Miscellaneous

A traffic signal signal lamp assembly has an upper lens and a lower lens bordered by ends of first and second cylindrical hoods, respectively. The first hood is connected to a first trough having an outlet port which extends through the first hood whereby rain water in the first trough flows through...     

A fluid application system which is useful for the subjection of substantially planar objects to various fluids for cleaning, etching, photoresist developing and the like. The system includes a chamber which has at least one agitation mechanism. The agitation mechanism includes an orificed plate positioned...     

A cuttingboard for kitchens and the like is provided wherein a generally planar cutting surface is adapted for positioning directly over a sink basin. A flange depends from the front side of the cuttingboard for abutting engagement with the counter top of a conventional kitchen sink area for purposes...     

A formed cover is attached to motor mounting studs for overlying an electric motor of an appliance such as an automatic washer. The cover has raised perimeter wall portions about flat liquid collection zones, spillways formed through the wall portions at selected corner locations, and drip lips subjacent...     

A dishwasher is disclosed which includes a tub formed of plastic, such as polypropylene, or other heat-deformable material. A heating element for effecting the final drying of the articles in the dishwasher is disposed near the bottom wall of the tub where the heat from the heating element could cause...     

A manually operable apparatus for preparing specimens to be viewed microscopically, and providing resuable parts and elements selectively employed to immerse the specimens for fixation, staining, etc. for dehydration and embedding, comprising at least one sieve cup and tube combination to be arranged...     

A two-chambered cleaning device includes an upper chamber and a lower chamber separated by a generally horizontal perforated plate. Generally vertical openings extend through the horizontal plate constituting the perforations which receive generally vertical open tubes extending above the horizontal...     

A soft contact lens container is disclosed for the immersion, preservation, optical measurement, shipping and dispensing of soft contact lenses. The container has an overall cylindrical shape with the cylinder sidewalls divided into mating portions for confining the soft contact lens as well as a liquid...     

Enameling of long, bar-shaped objects such as shaped sections for doors and/or windows made of plastic or of plastic coated metals shall be made possible in a simple manner without additional, time-consuming manual operations by means of an apparatus for electrostatically spray-enameling plastic parts...     

An improved apparatus for enclosed flow-line semiconductor wafer treatment includes a wafer-containing vessel and a mechanism for imparting plug-flow to a treatment fluid flowing into the vessel. One plug-flow imparting mechanism includes a flow-expansion input element and a fixed helical flow-diverting...     

A dishware protector configured for disposition within a rack of an automatic dishwasher intermediate dishware stages defined by an array of upstanding post members for isolation of individual pieces of dishware during a washing cycle to guard same against collision, is comprised of a polymeric separating...     

Centrifugal processing machine for spray processing wafers of silicon and the like the machine having a processing chamber closed by a door and having a generally horizontal orientation with the rotor also substantially horizontally oriented. The peripheral sidewall of the process chamber has an offset...     

A decorator tip cleaning device includes a pair of planar sheets of heat resistant plastic material are hinged together at one corner and moveable with respect to each other between an overlying position and an open position. The sheets each define a plurality of apertures sized to receive a plurality...     

A method for use and application comprising a power denture washer having a washing container for housing the denture with a removable sealable lid. Disposed within the lid is a denture cleaner storage compartment with a removable sealable top cover. Disposed in the bottom of the washing container is...     

For use with an apparatus for performing biological fluid assays, the apparatus having a probe assembly that includes a tubular probe, a probe wash station for washing the tubular probe with a washing fluid. The probe wash station comprises a probe washing receptacle that is adapted to receive the tubular...     

A fingernail device which includes a receptacle having a small diameter fluid passageway positioned at an angle to the base of the receptacle. The passageway has a nozzle which directs fluid at a downward angle to the upper surface of the base of the receptacle to create a high-velocity, shallow, fan-shaped...     

An apparatus for removing a photo-resist covering from a substrate employs fine solid CO.sub.2 particles that are impacted on the substrate at high velocity to cause abrading of the photo-resist covering in the absence of damage or contamination of the substrate.

