full level, activating the transducer to sonically bombard the silverware for a predetermined duration once the washing chamber is full, activating the pump at an end or the predetermined mind duration to overflow the washing chamber with water from the reservoir, and activating the pump and sump, once the transducer has deactivated, for a predetermined duration to drain water and waste material from the washing chamber;
- wherein the second stage includes, activating the pump to fill the washing chamber to about two-thirds of the full level with water from the reservoir, activating the transducer, once the washing chamber has received the water from the water reservoir, to sonically bombard the silverware for a predetermined duration, activating the pump, once the transducer has deactivated, for a predetermined duration to drain water and waste material from the washing chamber;
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- wherein the third stage includes, activating the pump to fill the washing chamber to about one-third of the full level with water from the reservoir, activating the transducers, once the washing chamber has received the water from the water reservoir, to sonically bombard the silverware for a predetermined duration, activating the pump, once the transducer has deactivated, for a predetermined duration to drain the washing chamber of water and waste material.
A method of sonically cleaning silverware, comprising:
- providing a housing having a washing chamber, a water reservoir, a transducer, a basket, and a pump;
- loading silverware into the basket;
- pouring water in the reservoir;
- sonically cleaning the silverware in three stages, each of a first stage, a second stage, and a third stage consisting of adding water to the washing chamber, activating the transducer to sonically bombard the silverware, and activating the pump to drain the water and waste material wherein the first stage further includes, activating the pump to add water to the washing chamber from the water reservoir to overflow the washing chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.