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Abstract

A tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus is disclosed for washing in water a sponge used during a ceramic tile grouping operation. The apparatus includes a frame for disposition thereof within the water. The frame includes a first wall and a second wall which is disposed spaced from the first wall. A first roller has an axis of rotation which extends through the walls and a second roller has a rotational axis which extends through the walls. The rollers cooperate with each other to define therebetween a passageway for the passage therethrough of the sponge to be washed and conditioned such that when the rollers are counter rotated relative to each other, the sponge is squeezed and driven through the passageway so that the sponge is washed and conditioned by the water during passage of the sponge through the passageway. An electric motor is drivingly connected to at least one of the rollers for rotating the rollers. Also, an electrical battery supplies electrical power to the motor for energizing the motor.

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