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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2011
Stephen Derek Jenkins, Middlesbrough, GB;
Frazer John Kennedy, Sheffield, GB;
Stephen Derek Jenkins, Middlesbrough, GB;
Frazer John Kennedy, Sheffield, GB;
XEROS LIMITED, Rotherham, GB;
Abstract
There is disclosed an apparatus and method for use in the cleaning of soiled substrates, the apparatus including housing means having a first upper chamber having mounted therein a rotatably mounted cylindrical cage and a second lower chamber located beneath the cylindrical cage; at least one recirculation means; access means; pumping means and a multiplicity of delivery means, wherein the rotatably mounted cylindrical cage includes a drum including perforated side walls wherein up to 60% of the surface area of the side walls includes perforations and the perforations include holes having a diameter of no greater than 25.0 mm. The method carried out by the apparatus involves cleaning a soiled substrate by treatment of the moistened substrate with a formulation including solid particulate cleaning material and wash water.