An Improved Apparatus for Washing and Rinsing Bottles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 29th July, 1892-Accepted, 10th Sept., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Washing and Rinsing Bottles.
I, GEORGE CLEMENT DOWNING, of 8 Quality Court, London, W.C.. Patent
Agent, (a communication from abroad by Jean Baptiste Charleux, Engineer,
Amédé Auguste Philippe, Mechanical Engineer, and Siegfried Gotthelf, Merchant
all of 6 Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris, France) do hereby declare the nature of my
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to manufacture an improved apparatus for washing
and rinsing bottles; the apparatus being capable of being attached to any kind of
tub or other vessel, without any special framework, and capable of being worked
by hand or any other motive power.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation, partly in section.
Fig. 2 is an explanatory elevation, partly in section, with the bottle L removed.
Fig. 3 is a section at right angles to Fig. 1.
A is a worm-wheel, fast on the axle H. 1. is a crank handle, also fast on the
same axle, for turning the same by hand; but any other method of driving the
wheel may be applied. B. is a (preferably four-threaded) worm fast on or forming
part of a revolving vertical tubular shaft, in gear with the worm wheel A. Another,
smaller, tube E, is fixed to the tube B so as to revolve therewith. P, is a brush
fitted to the extremity of the tube E, by which it is caused to revolve in and
traverse the inside of the bottle. The tube E also serves to convey water to the
inside of the bottle. The bottle L is supported by the head g, having radial ribs
to allow water to flow past the head out of the bottle. The head slides
g
up and
down the tube E. supported by the spiral spring G. the spring being capable of
supporting and raising the bottle to different positions, so that the revolving
brush P may act upon the whole of the inner surface of the bottle. C is a
(preferably four-threaded) worm, fast upon the horizontal shaft c. D and D' are
two centrifugal fans, fitted to and driven by the shaft, revolving in suitable
casings, of which d and d' are the inlets, whereby water or other liquids may be
pumped into the bottles. The pump D drives liquid through the tubes B and E
into the bottle L; the brush P revolving therein; and the pump D' drives liquid
through the stationary tube E, into a bottle L', for rinsing the same. g₁ is a
similar support to that shown at g, but no spring is required. F and F are cups
for receiving the outflowing liquids, and being ports and nozzles for carrying
away the same. Rubber tubes may be fitted to the nozzles d and d, if required,
for conveying liquids to the pumps, and similar tubes may be fitted to the
nozzles and to convey the liquids back to the tub or other vessel M.
J. J. are brackets for attaching the apparatus to the vessel containing the liquids,
and K is the casing enclosing the apparatus.
The operation is as follows:-The apparatus being attached to a vessel M, (as
shewn in Fig. 2) containing any suitable liquid or liquids; and the wheel A being
set in motion: a bottle is placed upon the support g. The pump D forces liquid
into the bottle L, while the brush P rotates against the inner parts of the bottle,
and detaches therefrom any matter which may be adhering thereto. To facilitate
this operation, the pressure of the hand is applied to the bottom of the bottle,
thereby compressing the spring G; and the bottle being gradually allowed to rise
by the expansion of the spring, the brush comes in contact with the sides of the
bottle; the water at the same time carrying away the released particles of matter.

page_text: The bottle is then removed and placed on the support g', where it is rinsed; another
bottle being, at the same time, placed upon g.
The brush P may be of any suitable form to enable it to reach every part of the
inside surface of the bottle.
It will be understood that this apparatus dispenses with the necessity of using
water under pressure, and also furnishes means whereby various liquids or mixtures
of liquids may be used, such as hot water or potash water for washing, and clean
water for rinsing purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In apparatus for washing and rinsing bottles, the combination of a worm-
wheel A, operated by hand or other motive power; a worm B driven by the
wheel A, for the purpose of working a brush P, of any suitable form; the worm B
being formed to supply à channel for water or other liquid; also a worm C, fast
on a shaft c, driving two rotary pumps D and D¹, the former for throwing liquid
into a bottle L for washing, and the latter into the bottle for rinsing, substan-
tially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. In apparatus for washing and rinsing bottles as aforesaid, the method of and
means and appliances for supplying the bottles under treatment, with different kinds
of liquid at one and the same time, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
3. The general construction, arrangement, and combination of the several and
respective parts, together forming my invention of an improved apparatus for
washing and rinsing bottles, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
by the drawings.
Dated 20:1 LJ„ 1005
GEORGE C. DOWNING.