Patent ID: 6427707
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: B08B,B60S

Abstract:
A mobile supermarket trolley washing apparatus for simultaneously washing a plurality of trolleys, said apparatus comprising:a chassis; an enclosure to contain the plurality of trolleys, said enclosure having first and second ends and being mounted on the chassis and into which said trolleys are delivered from either the first or second end to be cleaned, an opening at each of said ends through which said trolleys enter or leave said enclosure; a conveyor mounted on said chassis and extending through said enclosure, the conveyor being adapted to receive said trolleys to move the trolleys in either direction between said first and second ends; a plurality of liquid spray nozzles mounted to direct liquid spray at the interior of said enclosure to clean said trolleys being conveyed; an assembly to deliver an air curtain across each said opening such that said trolleys are dried; and means for recycling said sprayed liquid from said enclosure back to said nozzles.