IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLE SOAKING AND WASHING, MACHINES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, THOMAS HILL, of 4 Regent's Terrace, Anlaby Road, Kingston-upon-Hull,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN BOTTLE SOAKING AND WASHING, MACHINES, to be as follows:-
I construct each machine of the following parts, namely a trough of wood or
metal, having two rows of pulleys, each of the same angle extending from the
back end of the trough inside on the bottom, to within a short distance of the'
front end, at which point, each row of pulleys, terminate in, or has attached to it,
a bent guide rod, the front ends of which are secured to the inside of the trough,
these guide rods form a rest for a box of bottles, each box is divided into two dozen
squares, each of which receive a bottle neck upwards, the divisions are formed by
wood partitions and metal rods, the bottom is furnished with metal plates or
runners, which slide upon the pulleys before named, each box when filled with
empty bottles has a wire work grate. placed on the top of them, to keep the bottles
down until they are filled with water, the grate is then removed and placed on
the top of the next box. The trough being filled with water, box after box is
placed upon the pulleys by an attendant, each running towards the front end,
where a second attendant lifts each box on to the rest formed by the guide rods,
and taking a bottle in each hand, passes each of them on to a revolving brush;
mounted and driven in the usual way, these brushes revolve above a wood
platform, on which the bottles lie, at one end of the platform is a receptacle for
water, and a sponge or brush which is employed to cleanse the outside of the
bottles, the platform is secured to the top of the trough and on each side of the
front end of the trough is a rinsing platform of the usual construction, each
supplied with water at will by means of a stop cock and feed pipe, the inside of
the trough has a strip on each side, to prevent undue friction between the sides of
the box, and side of the trough, and also to keep the box on the rollers before
named, each box having been cleaned inside and out is placed neck downwards on
a rinsing pipe, within a box previously placed over the pipes, in which position
water is forced into each to rinse them, after rinsing the box of bottles is removed
to drain, and the movements are repeated. By such means considerable time is
saved, with less breakage of bottles, each of which is thoroughly soaked, cleaned,
rinsed, and drained, without the waste of water heretofore incurred.
Dated this twenty-fifth day of February 1884

page_text: I, THOMAS HILL, of 4 Regent's Terrace, Anlaby Road, Kingston-upon-Hull,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
BOTTLE SOAKING AND WASHING MACHINES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Figure 1, shows a longitudinal sectional view of one of my improved machines.
Figure 2 shows a plan of the same. Figure 3 a cross section through the line K, L,
on Figure 1.
Figures 4 to 14 show separate parts, severally referred to hereafter.
I construct each machine of the following parts, namely, a trough A of wood or
metal having two rails B, each supporting a row of pulleys B¹ (one such pulley is
shown full size in end view and plan at Figures 4 and 5) each rail is of the same
angle extending from the back end of the trough inside to within a short distance
of the front end, at which point the back end of a bent guide rod C is secured to
the rail, the front ends of the rods being secured to the inside of the front end of
the trough, the inside of the trough has a strip B2 of wood or metal on each side
to prevent undue friction between its sides, and the ends of the boxes to be
placed in it, the strips also keep the boxes on the pulleys before named.
The guide rods C form a rest for a box D (an enlarged view of one box is shown
in plan and end. view at Figures 6 and 7). Each box is divided into two dozen
squares, each of which receives a bottle, neck upwards, the divisions are formed by
wood partitions D¹, and metal rods D2, the bottom is furnished with metal runners,
which slide upon the pulleys before named.
Each box when filled with empty bottles, has a wire work, or metal grate E,
placed on the top of them, the grate is of sufficient weight to keep the bottles
down until the water in which they are placed fills them, the grate is then
removed and placed on the top of the next box, (one such grate is shown in edge
view and plan at Figures 8 and 9.) The trough being filled with water, box after box,
each having two dozen bottles in it, is placed upon the pulleys by an attendant,
each running towards the front end, where a second attendant lifts each box on to
the rest formed by the guide rods C, and up until the bottom of the box rests
upon four hinged tumbler catches F, which are secured to the inside of the trough,
(one such catch F, is shown in side view and front view at Figures 10 and 11) and
taking a bottle in each hand passes each of them onto a revolving brush, mounted
and driven in the usual way, the brushes revolve above a wood platform G upon
which the bottles lie, the back of the platform forms a shield through which the
two spindles carrying the brushes are passed, the shield prevents the water falling
upon the spindle pulleys and bearings, one such bearing and spindle is shown in
section at Figure 12.
At one end of the platform is a receptacle H for water, and a sponge or brush,
which is employed to cleanse the outside of the bottles, the platform is secured to
the top of the trough, and on either or both sides of the front end of the trough
is a rinsing platform I of the usual construction, each supplied with water at will
by means of a stop cock and feed pipe. Each bottle having been cleaned inside
and out, is placed neck downwards on a rinsing pipe within a box J, which is
previously placed over the rinsing pipes, in which position water is forced into the
bottles to rinse them (The box J is shown in plan and end view at Figures 13
and 14.) After rinsing, the box of bottles is removed to drain, and the movements
are repeated..

page_text: By such means considerable time is saved with less breakage of bottles, each of
which is thoroughly soaked, cleaned, rinsed, and drained, without the waste of
water heretofore incurred.
.
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 :-
1. The combined bottle soaking, washing and rinsing machine substantially as
described and illustrated in the Drawings annexed.
2. The construction and employment of the holding down grate, substantially
as described and illustrated in the Drawings annexed.
Dated this nineteenth day of November 1884.
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.