Washer-releaser for dairy equipment

Claim 1

A WASHER-RELEASER UNIT FOR DAIRY EQUIPMENT COMPRISING, A FLUID RECEPTACLE, A MOUNTING MEMBER EMBRACING SAID RECEPTACLE AND ENGAGING ITS LOWER END FOR SUPPORT THEREOF, SAID FLUID RECEPTACLE HAVING AN OPENING IN ITS UPPER END, SAID OPENING DEFINED BY A VERTICAL FLANGE WHICH TERMINATES IN AN UPPER HORIZONTAL EDGE, A FLEXIBLE GASKET SET AROUND SAID OPENING AND HAVING A VERTICAL FLANGE AND A HORIZONTAL FLANGE BEARING RESPECTIVELY AGAINST THE VERTICAL FLANGE AND HORIZONTAL EDGE OF SAID RECEPTACLE, SAID GASKET TERMINATING AT ITS UPPER END IN A THIN VERTICAL EDGE LOCATED ABOVE SAID HORIZONTAL EDGE, SAID GASKET TERMINATING AT ITS LOWER END IN AN OUTWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY INCLINED FLANGE LOCATED BELOW SAID HORIZONTAL EDGE, A HOLLOW CAP FOR SAID RECEPTACLE AND EXTENDING OVER AND AROUND SAID GASKET TO ENCLOSE SAID RECEPTACLE OPENING, SAID CAP HAVING A VERTICAL FLANGE AND A HORIONTAL FLANGE BEARING RESPECTIVELY AGAINST THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FLANGES OF SAID GASKET, SAID CAP VERTICAL FLANGE TERMINATING IN A LOWER EDGE THAT IS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID INCLINED FLANGE OF SAID GASKET, AND MEANS ON SAID MOUNTING MEMBER FOR APPLYING DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON SAID CAP AND CONSEQUENTLY DOWNWARD PRESSURE OF SAID CAP LOWER EDGE ON SAID INCLINED FLANGE TO CAUSE THE GASKET TO DISTORT AND THE THIN VERTICAL EDGE OF SAID GASKET TO BE URGED IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION AND BEAR TIGHTLY AGAINST THE INSIDE OF SAID HOLLOW CAP.