Patent ID: 7607443

Claim:
A cleaning station to at least partially clean at least a portion of at least one appendage of a user using at least one fluid, comprising: a rotatable wash chamber, the wash chamber including a first end and a second end and an axis of rotation; an appendage receiving cavity located within and defined by the wash chamber, the appendage receiving cavity adapted for being accessible by the portion of the at least one appendage through an opening in the first end of the wash chamber, wherein the wash chamber comprises a housing enclosing substantially the appendage receiving cavity, the appendage receiving cavity being accessible by the at least one appendage through an opening in the housing; a plurality of nozzles disposed on the housing, the plurality of nozzles adapted to project the at least one fluid into the appendage receiving cavity; and a fluid conveyance structure adapted to deliver the at least one fluid directly to at least one nozzle of the plurality of nozzles, wherein the fluid conveyance structure is adjacent to a void space, wherein the fluid conveyance structure is offset from a center of the wash chamber at least a first radial distance, the center substantially collocated along the axis of rotation of the wash chamber, wherein the void space is located at a second radial distance from the center of the wash chamber, and wherein the first radial distance is substantially equal to the second radial distance for a given longitudinal position along a longitudinal length of the wash chamber, wherein, when the fluid conveyance structure is filled with the at least one fluid, the void space is not filled with the at least one fluid; whereby, during operation of the wash chamber, the at least one fluid flows in from a fluid inlet, through the fluid conveyance structure and the at least one nozzle, and into the appendage receiving cavity.