Patent ID: 8016946

Claim:
A method for servicing an apparatus for washing parts, the method comprising: moving a sink that is pivotally connected on a pivot axis to a back portion of a free standing support frame of the apparatus, the back portion defined between opposed side portions of the support frames, on a pivot axis from a work configuration, defined when the sink is supported by the pivot axis and a holder disposed on each of the opposed side portions of the support frame, to a service configuration, defined when the sink is moved to a pivoted position such that a pipe: that is pivotally connected to the sink at a location disposed between a drain and a front portion of the sink to rigidly affix a pump at a distal end of the pipe: is disposed at an acute angle to the sink so that the pump is thereby removed from and disposed above a first cleaning solution reservoir and a sink support secures the sink in said pivotal position so that there is no interference between the pump and the first cleaning solution reservoir; removing the first cleaning solution reservoir from within the free standing support frame; moving a second cleaning solution reservoir to within the free standing support frame without interference between the pump and the second cleaning solution reservoir; moving the sink from the service configuration to the work configuration such that the pump is moved into and disposed within the second cleaning solution reservoir and the pipe is vertically disposed.