Washing apparatus and method

Claim 1

IN A HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID JET WASHING NOZZLE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR AUTOMATIC POWER JET WASHING APPARATUS FOR DIRECTING A CONTROLLED JET OF WASHING LIQUID IN DIRECT AND HIGH ENERGY AND VELOCITY SCRUBBING IMPINGEMENT AGAINST A MACHINE PART TO BE SCRUBBED AND WASHED FOR REMOVAL OF TENACIOUS SOILS THEREFROM, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A DELIVERY CONDUIT FOR CONDUCTING SAID WASHING LIQUID UNDER HIGH PRESSURE TO SAID NOZZLE, A JET ORIFICE OUTLET ON SAID NOZZLE FOR FORMING AND EJECTING A HIGH PRESSURE SOLID STREAM OF SAID WASHING LIQUID AT SAID HIGH ENERGY VELOCITY, A DEFLECTOR ATTACHED TO SAID NOZZLE AND HAVING A DEFLECTING TIP SPACED AXIALLY BEYOND SAID JET ORIFICE OUTLET FOR CONTACTING SAID EJECT HIGH PRESSURE SOLID STREAM OF LIQUID BUT ONLY AFTER SAID SOLID STREAM HAS BEEN FORMED AND EJECTED THROUGH SAID JET ORIFICE OUTLET, SAID DEFLECTING TIP EXTENDING AT AN ACUTE ANGEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID STREAM OF LIQUID AND INTO A PORTION ONLY OF SAID STREAM FOR DEFLECTING ONE SIDE ONLY THEREOF INTO OTHER PORTIONS OF SAID STREAM LATERALLY BEYOND SAID DEFLECTING TIP EFFECTING SEPARATING OF SAID OTHER PORTIONS OF SAID SOLID STREAM INTO HIGH ENERGY SPRAY DROPLETS BY SAID DEFLECTED PORTION OF SAID STREAM SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE ABSENCE OF KINETIC OR VELOCITY ENERGY LOSS AND WITHOUT SAID OTHER PORTIONS IMPINGING ON SAID DEFLECTING TIP.