Patent ID: 6145147
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B08B

Abstract:
An apparatus for cleaning a longitudinally extending member with a cleaning fluid, the longitudinally extending member having a first and a second lateral side and a bottom surface, comprising:a frame supporting a reservoir for holding the cleaning fluid;an axle being rotatably supported relative to said frame and located above said reservoir;a first and second substantially circular support defining a first and second periphery disposed on said axle in a spaced apart relationship;a first and a second plurality of cleaning brushes extending axially from said first and second peripheries of said first and second circular support;said first and second plurality of cleaning brushes being disposed in a facing relationship and in close proximity to one another;at least a portion of said first and second cleaning brushes extending into said reservoir for contacting the fluid cleaner therein;a third circular support defining a third periphery disposed on said axle intermediate of said first and second circular supports with said third circular support having a smaller diameter than said first and second circular supports;a third plurality of cleaning brushes extending radially outwardly from said third periphery of said third circular support; anda motor operatively connected to said axle for rotating said first, second and third cleaning brushes to clean the longitudinally extending member upon the insertion of the longitudinally extending member between said first and second cleaning brushes with said first and second cleaning brushes respectively cleaning at least the first and second lateral sides of the longitudinally extending member and with said third brushes cleaning the bottom surface of the longitudinally extending member.