Patent ID: 7278433

Claim:
A produce washer to wash a cored lettuce head having a cored portion, comprising: a holder to position a single cored lettuce head; a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder, wherein the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion of the cored lettuce head facing the nozzle disposed across the horizontal distance, and wherein the nozzle directs a stream of cleansing liquid across the horizontal distance into the cored portion when the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder; a bar coupled to the holder; a strut; a nozzle holder, wherein the nozzle is inserted into the nozzle holder; and a series of sliding clamps to allow the nozzle to move relative to the holder with multiple degrees of freedom, wherein the series of sliding clamps include: a first sliding clamp coupled to the strut, wherein the first sliding clamp can slide along the bar to be fastened in a plurality of positions along the bar to allow the nozzle to move relative to the holder with a first degree of freedom; and a second sliding clamp coupled to the nozzle holder, wherein the second sliding clamp can slide along the strut to be fastened in a plurality of positions along the strut to allow the nozzle to move relative to the holder with a second degree of freedom.