An apparatus for washing rice prior to cooking includes a glass or plastic cylinder having threadably attached lids at both ends. A screen mesh container is retained within the cylinder and is designed to hold the rice, while the cylinder is partially fillable with water which is used in the rice process....     

An elongated housing having its interior divided into a top and a bottom compartment by a perforate dividing wall can be used as a device to sterilize toothbrushes. When it is used for this purpose the top compartment is filled with water and the brush end of a toothbrush and a sterilizing composition...     

A portable sailboard frame comprised of an upper tubular structure and a lower supporting rack which can be assembled and disassembled because of its modular features. The frame is also multifunctional and facilitates the maintenance of sailboards, surfboards and similar craft.

An apparatus for removing surface material such as contaminated textures including asbestos and the like from walls and ceiling structures, and for preventing the removed material from escaping into the ambient environment. The apparatus provides a portable shroud enclosing a material removal member...     

For intensive cleaning of both lenses and frames of glasses, a cleaning vessel is provided having a cover which sealingly contains a cleaning fluid for receiving the glasses. A holder provided in the vessel for retaining different lengths of spectacles so they are centered in the vessel. The holder may...     

A shoe cleaning device which includes a mat positioned within a pan of cleaning fluid, the mat is of pliable open cellular construction wich allows the fluid to be coursed into sole crevices to effect cleaning thereof when the mat is stepped on.

A transducer array for use in a megasonic cleaning system comprising a flat plate made of quartz or sapphire or boron nitride and a transducer having a conductive flat surface bonded to the flat plate and a conductive surface spaced from the flat plate.

Disclosed herein is a dishwasher having a rack which has a circular protusion formed around its outer periphery so that the rack can be removably suspended from the upper inner periphery of the diswasher tub. A rotary nozzle head assembly is rotatably secured to a central portion of the bottom of the...     

Cleansing apparatus comprising a pair of rotating cylinders with spray nozzles in the walls thereof. The cylinders provide cylindrical cleansing chambers which have their axes displaced from each other at an angle of approximately 30 degrees to comfortably receive the hands and forearms of a user. Certain...     

A slide irrigating unit has two plexiglass boxes, an inner box forming an irrigating chamber and an outer box forming a drain box. The outer drain box is tightly sealed and its inner walls form the perimeters of the inner box which is open at the top. PVC tubing extends through the outer box and underneath...     

A cleaning assembly for cleaning the bristles of a paint brush, comprising in combination a container having a top mouth and a bottom flooring, a paint solvent into the container, a paint brush having a handle and bristles the latter bathing into the solvent, a cover having a bottom mouth, the mouths...     

An improved fixture is provided for use in supporting a plurality of components, particularly such as electrical or electronic components having elongated conductive terminals, during solder dip process steps or the like. The fixture comprises a generally U-shaped frame adapted to support a stacked group...     

The invention deals with some improvements on chambers intended for setting concrete parts, as well as with the necessary complementary components to transfer the concrete parts from the production machine up to the chamber part outlet. One of the improvements consists of a certain mechanism, named transfer...     

A system for the chemical cleaning of metal, for example, the acid pickling of steel, includes one or more tanks containing a corrosive liquid bath in which the liquid is flowed rapidly relative to the metal and held at a temperature in excess of 180.degree. F. The tanks comprise an outer metal shell...     

A container for cleaning Bar-B-Q racks is shaped to receive both round and rectangular racks. The container has U-shaped vertical side walls, rectangular shaped vertical end walls and a semi-circular bottom wall. The top of the container is opened and a Bar-B-Q rack and a solution for cleaning the Bar-B-Q...     

A wetsuit washing hanger includes a pair of hollow laterally extending arms for supporting a wetsuit by its shoulder area. The hollow interior of the arms communicate with an integral funnel into which water from a shower head from which the device is suspended may be directed. Apertures in the side...     

An animal waste flushing assembly utilizes a domed, open-bottomed enclosure and supply and drain tubes. The supply tube is connected at one tube end to a water source and at its other end to a sprayer inside the enclosure. At the opposing enclosure end are drain means. The enclosure is placed over the...     

