Abstract: An apparatus is provided for cleaning paint rollers and/or brushes. It comprises a roller cover/brush holder that may be coupled to a drill or other power tool, and a container and cap assembly. Advantageously, the container accommodates the holder and a roller cover or paintbrush with a minimal effective volume of cleanser. The cap closes and substantially seals the container to contain spray or spillage during high-speed rotation of the holder within the container. In use, the container is filled with cleanser, such as soapy water, and the roller is spun for several minutes. The container is drained, then refilled with rinse water and the process is repeated as needed. The roller or brush may be spun dry after cleaning, or between wash and rinse cycles. The apparatus provides effective cleaning with a reduced volume of water or cleanser and requires minimal clean-up.

Abstract: Slab gels held on trays are agitated in a staining or fixing solution by an apparatus that includes a tray carrier that holds a stack of slab gel trays, a tank that receives the tray carrier with sufficient excess room to allow the carrier to move back and forth within the tank, and a motor with a crankpin that is connected to the tray carrier in a reciprocating connection that translates the circular path of the crankpin into a linear path of movement of the tray carrier.

Abstract: A pressure vessel for use in production processes requiring elevating and ranging of temperatures and pressures during the process cycle, readily adaptable to production line operation, suitable for wafer processing in the semiconductor industry and for other industries and processes. The pressure vessel is configured within an open support frame with a stationary, preferably inverted, orientation. The cover or closing plate is vertically movable towards the mouth of the pressure vessel and functions as the platform by which the object under process is transferred into the vessel. The moving and locking mechanism for the cover is isolated and shielded from the process environment.

Abstract: The present invention 10 discloses a device for cleaning and sanitizing objects such as food products 86, cartridge filter elements 64 and other such objects that could benefit from the advantages of being circumferentially sprayed with a fluid or a cleaning solution 119 or preferably a combination thereof. The present invention 10 comprises an inner and outer housing body 24, 44, a cover 26 for the housing body, a rotative central member such as a base, axle or shaft 42, a rotative drive means 60 for selectively rotating the rotative member 42, intake means 16 to introduce one or more fluids 119 or solutions individually or in combination into the interior of the housing body 24 including a means for further pressurizing and peripherally directing the resulting spray 130 towards a central point in a specific array, a containment means 66 for placement of such items therein, and an outlet means 18 to provide for the removal of fluid from the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning dirty roller bearings having inner and outer rings finds particular applicability for on the spot washing of bearings used on sports and leisure equipment such as, for example, skateboards and inline skates, after being dismantled from the equipment. A circular head plate is receivable on a container for containing a volume of cleaning fluid. Accommodating axes are disposed circularly on the head plate for accommodating the roller bearings that arc to be cleaned, with the inner rings of the roller bearings in frictional contact therewith. A drive shaft including an external hand wheel is rotatably connected through the head plate to permit rotation of the drive shaft relative to the head plate and the accommodating axes when the hand wheel is turned.

Abstract: A device for cleaning contact lenses, which device comprises a first chamber (1) provided with draining means (3,8), a second chamber (2) adapted to be fluidly communicable with the first chamber (1), a lens holder (20) adapted to be inserted in the first chamber (1) and agitating means (22-28) adapted to agitate the lens holder, wherein the device further comprises a valve (5) adapted to control fluid flow between the first chamber (1) and the draining means (3,8) and between the first (1) and second chambers (2). The valve (5) can be automatically controlled.

Abstract: A rice washing apparatus which can wash rice in a short time with a high degree of efficiency, and which can prevent occurrence of fragmentation of the rice, is composed of a rice washing tank formed of a cylindrical body, having a lower part in an inverted conical shape, and formed in its lower end with a rice discharge port, a water discharge pipe connected to a side of the lower part of the rice washing tank, a hollow valve rod adapted to be moved up and down in the rice washing tank, and provided in the lower part thereof with a rice discharge valve for opening and closing the rice discharge port, a hollow rotary shaft through which the valve rod is extended, and an agitating member 10 mounted to the rotary shaft.

Abstract: A rice washing apparatus comprising a rice washing apparatus body including a rice washing vessel portion and a carryout portion formed on an upper outer periphery of the rice washing vessel portion and a lid adapted to cover an upper opening portion of the carryout portion, the rice washing vessel portion including a nozzle port formed in a central area of a bottom portion thereof, a stream guide tube vertically supported at a central area within the rice washing vessel portion immediately above the nozzle port and between the nozzle portion and the lid with a space, and a drainage hole opening at an area in the vicinity of the nozzle port, the carryout portion including an outlet port, and switch means disposed between the lid and the rice washing apparatus body and adapted to selectively switch between a rice washing position for tightly closing the rice washing vessel portion and a carrying out position where the rice washing vessel portion is in communication with the carryout portion.

