Cleaning and sanitizing system

• US 7,086,407 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2004
• Issued: 08/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ozone International LLC
• Original Assignee: Ozone International LLC
• Inventors: Lynn, Daniel W.
• Primary Examiner(s): KORNAKOV, MIKHAIL
• Application Number:
  US10/755,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20050150524A1
• Time in Patent Office: 942 Days
• Field of Search: 134/94.1, 134/95.3, 134/95.1, 134/98.1, 134/102.2, 134/95.2, 134/31, 134/34, 134/37, 134/99.1, 134/103.2, 134/198, 422/292
• US Class Current: 134/94.1
• CPC Class Codes: A23B 4/24 Inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/183 Ozone dissolved in a liquid
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/22 Phase substances, e.g. smokes, aerosols or sprayed or atomised substances
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 7/02 Spray pistols; Apparatus for discharge for spraying particulate material B05B7/14; with means for heating the material to be sprayed B05B7/16; with means for supplying fluent material to a discharge device B05B7/24
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 7/066 with an inner liquid outlet surrounded by at least one annular gas outlet
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 2203/005 the liquid being ozonated
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/026 Cleaning by making use of hand-held spray guns; Fluid preparations therefor

Abstract

A high pressure water stream(14) is discharged onto a surface to be cleaned. An ozone/water stream(16) is discharged on the same surface for sanitizing the surface. The high pressure water and ozone/water streams(14,16) are discharged simultaneously along closely adjacent paths that are either parallel (FIG. 3) or concentric (FIG. 2). The water pressure is at least about 100 p.s.i. and is preferably between 100 p.s.i. and 2000 p.s.i. The nozzles that discharge the streams (14,16) maybe movable relative to the object(s) that receives the high pressure water and ozone/water (FIG. 1). Or, they may be fixed and the object may be movable relative to them (FIG. 4).

Claims

1. A cleaning system, comprising:

a wand having a first conduit with an inlet and an outlet, and a first discharge nozzle connected to the outlet of the first conduit;

a source of high pressure water connected to the wand; and

a source of ozone/water connected to the wand;

the wand further including

a second conduit having an inlet and an outlet, and further wherein the source of high pressure water is connected to the inlet of the first conduit and the source of ozone/water is connected to the inlet of the second conduit; and

a second discharge nozzle connected to the outlet of the second conduit, wherein the wand is configured to discharge the high pressure water and ozone/water simultaneously.

4. The cleaning system of claim 1, wherein the second discharge nozzle substantially concentrically surrounds the first discharge nozzle and discharges an ozone/water stream that substantially concentrically surrounds a high pressure stream that is discharged from the first discharge nozzle.

5. The cleaning system of claim 1, wherein the pressure of the high pressure water is greater than about 100 psi.

2. The cleaning system of clam 1, wherein the first discharge nozzle is positioned to discharge ozone/water along a path that is substantially parallel to a path of the high pressure water that is discharged from the first discharge nozzle.

3. The cleaning system of clam 1, wherein the first discharge nozzle is positioned to discharge ozone/water along a path that is adjacent to a path of the high pressure water that is discharged from the first discharge nozzle.