1. A connector assembly comprising:
a housing extending between opposite ends along a longitudinal axis and including a front face, the housing including an opening extending into the front face and an elongated channel oriented along the longitudinal axis, the housing including retention features extending into the opening;
a connector interface body joined with the front face of the housing, the connector interface body configured to move away from the front face to mate with a circuit board;
an elongated shaft disposed in the channel and configured to rotate within the housing; and
a cam disposed within the opening of the housing and including a passageway through which the shaft extends such that rotation of the shaft rotates the cam to engage and drive the connector interface body away from the housing, the cam including a collar protruding from the cam and extending along a periphery of the passageway, wherein the collar has a clearance dimension along a first direction that is smaller than a gap between the retention features of the housing and an interference dimension along a transverse direction that is larger than the gap, the cam configured to be retained in the housing when the collar engages the retention features across the interference dimension.
2. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the shaft is configured to be removable from the channel while the cam engages the retention features of the housing and is retained within the housing.
3. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the gap between the retention features has a height dimension oriented parallel to a vertical axis of the housing, the housing permitting insertion of the cam into the opening when the clearance dimension is oriented parallel to the height dimension of the gap.
4. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the cam is configured to be rotatable within the housing from a first position where the cam engages and moves the connector interface body away from the housing and a second position where the cam disengages the connector interface body, and the interference dimension of the collar is oriented parallel to a height dimension of the gap when the cam is in the first position.
5. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the cam is configured to be rotatable within the housing from a first position where the cam engages and moves the connector interface body away from the housing and a second position where the cam disengages the connector interface body, the clearance dimension of the collar is obliquely oriented with respect to a height dimension of the gap when the cam is in the second position.
6. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing is a first housing, the connector interface body is a first connector interface body, and the cam is a first cam, further comprising a second housing, a second connector interface body, and a second cam, the shaft extending through the channels of the first and second housing and removable from the channels while the first and second cams engage the first and second housings, respectively, across the interference dimensions of the collars to retain the first and second cams in the first and second housings when the shaft is removed.
7. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the retention features of the housing include a ledge extending into the opening in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis upon which the collar of the cam slides when the cam is rotated within the housing.
8. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the retention features of the housing are a first set of retention features and the collar is a first collar, further comprising a second set of retention features and a second collar, the first and second sets of retention features extending into the opening of the housing in opposing directions, the first and second collars protruding from the cam in opposite directions, the first collar engaging the first set of retention features and the second collar engaging the second set of retention features.
9. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the cam includes an oblong body with the passageway being an off-center opening extending through the body.
10. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein a first one of the retention features includes a ledge extending into the opening in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and protruding toward a second one of the retention features, the collar configured to be secured in the housing when the collar engages the retention lip and the second one of the retention features when the interference dimension is oriented parallel to a height dimension of the gap.
11. The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the collar has an arcuate shape that extends around a portion of the periphery of the passageway in the cam between opposite ends.
12. A connector assembly comprising:
a housing extending between opposite ends along a longitudinal axis and including a front face, the housing including an opening extending into the front face and an elongated channel oriented along the longitudinal axis, the housing including retention elements disposed within the opening;
a connector interface body joined with the front face of the housing, the connector interface body configured to move away from the front face to mate with a circuit board;
an elongated shaft disposed in the channel and configured to rotate within the housing; and
a cam disposed within the opening of the housing and including a passageway through which the shaft extends such that rotation of the shaft rotates the cam to engage and drive the connector interface body away from the housing, the cam including a collar protruding from the cam and extending along a periphery of the passageway, the collar having a clearance dimension along a first direction that is smaller than a height dimension of a gap between the retention features of the housing and an interference dimension along a transverse direction that is larger than the height dimension, wherein the cam is configured to be retained in the housing when the shaft is removed from the channel by the cam engaging the retention features across the interference dimension of the collar.
13. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the retention features protrude from a common inner surface of the housing.
14. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the housing is configured to permit insertion of the cam into the opening when the clearance dimension is oriented parallel to the height dimension of the gap.
15. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the cam is configured to be rotatable within the housing from an engaged position where the cam engages and moves the connector interface body away from the housing and a disengaged position where the cam disengages the connector interface body, and the interference dimension of the collar is oriented parallel to the height dimension of the gap when the cam is in the engaged position.
16. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the cam is configured to be rotatable within the housing from an engaged position where the cam engages and moves the connector interface body away from the housing and a disengaged position where the cam disengages the connector interface body, the clearance dimension of the collar is aligned with the height dimension of the gap when the cam is in the disengaged position.
17. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the housing is a first housing, the connector interface body is a first connector interface body, and the cam is a first cam, further comprising a second housing, a second connector interface body, and a second cam, the shaft extending through the channels of the first and second housing and is configured to be removable from the channels while the first and second cams are retained in the first and second housings by engaging the first and second housings, respectively, across the interference dimensions of the collars.
18. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the retention features of the housing include a ledge extending into the opening in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the ledge including a resting surface upon which the collar of the cam is configured to slide when the cam is rotated within the housing.
19. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein the retention features of the housing are a first set of retention features and the collar is a first collar, further comprising a second set of retention features and a second collar, the first and second sets of retention features extending into the opening of the housing toward each other, the first and second collars protruding from the cam in opposite directions, the first collar engaging the first set of retention features and the second collar engaging the second set of retention features.
20. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein a first one of the retention features includes a ledge extending into the opening in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and a retention lip protruding from the at least one of the upper surface and the ledge toward a second one of the retention features, the collar configured to be retained in the housing by engaging the retention lip and the second one of the retention features across the interference dimension of the collar.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A washing apparatus comprising at least two sprayer units and a rotating sprayer unit.
2. A washing apparatus comprising at least two brushing units and a rotating brush unit.
3. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least two sprayer units comprise a lower sprayer unit and an upper sprayer unit.
4. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the lower sprayer unit includes a shaft having a spraying means.
5. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the spraying means is provided by at least one arm.
6. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the arm is provided on either end of the shaft.
7. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the arm is an angled member having a nozzle end facing up in use.
8. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the nozzle can rotate when in use.
9. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the lower sprayer unit includes at least one roller member.
10. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the roller member is horizontal in orientation, to support a container in use.
11. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the roller member comprises a load measuring means.
12. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the load measuring means is a load cell.
13. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the upper sprayer unit includes elongate members.
14. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the elongate members have sprayers attached thereto.
15. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the sprayers comprise tubular members having a nozzle end.
16. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the elongate members have at least two nozzles thereon at the upper portion.
17. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the nozzles can rotate when in use.
18. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the elongate members have a biasing means at the lower end.
19. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the biasing means is a spring.
20. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein at least two sprayers are provided at the upper end the sprayers being separated by a solenoid valve.
21. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the elongate member has a pedestal at the ground end.
22. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the sprayers have brushes attached thereto.
23. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, further including brushes.
24. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further including a rotating spraying unit.
25. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 24, wherein the rotating spraying unit has roller members attached thereto to support a container.
26. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 25, wherein the rotating spraying unit has a spraying means.
27. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 25, wherein the roller members protrude above from the frame.
28. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 27, wherein the roller members are connected by elongate members to form a frame.
29. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 28, wherein the frame sits on discrete support members.
30. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 26, wherein the spraying means are provided at the end of a rotating elongate member.
31. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 30, wherein the elongate member rotates about the center of the length thereof.
32. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a fluid is sprayed through the washing apparatus.
33. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 32, wherein the fluid is water.
34. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 32, wherein the fluid is air.
35. A washing apparatus as claimed in claim 32, wherein the fluid sprayed through the washing apparatus is heated.
36. A method of washing a container utilizing a washing apparatus having a upper sprayer unit, a lower sprayer unit, a rotating sprayer unit and brushes including the steps of:
Locating a container on a lower sprayer unit;
Turning on the lower sprayers to wash at least part of the container;
Turning on upper sprayers to wash at least part of the container;
Moving the container to a rotating spraying unit; and
Turning on a rotating sprayer unit.
37. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes weighing the container at the lower sprayer unit.
38. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes weighing the container at the rotating spraying unit.
39. A method as claimed in claim 36 further including turning on at least one brush.
40. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes the step of rotating all sprayers.
41. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes applying water or air through all sprayer units.
42. A method as claimed in claim 41, wherein the method includes applying heat or water or air through all sprayer units.
43. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes applying water or air through all brushes.
44. A method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the method includes applying heat through all brushes.
45. A method of washing a container utilizing a washing apparatus having an upper brush unit, a lower brush unit, a rotating brush unit and sprayers including the steps of:
Locating a container on a lower brush unit;
Turning on the lower brush unit to clean or wash at least part of the container;
Turning on upper brush unit to clean or wash at least part of the container;
Moving the container to a rotating brushing unit and
Turning on a rotating brush unit.
46. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes weighing the container at the lower brush unit.
47. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes weighing the container at the rotating brush unit.
48. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes rotating all sprayers.
49. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes applying water through all brush units.
50. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes applying heat through all brush units.
51. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes applying water or air through all sprayers.
52. A method as claimed in claim 45, wherein the method includes applying heat through all sprayer.