Patent ID: 6976496
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A method of washing utensils in a pot and pan washing machine, the pot and pan washing machine including a wash tank, the wash tank including a plurality of nozzles each supplying a jet stream of water within the wash tank, each jet stream deflecting from at least one wall of the wash tank to provide a washing action, said method comprising the steps of: isolating a portion of the wash tank wherein at least one of the plurality of nozzles is located in said isolated portion of the wash tank and at least one other of the plurality of nozzles is located in a non-isolated portion of the wash tank; and capturing at least a substantial portion of the jet stream from the at least one of the plurality of nozzles within said isolated portion of the wash tank while at least substantially maintaining the jet stream deflection of the washing machine to provide a washing action within said isolated portion of the wash tank.