Improvement in Apparatus for Cleaning Bottles.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Apparatus for Cleaning Bottles.
FREDERIC GEORGE RILEY, 256, South Lambeth Road, in the County of Surrey,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In the construction of the bracket carrying the revolving brush, when operated
by power, and has for its object, the gripping of the brush, means whereby the
brush can be drawn in and out, so that one length is suitable for all bottles, and
also that the brush remains stationary, when desired to renew the brush. To
obtain this result I take a hollow shaft, in the centre of which is the driving
pulley, and at each end I cut a transverse slot enlarged at bottom and form a
thread on the outside, into which is screwed a nut with a conical mouthpiece.
In this slot is a suitable wedge piece, separated in the middle, so that the nut
closes same and grips the brush spindle, the enlargement at the bottom of slot
preventing the gripping pieces falling out when brush is removed, the hollow
shaft allowing the brush to be drawn in and out as required. This shaft is
carried on two bearings, bolted to a base plate, bored out to receive same, and the
outside of each are turned a portion of their length, and on one bearing block I
put the loose pulley, which revolves on the outside of same and not on the shaft,
and on the other a bracket carrying an arm, this arm being free to radiate.
At the extremity of same, in a suitable bearing, I fix the striking fork, provided
with a stop, and to prevent the fork revolving, the stop has a slot cut in it, fitting
in a slide in the radiating arm, the latter being adjustable to any desired position,
to suit the angle of the driving belt.
Dated this Ilfth day of Nov 1800
Improvement in Apparatus for Cleaning Bottles.
FREDERIC GEORGE RILEY, 256, South Lambeth Road, in the County of Surrey,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
And has for its object better means of gripping the brush. enabling it to be
drawn in and out, to suit the varying size of bottles. And also so that the brush
remains stationary, when renewing same. In referring to the accompanying
drawings, of which Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation, Fig. 2 a plan with belt fork

page_text: removed. Fig. 3 an end view, partly in section, showing the radiating striking
gear, and Figs. 4 and 5, an enlarged detail of the gripping device.
It will be seen, on a base plate A, are fixed two bearings, B and B¹, carrying
the revolving shaft C which is hollow, and has secured to it, or formed on it as
shown, the fast pulley D, the loose pulley E being carried on the block B, which
is turned on the outside, for this purpose. Whilst the block B is also turned
on the outside, to carry the bracket F, capable of being radiated, to suit the angle
of the belt. This carries the belt fork G, which has a stop H, with a portion
cut away, so that it slides on the bracket but cannot revolve. The ends of
the hollow shaft C. have a wedge slot formed in same, into which are put the two
gripping jaws J, and these securely grip the spindle of the brush, in a parallel
manner, by the action of the nut K. which is screwed on the end of the shaft C,
having a conical mouth, engages with the gripping jaws, which are formed in a
similar manner: the wedge shape of the slot. preventing these pieces falling out,
when the brush is removed.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The construction of a bottle brushing device in the manner herein described
and shewn.
Dated this 19th day of March 1900.