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This invention pertains to surfaces in industry which are required to be cleaned by flushing and/or diluting with a cleaning fluid, without risk of dripping or misting.
Existing technologies fail to meet the full performance of the present invention for any or all of the following reasons: The use of pumps or other pressure devices to induce a flow of cleaning fluid will contribute to dripping or misting outside of the cleaning apparatus. Low flow pumping systems do not introduce cleaning fluid in sufficient volume or with sufficient energy to flush debris from the surface being cleaned. Gravity cleaning systems do not adequately remove expended cleaning fluid and debris from the surface being cleaned.
The subject invention is a device which allows for efficient and hygienic fluid cleaning of a surface without dripping or misting and without the need for external cleaning fluid pumping. The adjacent surface to be cleaned must be present in order to enclose the vacuum chamber and in order to induce cleaning fluid flow. Once the adjacent surface is removed, the static vacuum dissipates and cleaning fluid no longer flows. This design approach allows for high flow of cleaning fluid for aggressive and rapid cleaning without the risk of fluid or debris leaving the apparatus.
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The apparatus can be constructed with any size and external geometry to conform to the adjacent surface being cleaned, whether that adjacent surface is planar, curved or of an irregular shape.
The apparatus can function statically or dynamically relative to the adjacent surface being cleaned.
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The materials of construction of the apparatus are not restricted, provided that they are structurally sturdy enough to perform as intended, and compatible with the cleaning fluid and other matter flowing through the apparatus.
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