Dry cleaning method and apparatus

Claim 2

THE PROCESS OF DRY CLEANING FABRICS WHICH COMPRISES AGITATING A BATCH OF FABRICS IN A SOLUTION OF A DRY CLEANING SOLVENT AND A DETERGENT EMULSIFIER TO REMOVE FROM SAID FABRICS THE DRY CLEANING SOLVENT-SOLUBLE SOIL, AND WHILE CONTINUING THE AGITATION OF SAID SOLUTION IN CONTACT WITH SAID FABRICS SUBSEQUENTLY INJECTING UNDER PRESSURE ATOMIZED FINELY-DISPERSED WATER PARTICLES INTO SAID SOLUTION BELOW THE SURFACE LEVEL THEREOF IN SUCH A QUANTITY AS TO PRODUCE A CLOUDY EMULSION WITH THE WATER PARTICLES SUSPENDED THEREIN, CONTINUING THE AGITATION OF SAID FABRICS IN THE WATER-CHARGED EMULSION TO REMOVE THE WATER SOLUBLE SOIL FROM SAID FABRICS, REMOVING SAID EMULSION AND SOLVENTSOLUBLE AND WATER-SOLUBLE SOIL FROM SAID FABRICS, AND FINALLY FILTERING THE SOIL AND WATER PARTICLES FROM SAID EMULSION.

Claim 3

IN A DRY CLEANING APPARTUS, A CIRCULATORY SYSTEM INCLUDING A WASHER TANK WITHIN WHICH IS A ROTATABLE PERFORATED TUMBLE BARREL ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A BATCH OF FABRICS AND A DRY CLEANING SOLVENT CHARGED WITH A DETERGENT, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID TUMBLER BARREL IN SAID TANK TO REMOVE THE SOLVENT-SOLUBLE SOIL FROM THE FABRIC THEREIN, A FIRST CONDUIT, MEANS TO SUPPLY WATER UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID FIRST CONDUIT, AN ATOMIZER WITHIN THE WASHER TANK AND LOCATED BELOW THE SURFACE LEVEL OF SAID SOLVENT AND CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END OF SAID FIRST CONDUIT FOR INJECTING FINELY-DISPERSED WATER PARTICLES INTO SAID SOLVENT AFTER THE SOLVENTSOLUBLE SOIL HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SAID FABRICS, TO PRODUCE A CLOUDY EMULSION AND SUSPENSION OF WATER IN SAID SOLVENT, WHEREBY THE SUBSEQUENT CONTINUTED ROTATION OF SAID BARREL AND THE BATCH OF FABRICS, THEREIN WILL REMOVE THE WATER-SOLUBLE SOIL FROM SAID FABRICS, A PUMP, A SECOND CONDUIT LEADING FROM SAID TANK TO SAID PUMP, A THIRD CONDUIT CONNECTED TO SAID PUMP AND LEADING BACK TO SAID TANK, AND A FILTER IN SAID THIRD CONDUIT TO REMOVE ALL THE SOIL AND SUSPENDED WATER FROM SAID SOLVENT BEFORE IT IS RETURNED TO SAID TANK.

Claim 4

IN A DRY CLEANING APPARTUS, A CIRCULATORY SYSTEM INCLUDING A WASHER TANK WITHIN WHICH IS A ROTATABLE PERFORATED TUMBLE BARREL ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A BATCH OF FABRICS AND A DRY CLEANING SOLVENT CHARGED WITH A DETERGENT, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID TUMBLER BARREL IN SAID TANK TO REMOVE THE SOLVENT-SOLUBLE SOIL FROM THE FABRIC THEREIN, A FIRST CONDUIT, MEANS TO SUPPLY WATER UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID FIRST CONDUIT, AN ATOMIZER WITHIN THE WASHER TANK AND LOCATED BELOW THE SURFACE LEVEL OF SAID SOLVENT AND CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END OF SAID FIRST CONDUIT FOR INJECTING FINELY-DISPERSED WATER PARTICLES INTO SAID SOLVENT AFTER THE SOLVENTSOLUBLE SOIL HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SAID FABRICS, TO PRODUCE A CLOUDY EMULSION AND SUSPENSION OF WATER IN SAID SOLVENT, WHEREBY THE SUBSEQUENT CONTINUTED ROTATION OF SAID BARREL AND THE BATCH OF FABRICS, THEREIN WILL REMOVE THE WATER-SOLUBLE SOIL FROM SAID FABRICS, A PUMP, A SECOND CONDUIT LEADING FROM SAID TANK TO SAID PUMP, A THIRD CONDUIT CONNECTED TO SAID PUMP AND LEADING BACK TO SAID TANK, AND A FILTER IN SAID THIRD CONDUIT TO REMOVE ALL THE SOIL AND SUSPENDED WATER FROM SAID SOLVENT BEFORE IT IS RETURNED TO SAID TANK.