US 11,806,728 B1
Automated cathode washing system
Thomas G. Carmichael, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to Samuel, Son & Co. (USA) Inc., Woodridge, IL (US)
Filed by CAID INDUSTRIES, INC., Tucson, AZ (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/713,630.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/783,876, filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Int. Cl. B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B03C 3/78 (2006.01); C25C 7/08 (2006.01); B08B 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC B03C 3/78 (2013.01) [B08B 3/024 (2013.01); B08B 13/00 (2013.01); C25C 7/08 (2013.01); B08B 2203/007 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning system, comprising:
a frame configured to secure a cathode, comprising:
a lifting assembly defining a slot configured to secure the cathode, the lifting assembly further configured to move in a vertical direction and prevent rotation of the cathode about a vertical axis and a horizontal axis;
an actuator in communication with the lifting assembly, the actuator configured to transport the lifting assembly in the vertical direction;
a first nozzle rotationally coupled to a spray head cover, the spray head cover movable relative to the frame;
a water supply in fluid communication with the first nozzle; and
a tank to contain the water supply, the tank comprising a heating element configured to heat the water supply.