Patent ID: 8079376

Claim:
A bottle cleaner comprising: A. an intake area for receiving bottles in an upright orientation; B. a first moving device that: a. grips said bottles while in said upright orientation; b. places said bottles, while gripped, into an inverted orientation; c. moves said bottles, while in said inverted orientation and with a horizontal component of motion, through a first cleaning area; d. while in said first cleaning area, applies a first cleaning solution to said bottles; e. after said first cleaning solution is applied to said bottles, moves said bottles, with a horizontal component of motion, out of said first cleaning area; f. after said bottles are moved out of said first cleaning area; returns said bottles to said upright orientation; and g. while said bottles are in said upright orientation after moving out of said first cleaning area, releases the gripping of said bottles; C. an intermediate area for receiving said bottles, while in said upright configuration, after said bottles have moved out of said first cleaning area; and D. a second moving device that: a. grips said bottles, while in said upright orientation and in said intermediate area; b. places said bottles, while gripped and after having moved into said intermediate area, into an inverted orientation; c. moves said bottles, while in said inverted orientation and after having moved into said intermediate area and with a horizontal component of motion, through a second cleaning area; d. while in said second cleaning area, applies a second cleaning solution to said bottles; e. after said second cleaning solution is applied to said bottles, moves said bottles out of said second cleaning area; f. after said bottles are moved out of said second cleaning area; returns said bottles to said upright orientation; and g. while said bottles are in said upright orientation after moving out of said second cleaning area, releases the gripping of said bottles.