Patent ID: 8388765

Claim:
A countertop apparatus for washing and sanitizing bottles comprising: a housing with upper and lower portions and first and second receiving areas, the first receiving area including an upper inlet and a lower outlet, the second receiving area including an upper supply port and a lower return port, an internal recirculation line positioned within the housing and interconnecting the inlet, the outlet, the return port and the supply port, a heating element in thermal communication with the internal recirculation line; a container for storing bottles, the container having upper and lower grated surfaces, a tube with upper and lower ends formed within the container, the container removably positioned within the first receiving area with the upper end of the tube in communication with the upper inlet and the lower grated surface in communication with the lower outlet; a reservoir having a closed lower surface and a removable upper lid, the reservoir including a supply line and a collection bag, the reservoir removably positioned within the second receiving area with the supply line in communication with the upper supply port and the collection bag in communication with the lower return port; an upper sprinkler positioned within the upper portion of the first receiving area and in communication with the upper inlet, whereby fluid delivered to the upper inlet spins the upper sprinkler and delivers fluid downwardly into the container; a lower sprinkler positioned within the lower portion of the first receiving area and in communication with the lower end of the tube, whereby fluid delivered to the tube spins the lower sprinkler and delivers fluid upwardly into the container; an exit valve positioned within the housing, the exit valve delivering fluid from the container to either the recirculation line or the collection bag.