FIELD OF INVENTION:
[001] The present subject matter described herein, relates to a vegetable and fruit washer jar to suit mixer grinder, JMG, food processor. In particular the present 5 subject matter describes a vegetable and fruit washer jar which can be coupleable to commonly used mixer grinder motor for washing operation.
BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART AND PROBLEM IN PRIOR ART:
[002] Commonly fruits and vegetables contain traces of various pesticides and fertilizers which needs to be removed before eating. Generally, fruits and 10 vegetables are washed by hand manually. The main disadvantage of washing fruits and vegetables manually is they can’t be clean properly and at places such as restaurants and hotels where fruits and vegetables are washed in bulk it is a laborious task.
[003] Some ozone and ultrasonic waves-based fruits and vegetable washers are 15 available in the market. In these washers, ozone is used to deactivate harmful pesticides and kills bacteria. However, ozone is harmful for human beings too. It can harm humans in many ways. Ozone can lead to lung diseases, heart problems and even death. So before eating, fruits and vegetables are washed to remove traces of ozone from washed fruits and vegetables. This not only increases water 20 consumption but also uses a lot of electricity.
[004] US Patent application US20180220692A1 discloses a fruit and vegetable washer. The fruit and vegetable washer have a housing and a cleaning basket rotatably mounted in the housing. The space between the rotatable cleaning basket and the inner surface of the housing is partially wide and partially narrow, 25 allowing the cleaning basket to effectively stir the water inside the housing and produce a huge amount of turbulence, which can clean the fruit and vegetable from various angles and remove the dirt from the surface of the fruits and vegetables thoroughly.
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[005] Chinese Patent Application CN201810056574 discloses a vegetable and fruit automatic washer. The invention provides a swirling type fruit and vegetable cleaner to wash the fruits and vegetables without damaging it.
[006] Korean Patent Application KR20060023737U discloses a fruit automatic washer with the help of ozone. 5
[007] Benchmarking study:
Manual Rising with Water
Ozonizer, Fruits & Vegetable Cleaner
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Ultrasonic + Ozone Cleaner
Technology
Normal Water
Ozone + Water
Ultrasonic + Water
Ultrasonic + Ozone + Water
Time
5-10 Min.
15-30 Min.
10-20 Min.
5-30 Min.
Addition to technology
Natural Tulsi Extract, Baking Soda or salt
Ozone Generator
Ultrasonic Generator
Ozone + Ultrasonic
Secondary operation
No
Wash with Water
Wash with Water
Wash with Water
Price range
~0.5- 1K- 6K
~ 4- 6 K
~ 16-20 K
~ 50 K
[008] The existing technology is time consuming, expensive and consumes a lot of water to give good results.
[009] Currently, there is no fruit and vegetable washer in the market which can 10 be used in existing mixer grinder as disclosed by the present subject matter. The vegetable and fruit washer jar disclosed by present subject matter, solves the
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disadvantages of currently available fruit and vegetable washer as disclosed above.
[0010] The information disclosed in this background of the disclosure section is only for enhancement of understanding of the general background of the invention and should not be taken as an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that 5 this information forms the prior art already known to a person skilled in the art.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
[0011] It is therefore the object of the invention to overcome the aforementioned and other drawbacks in prior washers.
[0012] The principal objective of the present invention is to develop a fruit and 10 vegetable washer jar which can be coupled to existing mixer grinder motor.
[0013] Another object of the present invention is to develop a fruit and vegetable washer which do not use ozone or ultrasonic waves to remove pesticides and fertilizers.
[0014] Another object of the present invention is to develop a fruit and vegetable 15 washer which consume less water than existing washers.
[0015] Yet another object of the present invention is to develop a fruit and vegetable washer which consumes less electricity than existing ozone-based washers.
[0016] Yet another object of the invention is to develop a fruit and vegetable 20 washer which can wash contents without damaging it.
[0017] Yet another object of the invention is to develop a fruit and vegetable washer which does not use any chemicals to clean fruits and vegetables.
