Portable parts washer

摘要

A portable parts washer for cleaning mechanical parts that includes a washer body having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a wash basin formed within the upper portion having inner sidewalls, a floor panel and at least one drain aperture. The portable parts washer also includes an in-use reservoir formed within the lower portion of the washer body and having a bottom panel spaced from the floor panel and outer sidewalls, and which is configured to receive cleaning fluid from the wash basin through the drain aperture when the floor panel is in a substantially horizontal orientation. The portable parts washer further includes a storage reservoir formed within the upper and lower portions and which is configured to contain the cleaning fluid from the in-use reservoir when the floor panel is rotated to a substantially vertical orientation.

主权项

1. A parts washer for cleaning mechanical parts, the parts washer comprising:
a washer body having an upper portion and a lower portion and being rotatable between an in-use horizontal orientation and a totable vertical orientation, the washer body including:
a wash basin formed into the upper portion and having inner sidewalls, a floor panel, and at least one drain aperture defined in the floor panel, with top edges of the upper portion defining a wash basin opening;an internal reservoir formed in the lower portion and having a bottom panel spaced from the floor panel and outer sidewalls extending from the bottom panel to the top edges of the upper portion, the internal reservoir being configured to receive cleaning fluid from the wash basin through the at least one drain aperture when the washer body is in the horizontal orientation;a handle formed into one of the outer sidewalls and adapted to suspend the washer body in the vertical orientation; andthe at least one drain aperture being offset from a center of the washer body in the direction of the handle, whereby the cleaning fluid is maintained within the internal reservoir when the washer body is rotated from the horizontal orientation to the vertical orientation.