Assembly for engaging and activating a bargun during cleaning operation
View Patent ↗The invention concerns an assembly ( 1 ) for engaging and activating a bargun ( 2 ), the bargun having a handle ( 21 ) with at least one button ( 22, 23 ) on its upper surface ( 24 ) and a nozzle ( 25 ) perpendicular to the handle, the assembly comprising:—a draining body ( 11 ) presenting:. an opening ( 111 ) for receiving the bargun nozzle,. an outlet ( 112 ) configured for being connected to the drain,—a bargun holding bracket ( 12 ) attached to the draining body, said bracket defining a space (s) for holding the handle and the free end ( 121 ) of said bracket being configured for activating the at least one button on the upper surface of the handle when the handle is slid in said space.
1. An assembly for engaging and activating a bargun, the bargun having a handle with at least one button on its upper surface and a nozzle perpendicular to the handle, the assembly comprising:
a draining body comprising:
an opening for receiving the bargun nozzle,
an outlet configured for being connected to a drain, and
a bargun holding bracket attached to the draining body, the bracket defining a space for holding the handle and a free end of the bracket being configured for activating the at least one button on the upper surface of the handle when the handle is slid in the space.
2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the free end of the bracket is upwardly inclined.
3. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the opening for receiving the bargun nozzle in the draining body is chamfered.
4. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a draining tube is attached to the outlet of the draining body.
5. A method for cleaning a bargun having a handle with at least one button on its upper surface and a nozzle perpendicular to the handle, using an assembly comprising: a draining body comprising: an opening for receiving the bargun nozzle, an outlet configured for being connected to a drain, and a bargun holding bracket attached to the draining body, the bracket defining a space for holding the handle and a free end of the bracket being configured for activating the at least one button on the upper surface of the handle when the handle is slid in the space, the method comprising the steps of:
positioning an outlet of the nozzle in an opening of the draining body of the assembly; and
rotating the handle towards a bargun holding bracket so as to engage the handle in the space defined by the bracket and to have the at least one button of the handle activated by the bracket.
6. The method according to claim 5 comprising the steps of:
providing a supply of cleaning fluid to the bargun, and
connecting the outlet of the draining body to drain.
7. The method according to claim 5 comprising the step of dismantling any spigot attached to the bargun nozzle.