[0018] Yet another object of the invention is to develop a fruit and vegetable washer in which no secondary operation is required after washing operation. 25
[0019] These and other objects and advantages of the present subject matter will be apparent to a person skilled in the art after consideration of the following
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detailed description taken into consideration with accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments of the present subject matter are illustrated.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
[0020] The present invention discloses a fruit and vegetable washer jar which can be coupled with existing mixer grinder motor. The fruits and vegetables washer 5 comprises an accommodating unit with a void in the bottom surface to accommodate fruits and vegetables along with water for washing, a rotating unit provided in the lower cover at bottom of the accommodating unit to provide turbulence in water present in the accommodation unit so that water can reach every portion of the accommodating unit and a covering unit provided on the top 10 of the accommodating unit to stop water from spilling out from accommodating unit . Water can be drain out and fresh water can be added in the washer jar through covering unit.
[0021] Present invention does not use any kind of chemical to wash fruits and vegetables. Also, washer jar is coupleable to existing mixer and grinder motor 15 assembly which reduces cost of providing motor assembly.
[0022] The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description. 20
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be considered for limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the 25 accompanying figures. In the figures, a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the figures to reference like features and components. Some embodiments of system or methods or structure in accordance with embodiments of the present
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subject matter are now described, by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:
[0024] Fig. 1 illustrates fruits and vegetables washer according to one of the embodiments of present invention.
[0025] Fig. 2 illustrates basket provided in accommodating unit for 5 accommodating fruits and vegetables according to one of the embodiments of present invention.
[0026] Fig. 3 illustrates blade having aerofoil profile according to one of the embodiments of present invention.
[0027] Fig. 4 illustrates different components of fruits and vegetables washer 10 according to one of the embodiments of the present invention.
[0028] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for the purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles 15 of the disclosure described herein.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS:
[0029] While the embodiments of the disclosure are subject to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiment thereof have been shown by way of example in the figures and will be described below. It should be 20 understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative falling within the scope of the disclosure.
[0030] The terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variations thereof used in the disclosure, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a 25 device, system, assembly that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such system, or assembly, or device. In other words, one or more elements in a system or device proceeded by “comprises… a” does not, without
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more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the system or device.
[0031] It should be noted that the description and figures merely illustrate the principles of the present subject matter. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily 5 utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present subject matter. It should also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that by devising various arrangements that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present subject matter. Furthermore, all examples recited herein are principally intended expressly 10 to be for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the present subject matter and the concepts contributed by the inventor(s) to furthering the art, and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the present subject matter, both as to its 15 organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures.
[0032] These and other advantages of the present subject matter would be described in greater detail with reference to the following figures. It should be 20 noted that the description merely illustrates the principles of the present subject matter. It will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described herein, embody the principles of the present subject matter and are included within its scope.
[0033] With reference to Figure 1 and 4, a fruits and vegetables washer (100) is 25 disclosed. The fruits and vegetables washer (100) comprise an accommodating unit (103), a rotating unit (102) and a covering unit (101).
[0034] With reference to Figure 1, an accommodating unit (103) is shown to accommodate the content for washing. The accommodating unit (103) includes a jar (404), preferably transparent and a basket (201) to accommodate fruits and 30
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vegetables for washing. The jar (404) may be of any shape but for sake of simplicity embodiment shown in Figure 1 has cylindrical shape. The base of the jar (404) has a void provided for insertion of rotating unit (102). A hollow undetachable bottom cover (405) preferably having cylindrical shape is fixed vertically in the bottom part of the accommodating unit (103) to couple the jar 5 (404) on mixer grinder motor assembly. Ribs (104) are provided on the upper part of the bottom cover (405) to firmly couple the washer jar to the existing motor assembly. The hollow bottom cover (405) is fixed on the bottom of the accommodating unit (103) in a way that boundary of the void coincides with boundary of the hollow bottom cover (405). 10
[0035] With reference to figure 2 a basket (201) is provided in the jar (404) to accommodate the fruits and vegetables while washing operation is in progress. The basket (201) is mesh basket and can having meshing of any one of type from plain, plain dutch, super mesh, twilled 2-2 (square), twilled dutch, reverse twilled dutch, twilled 2-2 (oblong), reverse plain dutch, roll-calendared, 3-d mesh, solid 15 mesh or satin 1-4. While washing operation is in progress water can flow in and out of the basket (201) due to meshing provided in the basket (201). Basket (201) is detachably fixed on the upper end of the jar (404) and the height of the basket (201) is maintained in a way that it never touched the bottom portion of the jar.