Abstract: A new rice rinsing system for cleaning natural grown rice without having to get hands wet. The inventive device includes a cylindrical water bowl having an open upper end, a closed lower end and a cylindrical side wall therebetween. A cylindrical shaft extends upwardly from the closed lower end. A cylindrical rice holder is provided having an open upper end, a closed lower end and a cylindrical side wall therebetween. The closed lower end and the cylindrical side wall of the rice holder are perforated. A hollow cylindrical sleeve extends upwardly from the closed lower end of the rice holder. The cylindrical sleeve has an open lower end for receiving the cylindrical shaft of the water bowl therein when the rice holder is positioned within the water bowl. A water bowl lid is dimensioned for covering the open upper end of the water bowl. The water bowl lid has a centrally disposed aperture therethrough with a cylindrical collar extending upwardly therefrom.

Abstract: A washing container using water and a rotatable brush for washing various granular food, and is especially applicable for medium and small size granular fruits. It is comprised of: a receiving barrel, a rotatable brush and an upper cover. Food is put in from a throw-in port and falls down in the receiving barrel filed with water, and the rotatable brush is rotated. The food to be cleaned is brushed and washed. Air containing ozone or ozone/anion is generated in a base of the receiving barrel and is injected into the receiving barrel to form bubbles to eliminate dirt and pesticide on the surfaces of the food, so as to keep the freshness of the food and to also clean the food.

Abstract: A centrifugal type, enclosed cleaning apparatus including a housing to hold the parts thereof, a washing container fastened in a hole on the housing, a lifting unit on the housing at the top, a stirrer unit having a base coupled to the lifting arm of the lifting unit and a material carrier with a shaft received inside the washing container and coupled to the transmission shaft of a power device and driven to turn within the washing container in causing a centrifugal effect, a cleaning unit consisted of a chemical pre-wash trough, a chemical trough, an inert air supply pipe assembly, an air compressing pipe assembly, a water trough, a water spray pipe assembly, and a separating trough, a drying unit, and a programmable control unit to control the operation of the lifting unit, the stirrer unit, the cleaning unit, and the drying unit in cleaning the products placed in the material carrier.

Abstract: A non-abrasive disc cleaner is disclosed. The present cleaner incorporates a base, a cover, a cleaning solution reservoir, a spin pan and a spinner means with a drive spindle for spinning the disc within the spin pan. Solution is supplied to the spin pan from the reservoir. A spinner is mounted within the cleaner, and the spin pan is horizontally positioned within the base above the reservoir. The disc is positioned with respect to the fluid within the pan with the spinning motion of the CD creating froth which forms a high surface area, thin skin of bubbles on the CD. Because of the spinning motion, the bubbles move outwardly and the CD is dried by air contact. Spinning the disc rapidly above the surface of the fluid causes a vacuum to draw the fluid upwards for frothing, or spinning the disc within the fluid froths the cleaning fluid and centrifugally removed the fluid from the pan.

Abstract: A machine for cleaning an internal combustion engine cylinder head uses a high-pressure water jet supplied by a pump driven by an electric motor or an internal combustion engine powered by a power pack and via a spinning spray nozzle head mounted on a vertically reciprocating traveller travelling the length of a cylinder head clamped by headstock and tailstock clamping assemblies each with six conical-headed, spring-loaded clamping members clamped together by a pneumatic ram and rotatable horizontally at varying speeds by a variable-speed electric motor and drive assembly in synchronization with another electric motor driving the traveller; a spinning spray jet swivel head assembly is rotated via an hydraulic motor from the power pack; clamping and spray head assemblies are mounted within in a framed cabinet and a removable wheeled waste water collection tank underneath has fixed, vertically-opposed, horizontally spaced baffles for separation and settling sludge and floating scum from water which is then recy

Abstract: A device for cleaning extended wear soft contact lenses using liquid cleaning media is provided having a closed vessel for containing the liquid at a suitable level to wash the lenses which are rotated about a vertical axis in an upright position across the path of rotation with a swirling action imparted to the liquid with limited turbulence resulting in a gentle effective cleaning action.

Abstract: A soft contact lens cleaner for cleaning soft contact lenses by stirring a soft contact lens cleaning solution. The cleaner includes a container which contains a soft contact lens cleaning solution, a container cap covered on the container, a rotary cap covered on the container cap to rotate a rotary plug cap, a lens holder assembly suspended from the rotary plug cap by a suspension frame inside the container. Soft cushions and gloves with raised grains are received in chambers inside the lens holder assembly and rotated by the rotary plug cap to stir the soft contact lens cleaning solution in washing and sterilizing the soft contact lenses in the lens holder assembly.

