Patent ID: 8858730

Claim:
A beverage can cleaning apparatus for a beverage can having a can top with an upper perimeter of a specific shape and a can bottom, said beverage can cleaning apparatus comprising: a holder configured to hold the beverage can, wherein said holder comprises a first holder end and a second holder end, said first holder end and said second holder end positioned proximate one of the can top and the can bottom; a pair of nozzles, said pair of nozzles comprises a first nozzle positioned proximate said first holder end and a second nozzle positioned proximate said second holder end; a sensing apparatus positioned proximate said first holder end, wherein said sensing apparatus further comprises a rod having a first end and a second end, wherein said rod is configured with a sensing block fixedly secured to said first end of said rod, wherein said sensing block comprises a surface dimensioned to match the shape of the upper perimeter of the can top; and a sensor positioned proximate said second end of said rod, wherein said rod is forced a compressed distance into said sensor; and a controller configured to activate one of said pair of nozzles, wherein said controller is in electrical communication with said sensing apparatus.