Patent ID: 7003843

Claim:
A garbage can cleaning system for cleaning the interior of a garbage can, the garbage can cleaning system comprising: a platform assembly being adapted for being positioned on a vehicle, said platform assembly defining a reservoir for storing fluid to be used for cleaning the garbage can, said platform assembly having an upper surface on which the garbage can to be cleaned is rested during cleaning; at least one fluid distribution assembly being coupled to said platform assembly, said fluid distribution assembly being adapted for being in fluid communication with the fluid stored by said platform assembly such that said fluid distribution assembly is for spraying the fluid into the garbage can to facilitate cleaning of the garbage can; at least one scrubbing assembly being coupled to said platform assembly, said scrubbing assembly being adapted for scrubbing an interior of the garbage can to remove debris from the interior of the garbage can; and said fluid distribution assembly comprising at least one nozzle member, said at least one nozzle member being coupled to said platform assembly, said at least one nozzle member being positioned proximate said scrubbing assembly, said at least one nozzle member being in fluid communication with the reservoir defined by said platform assembly such that said at least one nozzle member is capable of spraying the fluid from the reservoir into the garbage can when said scrubbing assembly is scrubbing the interior of the garbage can; said at least one nozzle member being positioned on said platform assembly such that fluid exits said at least one nozzle substantially at the upper surface of said platform assembly; said at least one nozzle member being oriented on said platform assembly such that fluid exiting said at least one nozzle member flows in a substantially orthogonal direction with respect to the upper surface of said platform assembly to direct fluid upwardly towards a bottom of the garbage can when said scrubbing assembly is positioned in the interior of the garbage can; said platform assembly comprising a tank member forming said reservoir, said tank member being adapted for storing fluid to be used for cleaning the garbage can, the tank member being in fluid communication with the fluid distribution assembly such that said fluid distribution assembly is adapted for spraying fluid from the tank member into the garbage can.