Patent ID: 9540124
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B08B,B65B,B67D,G07F

Claim:
1. A vending machine for dispensing, receiving, cleaning and/or filling a beverage container having an opening on one end thereof and an attachable lid, the vending machine comprising: a first wash chamber for receiving the beverage container, the first wash chamber being configured for receiving the beverage container in an opening-side-up orientation, wherein the first wash chamber is configured to be rotatable inverting the beverage container received therein to an upside down orientation; a second wash chamber for receiving the attachable lid; a first container cleaning jet that is configured for cleaning the beverage container's interior while the beverage container is in the first upside down orientation in the first wash chamber; a second container cleaning jet that is configured for cleaning the beverage container's exterior while the beverage container is in the first upside down orientation in the first wash chamber; wherein the first and second container cleaning jets spray water and/or disinfecting solution; and a container filling means for filling the beverage container with a beverage.