Laundry waste water treatment and wash apparatus
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1. An apparatus for washing laundry in a closed loop system using ozonated wash water comprising:
- a holding tank for maintaining a supply of wash water prior to use in a wash cycle;
means for generating ozone;
means for transferring the ozone into the holding tank;
means for mixing and recirculating the ozone and the wash water in said holding tank;
washing means for washing laundry;
means for supplying the wash water and ozone from said holding tank to said washing means; and
means for collecting spent wash water from said washing means at the end of a wash cycle for reuse for washing laundry.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for washing laundry without hot water and detergent using a closed loop ozonated wash water system wherein wash water maintained in a storage tank is ozonated by an ozone generator prior to use in a washing machine. The spent wash water is collected, filtered and reused thereby eliminating waste water disposal problems an resulting in considerable water and energy savings. The ozone generator includes a unique air flow configuration to maximize ozone generation resulting in a high efficiency washing system.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for washing laundry in a closed loop system using ozonated wash water comprising:
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a holding tank for maintaining a supply of wash water prior to use in a wash cycle; means for generating ozone; means for transferring the ozone into the holding tank; means for mixing and recirculating the ozone and the wash water in said holding tank; washing means for washing laundry; means for supplying the wash water and ozone from said holding tank to said washing means; and means for collecting spent wash water from said washing means at the end of a wash cycle for reuse for washing laundry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for washing laundry in an closed loop system using ozonated wash water comprising:
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a holding tank for maintaining a supply of wash water prior to use in a wash cycle; means for generating ozone; means for mixing the ozone in the wash water in said holding tank; a washing means for washing laundry; means for transferring wash water from said holding tank to said washing means; means for collecting spent wash water from said washing means at the end of a wash cycle for reuse for washing laundry; means for storing said spent wash water prior to reuse for washing laundry; and
,means for recirculating the spent wash water into the holding tank. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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