Patent ID: 6095162
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A47L,B08B

Abstract:
Apparatus for washing window blinds, said apparatus comprising a wash tank and a rinse tank,each of said tanks comprising a bottom wall and upstanding peripheral walls spaced to accommodate a vertical blind and open top;each of said tanks being dimensioned to hold a water bath of sufficient depth to cover a window blind disposed within said tank;a plurality of first elongated conduits disposed in said wash tank adjacent to the bottom wall thereof, each of said conduits having a first plurality of upwardly facing openings formed therein;a Wye fitting having first, second, and third branches;a supply conduit interconnected to said elongated conduits and to said second branch of said Wye fitting;recirculating pump means having an inlet connected to said wash tank and having an outlet interconnected to said first branch of said Wye fitting;said third branch of said Wye fitting being interconnected to a source of air at a pressure of at least 15 psi to form a mixture of pressurized air and water;said pressurized air and water mixture being discharged from said upwardly facing openings and forming vortices adjacent to said openings in said elongated conduits when discharged into said water bath in said washing tank;a plurality of second conduits disposed in said rinse tank adjacent to the bottom wall thereof, each of said second conduits having a second plurality of upwardly directed openings formed therein; andan air supply conduit in communication with each of said second conduits and a source of air at a pressure of at least 15 psi.