# US 9,775,487 B2 · Apparatus, systems and methods for cleaning and polishing accessories

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- Number: US 9,775,487 B2
- Document ID: US9775487B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/596,976
- Filed: 2015-01-14
- Published: 2015-07-16
- Granted: 2017-10-03
- Earliest claimed: 2014-01-15
- Applicants: Clinton D. Nelson
- Inventors: Clinton D. Nelson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9775487B2

## CPC

- A47L 15/0015: {other treatment phases, e.g. steam or sterilizing phase}
- B08B 3/02: Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
- F22B 1/284: {with water in reservoirs}
- B08B 2230/01: Cleaning with steam
- Y10T 137/0318: Processes
- Y10T 137/0352: Controlled by pressure
- Y10T 137/87652: With means to promote mixing or combining of plural fluids
- A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)
- B08B: CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- F22B: METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

The present invention relates to accessories. Specifically, the present invention relates to cleaning accessories such as jewelry that have small crevices, impressions, engravings, or other fine details that are difficult to reach and clean. Even more specifically, the present invention relates to polishing and drying the cleaned accessories by using an allotment of polishing compound and/or steam.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An accessory cleaning and polishing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a water tank within the housing capable of holding water and steam therein;
a compound tank within the housing capable of holding a compound and water;
a first line connecting the water tank and the compound tank and configured to pull water from the water tank and into the compound tank;
a mixing valve connected to the first line and disposed between the compound tank and water tank, wherein the mixing valve is configured to regulate the water pulled into the compound tank; and
a second line extending from inside the water tank at a first end to outside the housing at a second end and connected to the compound tank via a third line, wherein the second line and the third line are configured to allow steam from the water tank, and water and compound from the compound tank to traverse therethrough and exit the housing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a first solenoid valve connected to the second line that controls a flow of steam through the second line.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a first solenoid valve connected to the third line that controls a flow of water and compound through the third line.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a thermostat that regulates the temperature of the water tank.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a pressure gauge that indicates the pressure of the water tank.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising controls for regulating the temperature and the pressure.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a nozzle disposed on the second end of the second line.

### Claim 8

An accessory cleaning and polishing system, the system comprising:
an accessory cleaning and polishing apparatus comprising a housing, a water tank within the housing capable of holding water and steam therein, a compound tank within the housing capable of holding a compound and water mixture, a first line connecting the water tank and the compound tank and configured to pull water from the water tank into the compound tank, a mixing valve connected to the first line and disposed between the compound tank and water tank, wherein the mixing valve is configured to regulate the water pulled into the compound tank, a second line extending from inside the water tank on a first end to outside the housing on a second end and connected to the compound tank via a third line, wherein the second line and the third line are configured to allow steam from the water tank, and water and compound from the compound tank to traverse therethrough and exit the housing, and a nozzle connected to the second end of the second line, wherein the nozzle is disposed downwardly; and
an accessory holder disposed on the outside of the housing and beneath the nozzle, wherein the accessory holder is configured to suspend an accessory for cleaning and polishing the same.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8 further comprising an accessory disposed in the accessory holder.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8 further comprising controls for manually setting the temperature and the pressure.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8 further comprising a first solenoid valve connected to the second line that controls the flow of steam through the second line.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8 further comprising a first solenoid valve connected to the third line that controls the flow of water and compound through the line.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8 further comprising an obstruction disposed within the second line.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The system of claim 13 wherein the obstruction is disposed 1.5 inches in from the first end of the second line.