Marine appliance for washing articles held therein

Abstract

A marine washing appliance for immersion washing of articles contained by the appliance; the appliance comprising; a support body and associated therewith at least one receptacle defining an internal space for retaining articles therein; said at least one receptacle each having an inlet for receiving water and an outlet for discharging water during said immersion washing. Each said receptacle includes a wall defining the internal space for retaining the articles therein, at least part of the wall including at least one opening which allows passage therethrough of a fluid from outside the receptacle to the internal space thereby enabling contact of the fluid with the articles. The passage therethrough of the fluid from outside the receptacle to the internal space is generated by motion of the appliance in water. The support body has leading end and a trailing end, the leading end including an anchorage for a tow line.

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         39 . A washing receptacle comprising a space frame defining a receptacle body, a collapsible wall defining an internal space in the body for retaining articles therein, at least a part of the wall including at least one opening which allows passage therethrough of a fluid from outside the receptacle to the internal space on immersion of the receptacle or during motion induced hydraulic flow therethrough, to enable contact of the fluid with the articles for washing said articles; and at least one opening which allows the fluid to exit the receptacle; the receptacle body further comprising a closure which allows selective loading or unloading of said articles from the receptacle. 
     
     
         40 . A washing device comprising a body having perforated wall defining an internal space for retaining articles therein, the perforated wall defining one part of the body which retains articles to be washed and another part which allows insertion in and removal of the articles from the device body; the part allowing Insertion and removal of articles forming a closure which moves between an open state in which the articles are insertable in or removable from the device body and a closed state in which the articles are retained in the body, the perforated wall allowing flow through of water used for washing the articles. 
     
     
         41 . A marine washing appliance for immersion washing of articles contained by the appliance; the appliance comprising; a support body defining at least one receptacle defining an internal space for retaining articles therein; the at least one receptacle having an inlet for receiving water and an outlet for discharging water during said immersion washing. 
     
     
         42 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 41 , wherein the at least one receptacle comprises a wall defining the internal space for retaining the articles therein, at least part of the wall having at least one opening which allows passage therethrough of a fluid from outside the receptacle to the internal space thereby enabling contact of the fluid with the articles. 
     
     
         43 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 41 , wherein the passage of the fluid from outside the receptacle to the internal space is generated by motion of the appliance in water. 
     
     
         44 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 41 , wherein the support body has a leading end and a trailing end, the leading end comprising an anchor for a tow line. 
     
     
         45 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 41 , wherein the support body is formed from at least one module which defines the internal space and retains therein the at least one receptacle. 
     
     
         46 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 45 , wherein the support body comprises a leading end formation coupleable to a first modules; and a trailing end formation coupleable to the at least one module. 
     
     
         47 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 46 , wherein the support body comprises a plurality of cooperating modules, the leading end formation being coupled to a first module and the trailing end formation being coupled to a second module of the plurality of modules. 
     
     
         48 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 47 , wherein one said plurality of cooperating modules is detachably fitted to another module of the plurality of modules via a fastening assembly. 
     
     
         49 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 48 , wherein at least two modules of the plurality of modules comprise formations which receive and retain the fastening assembly. 
     
     
         50 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 48 , wherein the fastening assembly comprises a nut and bolt. 
     
     
         51 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 48 , wherein each module of the plurality of modules comprises a wall which defines the internal space which accommodates at least one receptacle. 
     
     
         52 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 51 , wherein the respective receptacle is detachably fitted to its respective module via releasable fasteners. 
     
     
         53 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 46 , wherein the leading end formation is detachably coupled to the first module via a releasable fastening assembly 
     
     
         54 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 47 , wherein the trailing end formation is detachably coupled to the second module via a releasable fastening assembly, the second module being the last of the plurality of modules. 
     
     
         55 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 48 , wherein the fastening assembly which connects the two modules is comprises an aquadynamic stabilizing fin. 
     
     
         56 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 47 , wherein the trailing end formation comprises an aquadynamic stabilizing tail fin. 
     
     
         57 . A marine washing appliance according to  claim 44 , wherein the leading end formation is formed in an aquadynamic shape.