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Claim 1

A WASHER COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR TANK, A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-OCTAGONAL SHALLOW DEPTH TANK IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID RECTANGULAR TANK, AN ANNULAR ARTICLE SUPPORTING TABLE ROTATABLY MOUNTED CENTRAL OF SAID SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-OCTAGONAL SHALLOW-DEPTH TANK, SAID TABLE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY RADIAL SPOKE MEMBERS AND CROSS MEMBERS BRIDGING SELECTED PAIRS OF SAID SPOKE MEMBERS TO FORM TRAY RECEIVING POCKETS THEREBETWEEN, SAID SEMI-OCTAGONAL SHALLOW DEPTH TANK HAVING A TOP COVER PORTION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE TOP OF SAID ANNULAR ARTICLE SUPPORTING TABLE EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY OUTWARD FROM THE PERIPHERY OF SAID SUPPORTING TABLE, A SUBSTANTIALLY OCTAGONAL COVER COVERING PORTIONS OF SAID ANNULAR TABLE AND SAID SHALLOW DEPTH TANK AND HAVING A CUT-OUT PORTION EXPOSING A PORTION OF SAID SUPPORTING TABLE TO DEFINE A LOADING AND UNLOADING STATION, SAID SHALLOW DEPTH TANK HAVING A VERTICAL WALL PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENT TO THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID ANNULAR SUPPORTING TABLE AT THE APPROXIMATE HORIZONTAL MIDPOINT OF SAID LOADING AND UNLOADING STATION, AT LEAST TWO WASHING CHAMBERS DEFINED ABOVE AND BELOW SAID TABLE AT ANGULARLY DISPLACED LOCATIONS THEREAROUND, AT LEAST ONE RINSING CHAMBER ADJACENT SAID WASHING CHAMBERS, SAID ANNULAR SUPPORTING TABLE INCLUDING SPACED RADIALLY EXTENDING UPSTANDING WALLS ARRANGED TO CLOSE OFF EACH OF SAID WASHING AND SAID RINSING CHAMBERS WHEN SAID TABLE IS POSITIONED IN A CORRECTLY INDEXED POSITION, INDEXING MEANS TO HOLD SAID TABLE AGAINST MOVEMENT WHEN IT IS POSITIONED WITH THE WALLS IN POSITION TO SEAL OFF SAID WASHING AND SAID RINSING CHAMBERS AND SAID LOADING AND UNLOADING STATION, MEANS FOR CIRCULATING WASH WATER FROM SAID TANK TO SAID WASHING CHAMBERS, CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID CIRCULATING MEANS, MEANS ON SAID TABLE TO CONTACT SAID CONTROL MEANS TO CIRCULATE WASH WATER TO SAID WASHING CHAMBERS UPON INDEXING OF SAID TABLE A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT, ROTATING WASHING SPRAYS ABOVE AND BELOW SAID TABLE IN SAID WASHING CHAMBERS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE WASH WATER UNDER PRESSURE FROM SAID CIRCULATING MEANS, SAID RINSING CHAMBER INCLUDING MEANS FOR SPRAYING FRESH WATER IN SAID RINSING CHAMBER ABOVE AND BELOW SAID TABLE, A SOLENOID CONTROL VALVE CONNECTED TO SAID FRESH WATER SPRAYING MEANS, AND MEANS ON SAID TABLE FOR ACTUATING SAID SOLENOID CONTROL VALVE UPON THE ROTATION OF SAID TABLE A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT.