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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2000
Eric Halstead, Beauport, CA;
Francois Lagacé, Quebéc, CA;
John Wood, Charlesbourg, CA;
Simon Villeneuve, Beauport, CA;
Jean-Guy Roy, Charny, CA;
Eugéne Cantin, St. Louis-Pintendre, CA;
Steris Inc., Temecula, CA (US);
Abstract
A washing device ( ) includes a chamber ( ) with a front door ( ). The door is pivotable between a vertical closed position and a horizontal open position. An article carrying assembly ( ) is moveable from inside the washing device to an upper surface ( ) of the open door. A lifting system ( ) moves the front door between lower and upper positions ( ). The lifting system includes a follower ( ) to which the front door is pivotally mounted. A motor ( ) transmits power to a pair of chains ( ), which drive the follower along a guide ( ) to move the door up and down. Alternatively, the lifting system includes a cable ( ) coupled to a fluid cylinder ( ). When the door is in the upper position, an operator can move the rack to a transfer cart or load and unload the article carrying assembly, all while in a substantially erect position.