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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Steven H. Kramer, Osgood, OH (US);
Inventor:
Steven H. Kramer, Osgood, OH (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/24 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/241 (2013.01); A47L 15/0031 (2013.01); A47L 15/4223 (2013.01); A47L 2301/04 (2013.01); A47L 2301/08 (2013.01); A47L 2401/04 (2013.01); A47L 2401/20 (2013.01); A47L 2501/01 (2013.01); A47L 2501/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor warewasher includes at least one spray zone with multiple nozzles for spraying liquid onto wares passing therethrough, the spray zone including a tank for collecting sprayed liquid. The tank includes a drain outlet at the bottom of the tank for draining of the tank and a drain stop movable between a drain outlet closed position and a drain outlet open position. A drain control assembly includes a drain actuator operatively connected to cause movement of the drain stop between the drain outlet closed position and the drain outlet open position, and the drain actuator is moved by a powered device.