Abstract: A disinfection apparatus for disinfection of objects, such as health care objects, is disclosed. The disinfection apparatus includes a disinfection chamber, and a channel system with at least one wash channel. The wash channel is arranged to transport a cleaning liquid to nozzles directed substantially transversely thereto to distribute cleaning liquid in the disinfection chamber. The wash channel, which supports the nozzles, has a releasable quick coupling which at least at one end engagingly cooperates with the rest of the channel system.

Abstract: A basket for an orbital washer is provided with a bottom wall having a variable slope. The angle of bottom slope varies from a maximum angle to a minimum angle in the circumferential direction about the axis of the basket. The slope variation causes changes in the rate of motion of clothes as the clothes move circumferentially within the basket, which change enhances turbulence of the clothes motion and, thereby, washing of the clothes.

Abstract: A symmetrical opposed-motion basket design is provided for an orbital clothes washer. The symmetrical opposed-motion basket is structured to cause clothes in one portion of the basket to tend to move clockwise, while clothes in another portion of the basket tend to move counter-clockwise. The center post and outer wall each have a relatively rough surface and the basket bottom wall has a relatively smooth surface comprising two concentric rings, one of which slopes continuously upwardly from the outer wall and the other of which slopes continuously upwardly from the inner wall to a point of intersection of the two rings. This structure enhances mixing and turbulence within the clothes load during the orbital cycles of the clothes washer.

Abstract: An unsymmetrical basket design is disclosed for an orbital clothes washer. The unsymmetrical design includes a basket bottom having one portion thereof axially lower than another portion with prescribed slopes connecting the upper and lower portions of the basket bottom. In one portion of the basket the inner bottom surface slopes downwardly from the center of the basket to produce turnover in one sense of clothes disposed therein, and in another sloped portion of the basket the inner bottom surface slopes upwardly from the center to facilitate turnover of cloth in a sense opposite the sense of turnover in the one portion, such that mixing of clothes within the basket is enhanced during the orbiting of the basket.

Abstract: A washing machine comprises two frames each mounting a plurality of tubular wash receptacles and arranged to oscillate on a support in opposite directions. Connecting rods resiliently affixed to each frame interconnect the two frames and constitute an oscillating system with the frame and receptacles mounted thereon. A crank drive oscillates the system in the range of the natural frequency thereof. Wash and wash liquid is preferably continuously delivered to each receptacle.