Abstract: A brush holder mounted on a container of cleaning fluid includes clips engaging the handles of one or more brushes to support the brushes with the bristles thereof extending vertically into the cleaning fluid. Two vertically-spaced motor-driven cranks, rotatable in synchronism with each other about vertically spaced horizontal axes, have a horizontally extending crank pin, the lower crank pin being received in a hole in the brush holder, and the upper crank pin being received in a slot in the brush holder.

Abstract: A device for cleaning rice or vegetable such as beans in a tank containing cleaning water is provided. The cleaning water is manually agitated. A removable basket having a perforated bottom is rotatably positioned in the tank. An agitator static with respect to the tank is removably positioned in the basket. Filter screens are mounted to the perforated bottom of the basket.

Abstract: With a cleaning device that uses high-voltage discharges in liquids, it is possible to safely clean even clusters of precision castings if a tubular processing chamber serves as shock wave reflector and the position of the component and of the electrode are variable. Casting elements encrusted both with thin ceramic layers and with more ductile deposits are safely cleaned after they are lowered into the tubular chamber with sealable apertures on both sides, and after shock waves have been generated via the electrode positioned in the chamber. The tubular configuration of the chamber, which is preferably positioned endwise, makes it possible in particular to utilize the reflection waves to clean the individual components. By way of a hoist, the component configured as a cluster as well as any other configured component is passed by the electrode, turned, and if necessary swivelled in order to thus ensure a uniform and rapid cleaning.

Abstract: An open-top vessel having a closure cap, and a razor holder for releasably supporting a water rinsed razor and its blade within the vessel spaced below the closure cap. The vessel may be filled with mineral oil to a level above the blade, to have the blade submerged in the mineral oil. The razor holder may be supported on the closure cap, and rotatable via an exposed handle, for moving the razor as submerged in the mineral oil. More than one vessel may be used, as a kit, with each additional vessel also having a closure cap, a razor holder, and handle; and one or more vessels may be filled with mineral oil and one or more vessels may be left empty. The razor may be moved from vessel to vessel successively as it is being treated with the mineral oil and stored.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for contact lenses including a housing, an enclosure in which a transmission means is installed, a knob and two containers. The transmission means has a main gear which is centrally disposed on a plate within an upper portion of the enclosure and loaded with a coil spring, a compound gear and a single gear. The main gear and the single gear are engageable with the compound gear. The main gear is activated by an upper gear of the compound gear and the single gear is activated by a bottom gear of the compound gear. A second spindle of the single gear is centrally disposed on the base of the enclosure and its lower portion is connected with an acceptor to which the containers are attached. The knob has a circumferential toothed portion on its inner circumference. The circumferential toothed portion is engageable with the upper gear.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for dentures has a container for holding cleaning fluid. Within the container there is rigidly attached a spacer which consists of a plurality of L-shaped thin baffles and a center. A basket for holding the denture has a vertical side wall with slots, each slot being provided with a vane. The bottom of the basket also has slots and vanes. The basket is attached to its cover which in turn is connected to the shaft of an electric motor, the basket then being immersed in the cleaning fluid in the container. The basket and its contents are spun rapidly in the cleaning fluid, causing turbulence in the cleaning fluid and circulation of the cleaning fluid through the slots of the basket, which clean the denture placed therein.

Abstract: A contact lens washing apparatus includes a body, a container mounted detachably on the body for receiving a washing liquid therein, and a porous basket mounted rotatably in the container for retaining a contact lens therein. A small motor in the body has a shaft which is connected to a speed reduction transmission. A rotational direction change mechanism interconnects with the speed reduction transmission and the basket for changing the unidirectional rotation output of the speed reduction transmission into the rotational reciprocating motion of the basket. That is, the basket will reciprocate alternately clockwise and counterclockwise to rinse the contact lens.

Abstract: An appliance for washing and spin-drying lettuce, vegetables and similar produce, comprising a basket that separates into at least two parts and is rotatable about a horizontal axis of symmetry internally of a container fitted uppermost with a removable lid. The basket is rotated, supported, and held in alignment by relative driving and idle trunnion assemblies fitted to the two opposite side walls of the container.

Abstract: An automatic contact lens cleaner, generally shaped in an inverted U, comprises a battery holder, an electric motor, a speed reduction gear, an intermittent reversing gear using levers which engage a boss on the drive gear, and a pair of contact lens holders suspended from the reversing gear into a dish containing cleaning fluid. The bottom of the dish (one end of the U) is level with the bottom of the motor/battery-holder housing (the other end of the U), allowing the cleaner to rest upon any convenient supporting surface.