A containment housing adapted to be supported on a pipe from which hazardous insulation is to be removed. The housing is composed of two sections pivoted for movement between open and closed positions and has openings at its opposite ends through which the pipe may extend. The joints between the pivoted...     

A wetsuit washer shaped like a coat hanger, but having a second horizontal member on which the wetsuit is hung, has a hollow construction to permit water to spray from it while the wetsuit is hanging on it. The lower horizontal arm is inside the wetsuit and spray washes that portion of the wetsuit, and...     

A transducer array for use in a megansonic cleaning system including a transmitter element made of a material which will efficiently transmit megasonic energy when bonded to one conductive surface of a transducer. In one form, the transmitter and the transducer are flat plates. In another form, a flat...     

A jewelry cleaning system for facilitating the placement and removal of jewelry before, during and after cleaning is provided. The jewelry cleaning system comprises a container including a bottom wall and a side wall. The uppermost edge of the side wall defines an opening. A cover interacts with the...     

An ACM removal assembly is disclosed, including: a nozzle for directing a pressurized fluid against ACM for dislodging the ACM; a fluid supply reservoir connected to the nozzle; a housing which supports the nozzle and capturingly receives spent fluid and dislodged ACM; and a material handing and separating...     

A transducer array for use in a megasonic cleaning system including a transmitter element made of a material which will efficiently transmit megasonic energy when bonded to one conductive surface of a transducer. In one form, the transmitter and the transducer are flat plates. In another form, a flat...     

A spray hanger for a wet suit comprises a hook, a pair of horizontally extending arms for supporting the wet suit, a body depending from the center of the arms, and an inlet hose coupling for connecting the hanger to a water source. Spray jets are positioned at the end of each of the arms, for spraying...     

An asbestos collection and containment device for use in the removal of asbestos from ceiling or other accessible elevated asbestos covered structures. The collection device contains and directs the removed asbestos into a scaffold supported flexible walled enclosure having a constant exhaust air flow...     

For sterilizing and air-drying the user's hands, a sterilizing hand dryer comprising an antiseptic solution spraying system for discharging antiseptic solution through a nozzle to sterilize the body limb inserted in a sterilizing chamber and detected by an electric eye, a hot air blower means for discharging...     

Apparatus for uniformly wetting and discharging ash. It is enclosed in a dust hood. It comprises an open top pan disposed at an angle of about 55.degree. degrees with respect to a floor, rotated at slow speed. An ash charge chute discharges ash into the pan. Fixed scraper means extend at right angles...     

A treatment container for washing and rinsing materials includes a body with open top and a screen or mesh in proximity of the top of the body for allowing drainage of excess cleansing liquid and washed-off substances during cleansing of the material while retaining the material within the interior of...     

An apparatus and method for staining cell objects on microscope slides includes a container for holding a staining solution and for holding one or more of the slides having the cell objects thereon. The container is preferably a Coplin jar in which is disposed a perforated cage containing a magnetic...     

An apparatus (10) for flushing a gutter (300) and downspout (100) clean of debris; wherein, the downspout (100) is provided with a flushing agent supply unit (11) which can operatively engage a conventional garden hose; a downspout valve unit (12) which can block the downward end of the downspout (100);...     

A restraining net for restraining dishes in a dishwasher comprising a generally convex net the peripheral edges of which correspond with the periphery of a dishwasher rack with which it is to be used. Fasteners are provided for fastening the periphery of the net around the periphery of the dishwasher...     

A dishwasher having a unique racking system mounted therein is provided. The dish racking system includes a lower rack having a side wall extending substantially higher than the front, rear and other side walls to define a protective barrier between a side panel of the washing chamber and various large...     

A power system module is provided for a dishwasher that has a common base upon which is mounted the power system components. A first and second pump, heater, thermostats, overflow sensor and a fill valve are all mounted on the common base. The base member also receives an enclosure thereon which protects...     

