Patent ID: 7748393

Claim:
An apparatus for cleaning produce, the apparatus comprising: an enclosure having a door in a frontal panel of the enclosure, the door mounted for rotating about a hinge into a horizontal attitude extending away from the enclosure and thereby forming a support platform, the enclosure further providing a floor surface extending from the frontal panel to a rear panel at a slanted angle in the enclosure and a drain grating positioned adjacent to the rear panel for receiving water from the floor surface, the drain grating directing the water into a drain system; a conduit delivering water and electrical power to a top stationary valve, a medial stationary valve and a bottom stationary valve, the stationary valves fixedly supported by the conduit so us to deliver water from the conduit to central hubs and thereby to pairs of horizontally oriented spray batons, the spray batons each providing plural spray nozzles positioned for directing water jets at an angle suitable for propelling the batons and central hubs in rotational motion about the stationary valves, an upper positioned one of the spray nozzles directing the water jets primarily downwardly, a medially positioned one of the spray nozzles directing the water jets both upwardly and downwardly simultaneously, and a lower positioned one of the spray nozzles directing the water jets primarily upwardly; an upper basket mounted on a standoff arm in an upper space within the enclosure and positioned for receiving the water jets from the top and medial stationary valves; and a lower basket mounted on plural wheels in a lower space within the enclosure and positioned for receiving the water jets from the medial and lower stationary valves; the standoff terminating with a stationary motor, the motor providing a non-round recess for receiving an axle engaged with and extending downwardly from the upper basket, the axle engaging the non-round recess for enabling the motor to drive the axle and upper basket in rotational motion for spin drying fruits and vegetables within the upper basket, the motor speed controlled by a controller.