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Washing apparatus

US4476601A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 3, 1983
Grant dateOct 16, 1984
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB08B1/52
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A washing apparatus constructed for using a plurality of types of brushes, in a manner such that a brush is supported on an end of a swing lever, and with an object to be washed being washed by rotating the brush in contact with said object. The washing apparatus is characterized so that when a hard brush is used the swing lever is fixed. However when a soft brush is used the brush is constrained by applying to said lever a load which is balanced by, or is a little less than the weight of said brush.

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