A golf club cleaning machine includes a cabinet within which is mounted a drum. Inside the outer drum is mounted an inner drum formed from a perforated mesh material with an inner wall and an outer wall defining an annular cavity which is divided by radial walls into separate compartments. Each club...     

A motor mount is provided for a dishwasher for preventing transmission of vibration generated by a motor through a pump to the dishwasher tub. The motor mount is secured at its base to the pump and includes a plurality of arms extending radially from the base for mounting the motor thereto. The arms...     

A dishwasher lid assembly (1) is disclosed which includes a lid having upper (2) and lower (3) portions. The lid (2,3) is pivotally supported by a hinge shaft (4) above a sink (8). A hinge spring (5) surrounds the shaft (4) and biases the lid (2,3) to an open configuration. A latch can be used to retain...     

A painting implement flushing device is designed for use with both paint rollers and paint brushes, and will also work with sponge brushes. The unit connects to a garden hose, and comprises a toroidal irrigation ring with ports on the inner surface, and upper and lower plates which sandwich the toroid...     

An apparatus for semiconductor wafers is disclosed which comprises a plurality of washing tanks for semiconductor wafers, air duct means defining blowing ports for discharging a flow of air over the washing tank, suction port means disposed opposite the blowing ports to remove the air after passing over...     

A dishwasher having a unique racking system mounted therein is provided. The dish racking system includes a lower rack having a side wall extending substantially higher than the front, rear and other side walls to define a protective barrier between a side panel of the washing chamber and various large...     

A sealing arrangement is provided for a dishwasher in which a pump is mounted on a base which can be removed from the dishwasher and a first sealing member is positioned between the base and the sump for removably sealing the base to the sump. A second sealing member is located within the sump for removably...     

A dishwasher bag for use in combination with an automatic dishwashing machine to ensure a thorough cleansing of small objects and articles of a fragile or delicate nature. The bag is principally comprised of an open mesh material with a large opening at the top to accommodate the convenient insertion...     

A mechanism for securing items in a dishwasher rack includes a support member mounted on the rack, and a U-shaped contact member with the distal ends of the contact member rotatably connected to the support member. A spring is mounted on the support member and engages the ends of the contact member to...     

A parts washer (10) is disclosed in its preferred form including modular components of a base (12), a reservoir (14), a reservoir cover (16), a wash basin (18), and a basin cover (20). The reservoir (14) is slideably received in a receptacle (34) formed in the base (12). The cover (16) is slideably received...     

A fluid dispensing apparatus is provided with at least two identically configured reservoirs, each of which may be functionally adapted to serve as the washer portion or the collecting portion of the apparatus.

A flexible air duct is connected to a dishwashing unit for conducting hot moist air therefrom. Opposite ends of the duct communicate with the dishwashing unit for conducting condensed water back thereto, while hot air is discharged through an air outlet disposed intermediate the ends of the duct. The...     

A splashguard device for a dishwasher includes an angular sector of a circular plate. A sector angle of the angular sector has an angle of from about 100 to 130 degrees. The radius of the circular plate substantially equals the radial length of a dishwasher door determined from the hinge axis of the...     

A spraying device rinses recyclable or reusable containers by inverting the container over an open end of a rigid, tubular member. The rigid, tubular member is of substantially uniform diameter with openings of smaller diameter than the tubular member at its open end. A water stream flowing through the...     

A dishwasher tub includes a bottom wall having a sump basin formed therein for containing a reservoir of washing fluid. The sump basin has an upper rim having a rear portion spaced inwardly from the rear edge of the bottom wall, opposite side portions spaced inwardly from the opposite side edges of the...     

A washing system comprising a wafer washing section having plural chemical washing vessels, plural water washing vessels and a drier, a cassette washing section having a water washing device and a drier, a loader section for taking out the wafers from the cassettes and loading the wafers into the wafer...     

A conveyor dishwashing machine in which racks of dishes are conveyed from a loading surface through a hood which presents washing and rinsing zones and onto a discharge surface. In the washing zone, wash spray is applied to the dishes from a spray system which is easily removed for cleaning and easily...     

