Abstract: A device for washing an article in a container of fluid includes a cover having a wash surface, an opposed undersurface, and multiple ducts extending therethrough, where each of the ducts has an internal wall that tapers outwardly as the duct extends away from the wash surface, and a base operatively coupled to the cover, the base having a support surface and an opposed interior surface positioned facing the undersurface of the cover. The device further includes a resilient member operatively coupled between the cover and the base to bias the cover and base apart. Pushing the article against the wash surface presses the cover towards the base and directs a portion of the fluid through the ducts onto the article. Also disclosed are a wash assembly and a washing system including the device.

Abstract: There is provided a filter for filtering particles in a container of fluid. The filter comprises a flow director comprising a hub, a plurality of radial blades extending from the hub and a plurality of vanes concentric about the hub. The blades and the vanes intersect to form a grid which collectively define a plurality of openings, each opening extending between a first face and a second face, where a cross-sectional area of each opening decreases from the first face to the second face. The filter further includes a skirt coupled to the perimeter of the flow director for maintaining the flow director in spaced relation from a bottom of the container. The decrease in cross-sectional area of the openings in the grid helps to prevent particles from travelling from a position below the flow director to a position above the flow director.

Abstract: There is provided a filter for filtering particles in a container of fluid. The filter comprises a flow director comprising a hub, a plurality of radial blades extending from the hub and a plurality of vanes concentric about the hub. The blades and the vanes intersect to form a grid which collectively define a plurality of openings, each opening extending between a first face and a second face, where a cross-sectional area of each opening decreases from the first face to the second face. The filter further includes a skirt coupled to the perimeter of the flow director for maintaining the flow director in spaced relation from a bottom of the container. The decrease in cross-sectional area of the openings in the grid helps to prevent particles from travelling from a position below the flow director to a position above the flow director.