[0036] A rotating unit (102) is provided in the hollow bottom cover (405). The 20 rotating unit (102) includes a spindle (106) positioned vertically inside the hollow bottom cover (405), wherein the lower end of the spindle (106) is in the lower bottom cover (405) and upper end of the spindle (106) is in the bottom of the accommodating unit (103) passing through the void. A motor coupler (105) is provided on the lower end of the spindle (106) to couple the rotating unit (102) to 25 the motor of the mixer grinder. A blade (300) is provided on the upper end of the spindle (106) to create turbulence in water and increase the reach of the water in the jar (404). The motor coupler (105) transmits the rotation of the motor to the blades (300) via spindle (106). The rotating unit (102) is tightly fixed in the
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bottom of the accommodating unit (103) through void so that liquid does not leak from the bottom of the jar.
[0037] With reference to figure 3 the blade (300) in the rotating unit (102) preferably has an aerofoil profile. The blade (300) has a body (301) having aperture (303) to fix the blade (300) on the upper end of the spindle (106). 5 Plurality of blades wings (302) extends outwardly from the body (301) making an angle with the body (301) to create turbulence in water so that water can reach to every portion of the accommodating unit (103) for washing. The bend angle which the outwardly extending wings (302) made with the body (301) of the blades (300) are in the range of 20 to 30 degrees and the lift angle of 6 to 8 10 degrees.
[0038] A detachable covering unit (101) is provided at the top of the accommodating unit (103) to stop water from spilling out during washing operation. The covering unit (101) has a removable lid (402) to cover the accommodating unit (103). A cylindrical void (406) is provided in the removal lid 15 (402) to drain out the dirty water and add fresh water in the washing operation. A cap (401) is provided to cover the cylindrical void (406) in the removal lid (402) to stop spilling of water during washing operation. A gasket (403) is provided between accommodating unit (103) and lid (402) to stop leakage of water from the accommodating unit (103). At the inner surface of the lid (402), blocks (107) with 20 inverted U shape or umbrella shape is provided which redirects the turbulent water into the basket (201). The U shape or umbrella shape blocks (107) ascertain that maximal amount of water flows through the fruits and vegetables for efficient washing.
[0039] The jar (404), basket (201), lid (402) and cap (401) are manufactured from 25 Plastic, Composite material, Metal and the gasket (403) is manufactured from Silicon rubber or natural rubber.
[0040] For washing operation, first fruits and vegetables are loaded in the basket (201) and basket (201) is placed on the upper portion of the jar (404). Then lid (402) is placed on the accommodating unit (103) and water is poured in the 30
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washer jar (404) from the cylindrical void (406) present in the lid (402). Water flows through the fruits and basket (201) and flows out of the basket (201) from the meshed bottom of the basket (201) to the bottom of the jar (404). Then the cylindrical void (406) is covered with cap (401) to avoid spillage of water during the washing operation. Then the washer jar (404) is placed on the motor assembly, 5 where the hollow bottom cover (405) is coupled to the motor assembly with the help of ribs (104) provided on the bottom cover (405) assembly. Ribs (104) helps in coupling the jar (404) firmly to the motor assembly so that the jar (404) does not disengage during washing operation. When washing operation starts, motor rotates the blades (300) of the rotating unit (102) present at the bottom of the jar 10 (404) which creates turbulence in the water. Due to the swirling motion, the water reaches every portion of the jar (404) along with basket (201). The U-shaped blocks (107) provided on the inner part of the lid (402) redirects the water to the basket (201) for washing the fruits and vegetables in the basket (201).
[0041] Further, if the blade (300) has an aerofoil profile, it creates a vortex which 15 results in the movement of the water to the top wherein the U-shaped blocks (107) provided on the inner part of the lid (402) redirects the water to the basket (201) for washing the fruits and vegetables in the basket (201).
