Patent ID: 7757700

Claim:
A cleaning station to at least partially clean at least a portion of at least one appendage using at least one fluid, comprising: a rotatable wash chamber, the wash chamber including a substantially planar inner member and an outer member, the wash chamber including a first end and a second end; an object receiving cavity located within the inner member, the object receiving cavity adapted for being accessible by the portion of the at least one object through an opening in the first end of the wash chamber; an annular cavity located between the inner and the outer members, the inner member including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing the object receiving cavity and the second surface facing the annular cavity; and at least one angled nozzle having an inlet side, a substantially planar outlet side, an inlet slot, and an outlet slot, wherein the inlet slot and the outlet slot intersect to form a passageway for the at least one fluid to travel from the annular cavity through the inlet slot, passageway, and outlet slot to the object receiving cavity, wherein the outlet slot is substantially transverse to the inlet slot, and wherein a plane of discharge of the at least one fluid from the outlet slot is disposed at an acute angle, relative to the substantially planar outlet side adjacent to the outlet slot; whereby during operation of the wash chamber, the at least one fluid flows into the annular cavity, through at least the angled nozzle, and into the object receiving cavity.