Textiles: fluid treating apparatus – Machines – Combined
Patent
1988-11-30
1992-02-25
Stinson, Frankie L.
Textiles: fluid treating apparatus
Machines
Combined
68 18F, 210167, D06F 4308
Patent
active
050902210
ABSTRACT:
Both an apparatus and method for water washing garments in order to remove particulate radioactive contaminants therefrom is disclosed herein. The apparatus generally comprises a washing machine having a wash-water inlet, a rinse-water inlet, a circulation inlet, a water outlet and a particulate removal system connected between the circulation inlet and the water outlet of the washing machine for circulating water introduced into the washing machine between two and three times through a filtration bank while the machine washes or rinses the garments. The apparatus also includes a hydraulically closed wash-water system having a polished wash-water reservoir connected to the wash-water inlet of the washing machine, as well as a hydraulically closed rinse-water system having a polished rinse-water reservoir connected to the rinse-water inlet of the machine. Both the wash-water system and the rinse-water system also have water polishers for removing dissolved radionucleides from the clothing. The particulate removal system effectively counteracts the tendency of the garments to trap particulate radioactive contaminants during both the wash and rinse cycles, and provides more effective decontamination of the garments in shorter wash and rinse times.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2558628 (1951-06-01), Redin
patent: 3079206 (1963-02-01), Kearney et al.
patent: 3085415 (1963-04-01), Gosnell
patent: 3170314 (1965-02-01), Worst
patent: 3441035 (1969-04-01), Edwards
patent: 3459201 (1969-08-01), Wazne et al.
patent: 3746508 (1973-07-01), Landon
patent: 3786825 (1974-01-01), Weisner
patent: 4235600 (1980-11-01), Capella et al.
patent: 4235677 (1980-11-01), Karamian
patent: 4601181 (1986-07-01), Privat
patent: 4738272 (1988-04-01), McConnell
patent: 4770197 (1988-09-01), Prisco, Jr. et al.
patent: 4781041 (1988-11-01), Fowler
patent: 4797128 (1989-01-01), Fowler
patent: 4820421 (1989-04-01), Auerswald
patent: 4879888 (1989-11-01), Suissa
patent: 4909050 (1990-03-01), Sewter et al.
Co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 162,454 filed Mar. 1, 1988, entitled "Water Washing Apparatus and Method for Cleaning Radioactively Contaminated Garments".
Brochure--"ETI Eastern Tehcnologies, Inc."--ETI Introduces Mobile Water Wash Laundry Systems.
Co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 06/832,491 Filed Feb. 21, 1986 for "Method and Apparatus for Recovering Solvent" by Anthony Prisco.
Battaglia Joseph A.
Clemons, Jr. Lester
DeBarber Thomas A.
Sewter Bruce R.
Stinson Frankie L.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
LandOfFree
Continuous circulation water wash apparatus and method for clean does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Continuous circulation water wash apparatus and method for clean, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Continuous circulation water wash apparatus and method for clean will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1885175