Abstract: A flip-top washing device for vegetables and fruits has a housing assembly, a cover assembly pivotally connected to the housing assembly, a driving assembly mounted on the cover assembly, a washing basket mounted in the housing assembly, and an agitating panel assembly mounted on and connected with the washing basket. With multiple driving blocks of a driving member on the cover assembly and multiple connecting blocks on the agitating panel assembly and with an inclined surface and an vertical surface of each of the driving and connecting blocks, the driving member is able to be securely connected with the agitating panel assembly when closing the cover assembly onto the housing assembly. As the agitating panel assembly and the washing basket rotate, water inside the housing assembly is, strongly agitated so as to wash the vegetables and the fruits in the housing assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing apparatus comprising a cylindrical holding tank, a tumbler cage within the cylindrical holding tank adapted to rotate around a longitudinal axis within the cylindrical holding tank, and a support assembly comprising a plurality of axles which engage the cylindrical holding tank, such as through rollers, and allow the cylindrical holding tank to rotate around the longitudinal axis. Further disclosed are methods of using the apparatus to wash material, such as lightweight expanded clay aggregate.

Abstract: The apparatus of the invention comprises a sealable working chamber that contains an object holder, in which the object can be maintained during treatment in a moveable floating state, e.g., during a cleaning cycle for access of the cleaning fluid to both upper and lower surfaces of the object without contact of the object edges with jaws of the clamping mechanism. For this purpose, liquid vortex-generation means are formed in the object holder. According to one embodiment, the liquid vortex-generation means comprise a number of openings formed under the lower surface of the object placed into a recess formed in the object holder. Each vortex generation opening is substantially perpendicular to the plane of the object and contains one or a plurality of nozzles arranged tangentially to the wall of the opening so that a vortex is generated in each opening when the liquid is ejected through the nozzles into the opening for further delivery to the recess.

Abstract: An apparatus for degreasing solid and/or mass-produced parts, such as small metallic parts comprises a drum with a perforated drum wall rotatable and drivable around a vertical axis. A charge opening is furnished at the top and a discharge opening furnished at the bottom. The discharge opening is closable by an axially movable floor closure. A stationery outer ring channel surrounds the drum and exhibits at the bottom an outer ring trough with discharge port. An inner ring channel is disposed between the outer ring channel and the drum and axially adjustable by way of an adjustment member and including an inner ring trough at the bottom. Feed lines for treatment agent lead into the drum. The inner ring channel is formed adjustable from the starting position, releasing the drum perforations, into a center position covering the drum perforations on the outside, and into a sealing position for sealing the drum.

Abstract: Radioactively contaminated material is cleaned by placing the material in a permeable container, such as a bag, and inserting the container into an apertured, rotatable vessel. The material is then subjected within the rotating vessel to a leaching cycle, using nitric acid, and a washing cycle, using fresh water. Preferably, at least one further washing cycle is employed. After discharging the washing liquid, the material is subjected to a spin-drying operation. The material undergoing cleaning is a filter medium which includes a glass component.

Abstract: There are disclosed an apparatus and method for cleaning a precision substrate through use of high-frequency- or ultrasonic-applied cleaning liquid. An object substrate is horizontally held and rotated. High-frequency- or ultrasonic-applied cleaning liquid is jetted toward the surface of the object substrate from first cleaning liquid jetting unit disposed above the object substrate, and the nozzle of the first cleaning liquid jetting unit is moved in parallel with the surface of the object substrate. Cleaning liquid is also fed toward the central portion of the surface of the object substrate from cleaning liquid feed-to-center unit during cleaning. In the cleaning apparatus and method, a sufficiently high cleaning speed is attained.

Abstract: The brake drum cleaner assembly includes a water hose, and a unitary spray adapter of plastic or the like releasably connected by a clamp or the like to the water hose. The adapter has a rear tubular stem portion inserted in one end of the hose and connected to a front expended spray head portion defining a plurality of water spray orifices. The front head portion can be cylindrical, spherical or anotehr shape and the orifices can be round, elongated, curved, etc. The exterior of the rear stem portion of the adapter may be convoluted, stepped, etc., to facilitate anchoring in the water hose. A water pulsator can be connected to the rear end of the adapter to cause water passing through the adapter to pulse outer the orifices for improved cleaning. The method includes drilling a hole through a brake backing plate, then passing the rear stem portion of the adapter out therethrough and connecting to the water hose, while leaving the spray front head portion within the drum cavity.

Abstract: Paint equipment cleaning apparatus for performing the process of cleaning paint brushes, rollers, spray guns, and the like, includes the use of a pneumatically-powered equipment washing machine which holds a quantity of paint thinner or solvent. The painting equipment is moved through the solvent by the rotation of a holding drum in the washing machine, and the solvent is then removed so that the equipment may be spun dry through a rapid rotation of the drum. The removed solvent is pumped to a cleansing tank where it is filtered for reuse. The system is particularly adapted for use in a shipboard environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to drum processing apparatus for in the treatment of photographic material. The apparatus comprises a stand, a processing drum rotatably mounted on the stand, and means for intermittently axially displacing processing liquid in the drum causing the liquid to oscillate axially in waves traversing the length of the drum. The drum is axially slidable relative the support. During rotation of the drum, it is variably axially displaced against drum biasing means to cause processing liquid in the drum to oscillate axially. The present apparatus, which is simple and convenient to construct, ensures uniform and continuous contact of the processing liquid over the photographic material treated in the drum.

Abstract: A film disc is rotated in contact with a processing solution in a tray to transform a latent image on the disc to a visible one. The tray, although normally stationary, is supported for rotation about the same axis as that of the rotated disc. After the disc has been processed in the solution, the disc and the tray are operatively connected to simultaneously rotate the two, which centrifugally discharges the solution from the disc and the tray.

Abstract: Vacuum operated debris removal apparatus for a power broom comprises an enclosed hopper for collecting debris swept up by the power broom and vacuum removal apparatus for continuously removing the debris from the hopper and conveying the debris away from the apparatus. The hopper has an outlet in the bottom thereof and inclined sides leading to the outlet, so that debris collected in the hopper is urged by gravity toward the outlet. A vacuum manifold is attached to the outlet for applying a vacuum to the outlet. The hopper is independently supported on wheels and attached to the power broom such that the debris removal apparatus can be moved over the surface being cleaned along with the power broom without having the weight of the debris removal apparatus being carried by the brush of the power broom. This support mechanism is adjustable to vary the height of the hopper with respect to the power broom.