Patent ID: 7993471

Claim:
A cleaning station comprising: a body; a rotatable wash chamber associated with the body, the wash chamber including an inner member and an outer member, the wash chamber including a first end and a second end, the wash chamber including an axis of rotation; an appendage receiving cavity located within the inner member, the appendage receiving cavity adapted for being accessible by at least a portion of at least one appendage of a person through an opening in the first end of the wash chamber; an annular cavity located between the inner member and the outer member, the inner member including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing the appendage receiving cavity and the second surface facing the annular cavity; and a plurality of nozzles disposed on the inner member, the plurality of nozzles adapted to receive at least one fluid from the annular cavity and to project the at least one fluid into the appendage receiving cavity, wherein at least one nozzle of said plurality of nozzles includes at least one rib on an inlet side of the at least one nozzle of said plurality of nozzles, the at least one rib being adapted to engage a surface of an inner wall of the outer member to maintain a portion of the at least one nozzle of said plurality of nozzles in a selected position and at least prevent the at least one nozzle of said plurality of nozzles from being dislodged from the selected position during the operation of the automated cleaning station whereby during operation of the wash chamber, the at least one fluid flows in from a fluid inlet to the annular cavity, into the annular cavity, and through the plurality of nozzles into the appendage receiving cavity.