Wash package for surgical tools such as pistol grip graspers, cutters and the like with a tubular shaft, comprising a mating first section (10) and pivotably mounted second section (2), matable to form a wash enclosure around the pistol grip, and a pivotably mounted lock (30) and fluid admittance and...     

A transportable cleaning apparatus for cleaning a part at a location where the part to be cleaned is used. The cleaning apparatus includes an enclosure for containing a cleaning solution. The apparatus further includes devices for introducing the cleaning agent into the enclosure and for removing the...     

A dishwashing machine is provided which comprises: a housing having a first washing compartment and a second washing compartment spatially separated from each other by a partition wall; first spray means for spraying the washing water onto the dishes within the first compartment; second spray means for...     

A line mole trap used as a safety device in water blasting operations is attachable to the end of a pipe and has a tubular sleeve partially disposed within a housing assembly. A line mole connected to a fluid supply hose and inserted through the sleeve is prevented from exiting the rear of the trap by...     

An apparatus for cleaning and reforming a brush which contains a base and a cover removably attached to said base. The cover is a laminated structure containing a top wall, an intermediate layer, and a bottom wall. Each of the top wall and the bottom wall contains at least three orifices, and least two...     

A razor cleaning device is attached to a source of tap water either at a faucet spout or independently of a faucet. The device contains a nozzle for directing the tap water to a location to which blades of a razor are guided for cleaning. The outlet of the nozzle is of a relatively small area, causing...     

A substrates-cleaning apparatus comprising process vessels in which washing solutions are contained, a chuck mechanism having a first substrate holder section for carrying silicon wafers to the process vessels while holding them in it, and a boat mechanism having a second substrate holder section for...     

Disclosed is the structure of a garbage collecting device. The present invention utilizes a tower shell body to store the garbage. Garbage can be placed on an elevator from a garbage inlet and then dumped into the tower shell body and stored therein. A rubbish container can stop beside said shell body,...     

Semiconductor processing equipment includes an ID-card removing robot, an ID-card stocking device, and an ID-card attaching robot so that the management of ID cards is performed inside the equipment. Thus, the present invention makes it possible to reduce equipment size and achieve highly efficient factory...     

A dishwasher includes a casing having right-hand and left-hand side walls and two concave portions formed in the lower portions of the side walls, respectively. The concave portions have pipe passing openings formed in walls defining the concave portions, respectively. Each pipe passing opening is contiguous...     

An equipment container is disclosed with a lid for closing off an interior space thereof and having a body member with a space therein for containing items and with a fluid inlet and fluid outlet so that a fluid may be transmitted through the container to clean, wash, rinse or flush the container's interior...     

A new and improved removable scrap trap for dishwashers comprising a cylindrical screened container having a closed bottom and an open top and an intermediate sidewall therebetween. The intermediate extent has a lower end and a rigid upper end. A circular flange is secured to the rigid upper end. The...     

A dishwasher guard for protecting the control panel of a dishwasher against accidental operation, in particular by a child. The guard comprises a door and a pair of lateral brackets adapted to be installed on the sides of the dishwasher. The brackets hingedly support the door and secure door latches....     

An ostomy bag cleaning device (10) for introducing water into an ostomy bag (12) in order to loosen and evacuate waste contained therein and retain evacuated waste material until sanitarily disposal thereof. The cleaning device (10) includes a pump reservoir (14) for storing clean water to be used as...     

A new and improved dishwashing aid for the handicapped comprised of a container having four walls, a closed bottom, an open top, an inner surface, and an outer surface. A plurality of apertures are formed in the four walls. The device contains a plurality of holding chambers. Each holding chamber having...     

A wafer cleaning tank including a tank body containing therein a cleaning solution, and wafer supporting device for substantially vertically supporting at least one wafer in the tank body, wherein the wafer supporting device includes a pair of confronting fixed wafer support members disposed in the tank...     