[0042] Alternatively, water can be poured in the jar (404) before placing basket (201) loaded with fruits and vegetables. 20
[0043] It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as 25 “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least 30
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one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least 5 one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be 10 interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand 15 the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having 20 skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative 25 terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”
[0044] It will be further appreciated that functions or structures of a plurality of 30 components or steps may be combined into a single component or step, or the
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functions or structures of one-step or component may be split among plural steps or components. The present invention contemplates all of these combinations. Unless stated otherwise, dimensions and geometries of the various structures depicted herein are not intended to be restrictive of the invention, and other dimensions or geometries are possible. In addition, while a feature of the present 5 invention may have been described in the context of only one of the illustrated embodiments, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of other embodiments, for any given application. It will also be appreciated from the above that the fabrication of the unique structures herein and the operation thereof also constitute methods in accordance with the present invention. The present 10 invention also encompasses intermediate and end products resulting from the practice of the methods herein. The use of “comprising” or “including” also contemplates embodiments that “consist essentially of” or “consist of” the recited feature.
[0045] Although embodiments for the present subject matter have been described 15 in language specific to structural features, it is to be understood that the present subject matter is not necessarily limited to the specific features described. Rather, the specific features and methods are disclosed as embodiments for the present subject matter. Numerous modifications and adaptations of the system/component of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and thus it is 20 intended by the appended claims to cover all such modifications and adaptations which fall within the scope of the present subject matter.

We claim:
1. A fruits and vegetable washer (100) coupleable to mixer grinder motor, the washer comprises:
an accommodating unit (103) with a void in the bottom surface having: 5
a jar (404); and
a basket (201) provided in jar (404) to accommodate fruits and vegetables;
a rotating unit (102) provided in lower cover (405) at bottom of the accommodating unit (103) having: 10
a spindle (106) positioned vertically, wherein lower end of the spindle (106) is in the lower cover (405) and upper end of the spindle (106) is in the bottom of the accommodating unit (103);
a motor coupler (105) to couple with motor of mixer 15 grinder positioned at the lower end of the spindle (106); and
a blade (300) provided on the upper end of the spindle (106) to create turbulence in water and increase the reach of water; and
a covering unit (101) provided at the top of accommodating unit 20 (103) having;
a removable lid (402) with a cylindrical void (406) to drain out dirty water and add fresh water to the accommodating unit (103);
a detachable cap (401) to cover the removal lid (402) and 25 stop water from spilling while the washing is in progress; and
a gasket (403) provided between accommodating unit (103) and lid (402) to stop leakage of water from accommodating unit (103). 30
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2. The fruits and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the basket (201) provided in accommodating unit (103) is meshed and water can water can flow in and out from the basket (201).
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3. The fruits and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the basket (201) has any one meshing from plain, plain dutch, super mesh, twilled 2-2 (square), twilled dutch, reverse twilled dutch, twilled 2-2 (oblong), reverse plain dutch, roll-calendared, 3-d mesh, solid mesh or satin 1-4. 10
4. The fruits and vegetables washer (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein jar (404) is transparent, and user can see the whole washing operation.
5. The fruits and vegetables washer (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein ribs 15 (104) are provided on the lower cover (405) to detachably couple the jar (404) firmly on mixer grinder motor assembly.
6. The fruit and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blade (300) comprises of plurality of blade wings (302). 20
7. The fruits and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein blades (300) of the rotating unit (102) comprises:
a body (301) having aperture (303), wherein the body (301) is located on horizontal plane; 25
the plurality of blade wings (302) extends outwardly from the body (301) located at horizontal plane;
characterized in that
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the plurality of blade wings (302) are at an angle with the body (301) to create turbulence in water so that water can reach to every portion of the accommodating unit (103).
8. The fruits and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blade (300) is an aerofoil blade. 5
9. The fruits and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the jar (404), basket (201), lid (402) and cap (401) are manufactured from Plastic, Composite material, Metal.
10. The fruits and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein gasket (403) is manufactured from Silicon rubber or natural rubber. 10
11. The fruits and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plurality of blade wings (302) are at bend angle between 20 and 30 degrees with the body (301).
12. The fruits and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plurality of blade wings (302) are at lift angle between 6 and 8 degrees 15 with the body (301).
13. The fruits and vegetable washer (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lid (402), at the lower surface, is provided with plurality of inverted U like shape or an umbrella shape blocks (107) to redirect the water into the basket (201).