Metcraft, Inc.

Unified Brands, Inc.

John D Inch

John W Cantrell

Mark Churchill

Dave Stockdale

Peter A Corpenny

David Stockdale

Bryan S Klimek

A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided.

Pot and pan washing machine

An improved pot and pan washing machine is provided including a low suction intake manifold and a partition for capturing a substantial portion of the wash action of the washing machine within a segregated area. The intake manifold of the instant invention includes a plurality of voids having a void concentration that increases as the distance from the source of suction (such as a pump or intake inlet) increases. The partition (or divider) of the instant invention can be removed and repositioned within the wash tank through the use of channels along the walls of the wash tank that receive the partition.

Pot and pan washing machine, components, and methods of washing items

A method of washing utensils in provided which provides a washing action of a pot and pan washing machine within an isolated portion of the washing machine. A utensil basket utilizing the method of the instant invention is also provided.

Method of washing utensils

An improved pot and pan washing machine is provided including wash tank, a self-draining parallel flow pump connected to the wash tank, a self-cleaning intake manifold within the wash tank, flush mounted jet nozzles within the wash tank, and a non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of the washing machine together as a single unit. The pump is located on a side of the wash tank. Fluid enters the pump in a first direction and is discharged in a second direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction. The discharge fluid is unobstructed as it enters an outlet manifold located along the rear wall of the wash tank. Directional tubes of the nozzles then divert the fluid from the outlet manifold into jet streams that are directed towards the bottom wall of the wash tank. The jet streams skim across the top of the intake manifold to blow away debris. The intake manifold is located along the rear wall of the wash tank, decreasing vacuum and making the manifold scalable to varying sizes of the wash tank. The nozzles are flush mounted to increase the effectiveness of the jet stream in impacting objects located near the rear wall of the wash tank.

Toilet bowl

A flush toilet (10) is operated by a flushometer (14) which passes water to a water chamber (36). The chamber is sized to assure that the bottom (48) of the toilet bowl and waste outlet (22) are resealed against sewer gas backup. The chamber has outlets (30) and (32) that direct water to a jet outlet (20) and a rim rinse outlet (21) to flush the toilet and provides drainage of water after the flushometer is closed to reseal the toilet bowl (12).

Growing community of inventors

Kansas City, MO, United States of America

John D Inch