Patent ID: 6314970
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
Apparatus for cleaning dispensing tips which are used with precision dispensing apparatus for delivering controlled amounts of fluid, said apparatus comprising:a) a container;b) a plunger assembly connected to said container and having an internal passage, a first end located in fluid communication with said container, and a second end spaced from said container;c) said first end of said plunger assembly receiving and holding a dispensing tip so that the internal passage of said plunger assembly is in fluid communication with an internal passage of the tip; andd) an operator member on the second end of said plunger assembly for manual operation of a plunger of said assembly;e) so that in response to manual operation of said plunger assembly cleaning fluid is forced from the internal passage of said plunger assembly through the internal passage of the tip to clean the internal passage of the tip whereupon the cleaning fluid exits the tip and is received by the container.