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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Knud Høst-Madsen, Hellerups, DK;
Klaus Schnellmann, Niederweningen, CH;
Assignee:
Gate Gourmet Switzerland GmbH, Glattbrugg, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 1/524 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 1/524 ;
Abstract
The system for cleaning items by using washing baskets ( ) comprises a stripping station (A), a tunnel washer ( ) and, on the clean side, a station (B) for storing and unpacking items from the washing baskets, as well as a washing basket return equipment comprising two separate return conveyors ( ), one ( ) arranged above and the other ( ) arranged underneath a table ( ) in station (B) and leading back to the top of the stripping station (A). The clean baskets ( ) are manually put onto the conveyors ( ) in station (B) and manually discharged from the conveyors ( ) in station (A) for reuse.