INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CLEANING OF WASTE CARTS AND CONTAINERS

• US 20080105761A1
• Filed: 10/30/2007
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blast-N-Clean, LLC
• Original Assignee: Blast-N-Clean, LLC
• Inventors: Amestoy, Pierre, Byers, Ernest
• Application Number:
  US11/929,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20080105761A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/146
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/0936 using rotating jets
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2003/023 Gripper arms for embracing the receptacle
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2003/0279 the discharging means mounted at the front of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 7/005 Devices, mounted on refuse collecting vehicles, for cleaning or disinfecting refuse receptacles

Abstract

A mobile or stationary waste cart or container cleaning system used for residential, commercial and industrial waste, garbage, trash, storage or operations containers or receptacles. Other applications include, but are not limited to cleaning of chemical drums, grease dumpsters (e.g. behind restaurants), rain barrels and non-uniform residential, commercial or industrial dumpsters or waste containers. The container cleaning system can alternatively be used for rural areas, farms or ranches. The system sprays the interior and exterior of the container.

Claims

1. A spraying system for spraying a cart or container comprising:

a fluid spray system for spraying the cart or container, said spray system spraying both an inside and an outside of the cart or container; and

a system for lifting and inverting the cart or container over said fluid spray system.

2. The spraying system of claim 1 further comprising a mobile vehicle comprising said spraying system and a transportable base.

3. The spraying system of claim 2 wherein said vehicle comprises a switch for operating said spraying system disposed in a cab of said vehicle.

4. The spraying system of claim 3 wherein said switch is manually activated.

5. The spraying system of claim 3 wherein said switch is automatically activated.

6. The spraying system of claim 1 wherein said spraying of the inside and the outside of the cart or container is simultaneous.

7. The spraying system of claim 1 wherein said spraying of the inside and outside of the cart or container is in series.

8. The spraying system of claim 1 wherein said system for lifting and inverting comprises a system for returning the cart or container to its approximate original location.

9. The spraying system of claim 1 wherein said fluid spray system further sprays a lid of the cart or container.

10. The spraying system of claim 9 further comprising a lid lifter.

11. A method for spraying a cart or container comprising:

lifting and inverting a cart or container over a fluid spray system; and

spraying the cart or container, wherein the spray system spraying an inside and an outside of the cart or container.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising transporting the fluid spray system via a mobile vehicle comprising a transportable base.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the vehicle comprises a switch disposed in a cab of the vehicle and the method further comprises initiating the spraying with the switch.

14. The method of claim 13 comprising manually activating the switch.

15. The method of claim 13 comprising automatically activating the switch.

16. The method of claim 11 comprising spraying the inside and the outside of the cart or container simultaneously.

17. The method of claim 11 comprising spraying the inside and the outside of the cart or container in series.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising spraying a lid of the cart or container with the spray system

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising lifting the lid.

20. The method of claim 11 further comprising returning the cart or container to its approximate original location.