Modular continuous strip scrubber machine

Claim 1

A MODULAR CONTINUOUS STRIP SCRUBBER MACHINE COMPRISING HOUSING MEANS INCLUDING ALIGNED ENTRANCE AND DISCHARGE END PORTIONS THEREIN FOR PASSING A STRIP OF MATERIAL TO BE CLEANED THERETHROUGH, A PLURALITY OF MODULAR UNITS OPERABLY INTERCONNECTED TOGETHER, EACH MODULAR UNIT INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF COOPERATING BRUSH UNITS HAVING HOLLOW PERFORATED AXLE MEANS ROTATABLY COMMUNICATING WITH A FLUID SUPPLY AND ADAPTED TO BE INTERCHANGEABLY INSERTED FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF SAID MACHINE AND SEALED IN SAID HOUSING MEANS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID END OPENINGS, ONE OF SAID MODULAR UNITS CONTAINING AN INTERCHANGEABLE FRAME MODULAR UNITS COMPRISING A BRUSH ROLLUP ADJUSTMENTS ARRANGEMENT, EACH OF SAID BRUSH UNITS INCLUDING A SCRUBBER BRUSH MEANS AND A BACK-UP ROLLER MEANS TO SCRUB AND CLEAN ONE SIDE OF S STRIP OF MATERIAL AND A SECOND MODULAR UNIT INCLUDING AN INTERCHANGEABLE FRAME MODULAR UNIT HAVING A BRUSH ROLL-DOWN ADJUSTMENT ARRANGEMENT TO SCRUB AND CLEAN THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STRIP OF MATERIAL INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID ONE OF AND SAID SECOND MODULAR UNITS, AN ENERGIZED MOTOR MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO ROTATE SAID BRUSH UNITS, DETERGENT SUPPLY MEANS AND WATER SUPPLY MEANS INCLUDING A FINAL SPRAY RINSE HEADER MEANS HAVING A DESIRED TERMPERATURE OF FLUID THEREIN, SAID DETERGENT MEANS BEING OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID HOLLOW AXLE MEANS OF EACH OF SAID BRUSH ROLLERS, SAID SPRAY HEADER MEANS IN SAID HOUSING BEING JUXTAPOSED TO THE EXIT OPENING IN SAID HOUSING FOR A CLEANED STRIP OF MATERIAL, A PAIR OF ADJUSTABLE SQUEEGEE ROLLER MEANS JUXTAPOSED EXTERNALLY TO THE EXIT OPENING IN SAID HOUSING MEANS AND ADAPTED TO COMPRESS SURPLUS RINSE WATER FROM A STRIP OF MATERIAL WHEN CLEANED AND PASSED THROUGH SAID MACHINE, AND A HOUSING MEANS HAVING STURDY AND MACHINED FACE PLATES SPACED BY METAL SHIMS AND WELDED SEALABLY TO SAID HOUSING MEANS TO ALIGN AND SEALABLY RECEIVED THEREIN A PLURALITY OF INTERCHANGEABLE BRUSH UNITS.