Tumbler Patents (Class 15/75)
  • Patent number: 11020779
    Abstract: A bottle cleaning system includes a bowl; and a brush attachment attached to the bottom surface of the bowl, and having an elongated tube attached to a rod engaged with a pressure seat, the pressure seat attached to a first valve; bristles extending from the elongated tube; a housing extending around the rod and positioned above the pressure seat; and a connection system attached to the bottom surface of the bowl, and having a plate with a channel, the channel to align with the pressure seat; and a spring surrounding the channel and having a second valve contained therein; depressing the spring via the housing forces liquid through the channel and the elongated tube; the bristles allow for one handed cleaning of a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventor: Heidi Chen
  • Patent number: 10016254
    Abstract: A dental water jet provides a pressurized water stream for cleaning gums and teeth. The embodiment includes a base unit defining a cavity. The cavity contains a pump, which may move pressurized water from a reservoir to a tip in fluid communication with the pump. A flow control knob may be turned to selectively adjust the water pressure supplied by the tip between a minimum and a maximum value. Fluid may flow from the reservoir and ultimately into the tip to provide oral irrigation and/or cleaning of the teeth, gums, and tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold A. Luettgen
  • Patent number: 9440267
    Abstract: A vessel washer comprises: a washing tub; a cover element; and a pedal, wherein the washing tub comprises a rotating member, an outer brush, and an inner brush; the rotating member comprises a center branch and a side branch; the center branch and the side branch are rotated and revolved, respectively; the outer brush is disposed at the side branch, and the inner brush is disposed at the center branch; the cover element comprises a pressure part made of resin for pressing a vessel disposed on the center branch in an upside-down manner; and the pedal is pressed or treaded on by a hand or foot of a user to rotate and revolve the center branch and the side branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Hyeon Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 5606759
    Abstract: A brush assembly including a brush holder having a center axle hole fixedly secured to the output shaft of a motor and two elongated slots longitudinally aligned at two opposite ends, a master cylinder brush coupled to the output shaft of the motor for cleaning the inside of the loaded cup, and two auxiliary cylinder brushes slidably and perpendicularly coupled to the elongated slots of the brush holder and fixed in place by a respective screw for cleaning the outside of the loaded cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Inventor: Jack Yang
  • Patent number: 5315729
    Abstract: A cup washing machine includes a first transmission shaft and a second transmission shaft respectively coupled to a motor drive by a set of gears, a third transmission shaft eccentrically coupled to the second transmission shaft, a first cylinder brush and a second cylinder brush respectively coupled to the first and third transmission shafts, a toothed lock block controlled by a lock control knob to lock the third transmission in a desired angular position for permitting the pitch between the first and second cylinder brushes to be adjustably set. A detergent dispensing can with a dispensing tube is mounted on the housing of the machine and controlled to disperse detergent to the cylinder brushes for cleaning cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Inventor: Jack Yang
  • Patent number: 5224233
    Abstract: A machine for cleaning the heads of golf clubs includes a motordriven rotary brush which is submerged in a container of water or the like, the motor being located in a first housing section located outside of the container and the brush being carried by a shaft journaled in a second housing section located within the container, the two sections being connected at their upper ends by a third section housing the transmission between the motor and the brush shaft. The machine is supported by an adjustable ground-engaging support attached to the motor housing and by clamps which clamp the container wall to the side of the brush shaft housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Rich
  • Patent number: 5156634
    Abstract: A horizontal cup washing machine comprising a fan motor to drive a plurality of tube brushes to rotate via a gear power transmission mechanism and a plurality of output shafts. The casing of the machine has a plurality of tube brush holder means for holding the tube brushes permitting the tube brushes to be dried by the air when they are not in use. An elongated recess and a plate spring are made on the bottom edge of the casing of the machine so that it can be conveniently attached to the casing of a water faucet by a lock screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Inventor: Jack Yang
  • Patent number: 4791693
    Abstract: A corn silking apparatus designed to remove the silk from ears of corn, which is characterized by a housing containing a drive gear and a driven, or idler gear. The drive gear is driven by an electric motor and carries a drive shaft and the idler gear carries an idler shaft, which drive shaft and idler shaft are spaced from each other in parallel relationship and each receive a pair of brushes that rotate in different directions. The silk is removed from individual ears of corn by placing the ears on top of and between the rotating brushes. In a first preferred embodiment, the drive shaft and idler shaft extend through the housing and are journalled for rotation in bushings located in a removable front plate and a rear end plate and the motor is located externally of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1988
    Inventor: Billy J. Kvaternik
  • Patent number: 4574414
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance has a housing with an inlet opening for admitting water, a rotor rotatable in the housing, a brush member connected with the rotor for joint rotation therewith, a first smaller opening for supplying a smaller portion of water to the brush member for mixing with a soap, and a second greater outlet opening for exiting a greater portion of water for rinsing a dish or the like washed by the brush member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Inventor: Sam Zhadanov
  • Patent number: 4472851
    Abstract: Washing device for automatically brushing and applying cleaning fluid to a soiled implement such as a golf club. The device has a cylindrical rotating brush, cleaning nozzles for directing jets of cleaning fluid axially along the peripheral surface of the rotating brush, and hood means enclosing at least one end of the brush to capture the undeviated portion of the cleaning jet. Portions of the cleaning jet and brush are exposed while the device is in use, permitting the progress of cleaning to be determined without interruption. In a preferred mode of the invention the axis of rotation of the brush is vertical, the jets of water are directed vertically upward, and the brush is driven by a turbine powered by the same water supply that provides cleaning fluid. A self-draining basin formed integrally with the hood can be disposed about the cleaning area. The cleaning jets are preferably taken from the housing of the turbine, and are formed by nozzles comprising holes in the upper portion of the turbine housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignee: K & D Marketing Corp.
    Inventor: Clifford J. Kinsey
  • Patent number: 4379355
    Abstract: A washing machine for hollowware has a washing implement mounted on a rotating shaft projected outwardly from a casing of the machine. The washing implement is covered with a hollowware to be washed having a relatively deep depth through operation of an operator, and when the hollowware is moved by means of the operator's hand(s), the washing implement rotates while contacting with the inside of the hollowware thereby removing stains therefrom. The rotating shaft is connected to either a pinion meshing with a rack, or a rotary gear meshing with a stationary gear, so that when the hollowware is subjected to reciprocating motion or rotary motion, the rotating shaft rotates on its own axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1983
    Assignee: Hukuba Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Shuji Suga
  • Patent number: 4228559
    Abstract: A device for washing dishes and drinking utensils is provided using a faucet attached, water-powered rotating brush. Water jet action provides the motive force and the water can also be used to aid in washing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Inventor: Norbert A. Kirk
  • Patent number: 3940819
    Abstract: A liquid-powered device is provided for washing the terminal-end portion of an elongated member, such as a hand, extended therein. Liquid, under pressure, energizes a positive-displacement motor which powers a rotational laving element wetted by the liquid after it has exited the motor. A housing which confines, collects, and vents used liquid has an entrance opening for entry of the terminal-end portion of an elongated member into washing relationship with the laving element. Provision can be made for supplying soap and the like in solid or liquid form within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1973
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1976
    Inventors: Raymond F. McMackin, Richard B. Britton, Kenneth E. Robins
  • Patent number: D265201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1982
    Assignee: Brite Way Corporation
    Inventor: Henry A. Salem