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Wash chamber for appendage-washing method

  • US 7,883,585 B2
  • Filed: 12/08/2008
  • Issued: 02/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing an inner member and an outer member to form a wash chamber, the wash chamber including a first end and a second end, the second end being rotatably connectable to the automated cleaning station, the wash chamber having an axis of rotation, the wash chamber having an appendage receiving cavity and an annular cavity, the appendage receiving cavity located within the inner member, the appendage receiving cavity being accessible through an opening in the first end of the wash chamber, the appendage receiving cavity adapted to receive at least a portion of an appendage for washing, the annular cavity located between the inner member and the outer member, the annular cavity being radially symmetric with respect to the axis of rotation, the inner member having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing the cylindrical cavity and the second surface facing the annular cavity; and

    connecting a nozzle inlay to a nozzle inlay receiving member in the inner member, the nozzle inlay including a plurality of interconnected nozzles, the plurality of nozzles configured to be substantially flush with an adjacent portion of the first surface of the wash chamber, the plurality of nozzles adapted to receive the at least one fluid from the annular cavity and to project the at least one fluid into the appendage receiving cavity.

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