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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
Applicant:
Sergey G. Ponomarev, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Inventor:
Sergey G. Ponomarev, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 5/00 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); A47L 5/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/00 (2006.01); B08B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/00 (2013.01); B08B 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning an article may include a cleaning head. The cleaning head may have a lower edge and may include an annular steam chamber and a steam nozzle. The annular steam chamber may define a vacuum chamber that may be configured to receive the article therewithin. The annular steam chamber may have a plurality of discrete apertures positioned in vertically spaced relation to the lower edge. The steam nozzle may be configured to provide steam to the annular steam chamber for discharge through the apertures into the vacuum chamber.