Abstract: There is disclosed an article treating apparatus particularly apparatus for pressure-impregnating or vacuum impregnating porous articles such as metal castings. A holder for the articles or a metal basket containing them is disposed in an autoclave and can be rotated about a horizontal axis. It has a horizontal through-passageway so that articles to be treated can be simultaneously loaded at one end of the passageway and unloaded at the other end of the passageway by an indexing mechanism. The indexing mechanism has a plurality of pusher arms which can be moved laterally into the path of the articles and then moved horizontally to push the articles along rails into and out of the passageway. The holder is stopped at a predetermined rotary position in which a longitudinal slot is opposite the pusher arms so that unloading and loading may be effected simultaneously with a single movement of the indexing mechanism, a pusher arm passing completely through the slot.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning and sterilizing soft contact lenses comprises a disinfection unit and a control unit. The disinfection unit comprises a receptacle for selectively containing a cleaning liquid and a sterilizing liquid, and a lens holder having perforate lens compartments. The lens holder is removably mounted in the receptacle and rotatable therein. The rotation of the lens holder effects enhanced cleansing action by turbulent flow of the cleaning liquid over the lenses. A heater is preferably mounted on the control unit in intimate heat transfer relation with the disinfection unit when the units are secured together (e.g. with permanent magnets) for heating the sterilizing liquid in the receptacle. The control unit controls the heater for providing alternating high temperature periods (not greater than about 60.degree. C.) and lower temperature periods for sterilizing the cleaned lenses.

Abstract: A rotatable fastener for holding a workpiece includes a plurality of arm members each pivotally coupled to at least two others of the arm members for scissoring movement, at least two grips situated at extremities of the arm members, and at least one tension spring coupled to the arm members for biasing the grips inwardly towards each other, thereby forcing the grips to engage the workpiece and hold same. The arm members are pivotally mounted to a rotating hub having drive posts for rotating the arm members and the grips include fingers extending angularly from a base portion thereof for receiving workpieces of various shapes, sizes, and thicknesses.

Abstract: An immersion cleaner for parts and other articles. The cleaner includes a receptacle for articles, a cover unit for a container of cleaning liquid, a cam plate unit disposed on the cover and including a circumferentially extending cam track surface having axially undulating portions, and a combination receptacle support and cam follower unit. The follower rotates about a vertical axis and is disposed in the use above the cam plate. The receptacle support unit includes means adapted to engage the cam track and to ride thereover upon oscillation of said support unit about its axis. A rod is attached to a portion of the support unit and forms an operative connection between the receptacle and the support unit. The support unit is driven in an oscillating mode. This causes the receptacle to swing through an arc and to rise and fall simultaneously.

Abstract: An immersion cleaner for parts and other articles. The cleaner includes a receptacle for articles, a cover unit for a container of cleaning liquid, a cam plate unit disposed on the cover and including a circumferentially extending cam track surface having axially undulating portions, and a combination receptacle support and cam follower unit. The follower rotates about a vertical axis and is disposed in the use above the cam plate. The receptacle support unit includes means adapted to engage the cam track and to ride thereover upon oscillation of said support unit about its axis. A rod is attached to a portion of the support unit and forms an operative connection between the receptacle and the support unit. The support unit is driven in an oscillating mode. This causes the receptacle to swing through an arc and to rise and fall simultaneously.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for washing vegetables, fruits and the like foodstuffs. It is formed of a vessel and a basket, within the vessel, for containing the foodstuffs. The basket is mounted in the vessel for rotation about the vertical axis of the latter and a flexible band is fixed, at one end, to the rotation bearing of the basket and extends outside the vessel to cause rotation, when pulled, of the foodstuffs containing basket. The vessel has a cover which is formed with a chamber apertured at the bottom and the basket has a disc at the top with a series of holes registering, during rotation, with the apertured bottom of the chamber so that water poured in the chamber may flow into the basket through such holes during rotation of the said basket.

Abstract: An apparatus for spray-etching includes a chamber having a surface on which items to be etched can be mounted. A valve has two spray nozzles to which an etchant solution and rinse water respectively are supplied. The valve is movable between a first position in which the etchant spray nozzle is directed at the aforementioned surface and the rinse water nozzle is directed into a water drain well, and a second position in which the rinse water is directed towards the said surface and the etchant nozzle is directed to an etchant drain well. Liquid from the chamber falls into an appropriate one of the drain wells, dependent on the position of the valve. The valve prevents contamination of the etchant by the rinse water.