Patent ID: 9616468
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B08B

Claim:
1. A spray washing device for use in washing agricultural containers, the device comprising: an enclosure defining a single unpartitioned washing area and a path of travel through the washing area; a first spray array positioned inside the single unpartitioned washing area at least partially encompassing the path of travel; a second spray array positioned inside the washing area, the second spray array including a first manifold positioned in the single wash area on an upstream side of the first spray array along the path of travel and a second manifold positioned in the single wash area on a downstream side of the first spray array along the path of travel, the second spray array selectively movable in a direction transverse to the path of travel to provide spray to all six geometric surfaces of the container in the same single unpartitioned wash area; and a conveyor extending through the single unpartitioned washing area, the conveyor operable to support the container and selectively move the container back and forth through the first and second spray arrays along the path of travel to wash the container.