Patent ID: 7308808

Claim:
An article cleaning apparatus comprising: an air management mechanism having a cooling coil and a drain tray disposed under said cooling coil; a cleaning basket assembly; a fluid regeneration device; a working fluid device coupled to said fluid regeneration device, and said cleaning basket assembly, and said air management mechanism; said working fluid device including a working tank, a regeneration pump, a conductivity sensor, a waste water drain valve, wherein said regeneration pump is disposed between said working tank and said conductivity sensor, wherein said waste water drain valve is disposed between said conductivity sensor and said fluid regeneration device, and wherein said waste water drain valve is coupled to waste water discharge piping, a first drain conduit disposed between said cleaning basket assembly and said working tank, and a valve wherein said valve is disposed in said drain conduit; a clean fluid device coupled to said cleaning basket assembly and said fluid regeneration device; and a second drain conduit disposed between said drain tray and said working tank.