This invention discloses a method of in-service cleaning an operating column by inserting into the column a lance through which a compatible liquid is dispensed at a pressure of at least about 5000 psig. Also disclosed is apparatus which comprises a column through which a fluid can pass, nozzles mounted...     

A clothes washer comprises a housing in which a washing tub is disposed. A noise shielding plate extends across the bottom of the housing. A first edge of the shielding plate is removably connected in a groove of the housing to permit the plate to be swung up and down within a chamber formed by the housing....     

A torsion bar assembly for a dishwasher door having a stainless steel torsion bar enclosed in an elongated stainless steel tube such that the bar rotates within the tube as the door is moved between an open and a closed position. One end of the bar and tube are fixedly disposed in a rectangular boss...     

This invention is a dental cleaning device disposed within a visually attractive furniture grade cabinet. The cleaning tank within the device is kidney shaped with a pair of inlets that direct a circulating liquid upwardly and inwardly from an area adjacent the bottom of one end of said tank. At least...     

A laundry appliance cabinet includes a first panel member of integral construction and at least one additional panel member joined to the first panel member to form a plurality of exterior cabinet walls and a tub within those exterior walls.

A dishwasher tub is provided with insulation mounting bosses on opposite sides. Insulation is hooked over front mounting tabs and draped over the tub. Mounting clips are inserted through the insulation into the bosses. The clip has fingers that engage in apertures of the bosses and a retaining surface...     

A gutter washer comprising a wheel-shaped guide disposed rotatably on a cylindrical section of a nozzle is adapted to run on a roof gutter rim. The guide comprises a guide rim projecting radially from one end of a guide hub member, which rotates on the nozzle cylindrical section, and a plurality of lugs...     

A dishwasher basket (5) slides along horizontal guides to which are attached sliding devices (8) and lateral post-and-slot connectors with two releases (17, 18). The basket (5) can be positioned selectively between an upper position and a lower position, defined by the post-and-slot connectors (17, 18),...     

A lipstick molding mold cleaning apparatus including a water level controller to automatically control the level of water in a washing tank, a plurality of sensors to detect the position of the lipstick molding mold under cleaning, and sets of nozzles controlled by the sensors to respectively wash the...     

A warewashing machine has a washing chamber with an enlarged height to increase the chamber's capacity without increasing the warewashing machine's surface area, and has collapsible doors to facilitate larger openings to the enlarged washing chamber. The larger openings and enlarged capacity allow the...     

A portable collapsible car wash shower for dispensing water onto an exterior of a car. The inventive device includes a pair of vertical conduits and an overhead conduit extending therebetween such that a vehicle can be driven between and beneath the conduits. A plurality of spray nozzles project interiorly...     

A dishwasher with a spray agitator (1) rotating about an axis (2) in alternating opposite directions due to the effect of two nozzles with opposite thrusts (6,7). The nozzles are alternately fed with water under pressure by means of a rotating shutter (13). The shutter is made to rotate by reduction...     

A composition is disclosed for maximizing electrical contact between contact surfaces, consisting essentially of a volatile cleaning agent and an oxidation occluding agent. Also disclosed are applicator devices and methods for cleaning and protecting electrical contact surfaces utilizing this composition.

An improved apparatus for cleansing a semiconductor wafer which is capable of reducing the cleansing space by providing an inner tub made of a shape memory alloy and deforming the shape of the inner tub into the shape of the wafer, for thus reducing the cleansing space. The apparatus includes an outer...     

Improved maintenance of skate bearings by means of a hand-tool adapted to rotate the ball bearings of an annular bearing assembly immersed in cleansing liquid to remove lubricant and contaminants. The tool is adapted to hold the outer annular race member of such a bearing assembly fixed and to hold the...     

A colostomy pouch rinsing device comprises a faucet coupling assembly including a central elbow member having an upper section including faucet coupling devices and a lower section including a first compression unit; a water control handle including a main body and a control lever coupled thereto; a...     

A laundry appliance cabinet includes a first panel member of integral construction and at least one additional panel member joined to the first panel member to form a plurality of exterior cabinet walls and a tub within those exterior walls.