Improvements in or relating to Drainers for Bottles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1900-Accepted, 28th July, 1900
Improvements in or relating to Drainers for Bottles.
I, HERBERT WORTHAM WRIGHT, Brewer, of Walkern, Stevenage, in the
County of Hertford do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to drainers for bottles and has for its object to facilitate
the draining of bottles, particularly those used in the brewing and mineral-
water trade, after they have been washed.
According to this invention I construct of suitable materials a grid, which I
place in the bottom of some suitable box adapted to contain bottles in an
inverted position. The grid is so constructed that the mouths of the bottles will
be supported off the floor of the box without being closed as is the case if the
mouths of the bottles rest on the bottom of the box. The grid may conveniently
comprise a wooden frame, across which are stretched wires or strips of metal
or wooden or other slats or the like. If desired, wire netting may be employed,
or zinc or other metal suitably perforated. It must be understood that the
structure of the grid is such as not to allow of the passage of the necks of the
bottles between the openings in the grid, while not obstructing the free escape
of liquid draining from the bottles.
The grids are preferably formed separately and inserted in the boxes which
may also be made separately, or the grids may themselves form the bottom of
the boxes or again the boxes may be fitted specially with these grids. The grids
may be provided with arms or extensions or handles to enable them to be readily
lifted out of the boxes when desired.
The boxes are preferably of some well-known construction with openings to
allow of the free exit of the drainage from the bottles. By employing grids in
addition to the advantages obtained from allowing the bottles to drain freely by
keeping the mouths of the bottles off the floor of the boxes, the risk of dirt and
foreign matter entering or adhering to the mouths of the bottles is obviated.
Dated this 25th day of August 1899.
Improvements in or relating to Drainers for Bottles.
I, HERBERT WORTHAM WRIGHT, Brewer, of Walkern, Stevenage, in the
County of Hertford, 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:-
This invention relates to drainers for bottles and has for its object to facilitate
the draining of bottles, particularly those used in the brewing and mineral-
water trade, after they have been washed.

page_text: According to this invention I construct of suitable material
a grid, which I
place in the bottom of some suitable box adapted to contain bottles in an
inverted position. The grid is so constructed that the mouths of the bottles will
be supported off the floor of the box without being closed as is the case if the
mouths of the bottles rest on the bottom of the box. The grid may conveniently
comprise a wooden frame, across which are stretched wires or strips of metal
or wooden or other slats or the like. If desired, wire netting may be employed,
or zinc or other metal suitably perforated. It must be understood that the
structure of the grid is such as not to allow of the passage of the necks of the
bottles between the openings in the grid, while not obstructing the free escape
of liquid draining from the bottles.
The grids are preferably formed separately and inserted in the boxes which
may also be made separately, or the grids may themselves form the bottom of
the boxes or again the boxes may be fitted specially with these grids. The grids
may be provided with arms or extensions or handles to enable them to be readily
lifted out of the boxes when desired.
The boxes are preferably of some well-known construction with openings to
allow of the free exit of the drainage from the bottles. By employing grids in
addition to the advantages obtained from allowing the bottles to drain freely by
keeping the mouths of the bottles off the floor of the boxes, the risk of dirt and
foreign matter entering or adhering to the mouths of the bottles is obviated.
In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one method of applying this
invention,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box with one side broken away showing
the grid in place and the bottles resting thereon,
Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the grid.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
In the bottom of a box A is placed a grid B upon which bottles C, after having
been washed, are placed in an inverted position for drainage purposes. The
box A is sub-divided into several compartments to conveniently support the
bottles C by the partitions A¹ and has an opening A2 by means of which the
grid B may easily be removed when necessary. Additional openings such as A³
are also supplied to allow the drainage from the bottles C to escape from the
box A.
The grid B is composed of wires or rods B: 132 crossing each other approxi-
mately at right angles. These wires are connected together in some suitable
manner as by tie wires B³, the wires B2 being conveniently arranged equidistant
from and parallel to one another. The wires B2 are placed at such a distance
apart that when the bottles C are inverted and placed on them the necks of the
bottles C can not pass through the grid B. The ends of the wires B₁ are bent
downward and form feet B thereby raising the grid B from the floor of the
box A so that the drainage from the bottles C may freely escape therefrom
through the openings A³ A³.
After being made up the whole grid B is preferably galvanized.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The draining grid for bottles substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 20th
1000