Method and apparatus for washing fruit
US5979473A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B3/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved apparatus for washing fruit that includes supporting rollers, a nozzle for directing a spray of water at 100 psi at the surface of the whole fruit; and clean-out bars that reduce the movement of the fruit toward the nozzle being transported at a predetermined time.
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