Improvements in, Bottle cleaning Machinery
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1887
Complete Left, 16th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
I, BARTHOLOMEW BINNINGTON, of 84 Mytongate, Hull, in the County of York,
Aerated Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
The object of this invention for Improvements in, Bottle cleaning Machinery is to
construct apparatus by means of which the combined operations of soaking, brushing
out, and rinsing of bottles can be performed in a more effective and expeditious manner
than by the ordinary methods, as heretofore employed.
In carrying out this invention, I provide a vessel of preferably oblong form, and of
any convenient size for containing the water in which the bottles are to be soaked.
Inside this vessel, and working in bearings secured to the ends thereof, is a horizontal
shaft having secured to it at each end four radial arms of equal length and forming a
rectangular cross, any two corresponding arms in the said crosses lying in a plane
common to both and to the axis of the shaft.
From the extremities of each pair of corresponding arms is suspended by suitable
pins or studs a containing box extending the whole of the distance between the said
arms, and divided into any suitable number of compartments for receiving the bottles
to be cleaned; the suspension pins or studs are fixed near the tops of the ends of the
said containing boxes, so that, when the shaft is rotated the suspended box is always
maintained in a vertical position. By these means the bottles which are placed in the
containing box with their mouths upwards are maintained in that position, and
consequently, when they are immersed in the soaking vessel any light substances
contained in them are floated out.
On one side of the soaking vessel is a second vessel, on the top of which is mounted
one or more revolving brushes, suitably formed for passing into the bottles and
removing therefrom any substance adhering to them; the said brushes being rotated
by means of a belt or other suitable means.
It will thus be seen that while the bottles to be cleaned are being placed in one of

page_text: the containing boxes on one side of the soaking vessel the soaked bottles in an adjacent
containing box are opposite the revolving brushes, so that, the operations of filling
and brushing can be carried on simultaneously. After brushing, the bottles are
rinsed, and dried in the ordinary manner.
When any two containing boxes have thus been filled with bottles to be soaked, and
emptied of bottles to be brushed respectively, the filled box is depressed, and the
carrying shaft rotated through a quarter of a revolution, thus carrying the emptied
box to the opposite side of the soaking vessel to be filled with bottles, and raising a
fresh box of soaked bottles to be brushed; the process being repeated indefinitely.
Dated this 20th day of October 1887.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
156, Strand, W.C.,
Agents.

page_text: I. BARTHOLOMEW BINNINGTON, of 84 Mytongato, Hull, in the county of York,
Aerated Water Manufacturer, 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:
The object of this invention for improvements in bottle cleaning machinery is, to
construct apparatus by means of which the combined operations of soaking, brushing
out, and rinsing of bottles can be performed in a more effective and expeditious
manner than by the ordinary methods, as heretofore employed.
In carrying out this invention, I provide a vessel of preferably oblong form and of
any convenient size for containing the water in which the bottles are to be soaked.
Inside this vessel, and working in bearings secured to the ends thereof is a horizontal
shaft, having secured to it at each end, four radial arms of equal length and forming
a rectangular cross, any two corresponding arms in the said crosses lying in a plane
common to both and to the axis of the shaft.
From the extremities of cach pair of corresponding arms is suspended by suitable
pins or studs a containing box extending the whole of the distance between the said
arms, and divided into any suitable number of compartments for receiving the bottles
to be cleaned and when necessary weighted on the bottom to keep it vertical. The
suspension pins or studs are fixed near the tops of the ends of the said containing
boxes, so that when the shaft is rotated the-suspended box always maintains a vertical
position. By these means the bottles which are placed in the containing box with
their mouths upwards are maintained in that position, and consequently, when they
are immersed in the soaking vessel, any light substances contained in thein are floated
out. If desired the containing boxes may be suspended from discs arranged on the
ends of the horizontal shaft and within the soaking vessel. If preferred more than four
containing vessels may be supported from the arms or discs.
On one side of the soaking vessel is a second vessel on the top of which is mounted
one or more revolving brushes, suitably formed for passing into the bottles and
removing therefrom any substance adhering to them, the said brushes being rotated
by means of a belt or other suitable means.
On the bottles to be cleaned being placed in one of the containing boxes on one side
of the soaking vessel, the soaked bottles in an adjacent containing box rise opposite the
revolving brushes on the other side, so that the operations of filling and brushing can
be carried on simultaneously. After brushing, the bottles are rinsed and dried in the
ordinary manner.
When any two containing boxes have thus been filled with bottles to be soaked, and
emptied of bottles to be brushed respectively, the filled box is depressed, and the
carrying shaft rotated through a quarter of a revolution, thus carrying an emptied
box to one side of the soaking vessel to be filled with bottles, and raising a fresh box
of soaked bottles to be brushed and rinsed, the process being repeated indefinitely.

page_text: In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, Fig. 1 is a longitudinal
sectional elevation of an apparatus for cleaning bottles constructed according to my
invention; Fig. 2 is a plan; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation of the
same.
Inside a vessel a for containing the water in which the bottles are to be soaked,
and working in bearings is a horizontal shaft having secured to it at either end
four radial arms d forming a rectangular cross, any two corresponding armis d in the
said crosses lying in a plane common to both, and to the axis of the shaft r.
From the extremities of each pair of corresponding arms d is suspended by pins e a
containing box extending the whole of the distance between the said arms d, and
divided into compartments for receiving the bottles to be cleaned. The suspension
pins e are fixed near the tops of the ends of the said containing boxes, so that when
the shaft c is rotated the suspended box always maintains a vertical position.
On one side of the soaking vessel a is a second vessel 4, on the top of which is
mounted the revolving brushes i suitably formed for passing into the bottles and
removing therefrom any substance adhering to them, the said brushes being rotated
by means of a belt on the pulley k as shewn.
At each end of the soaking vessel a is arranged a rinsing chamber provided with
water pipes m and nozzles n for passing inside the bottles to be rinsed.
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 :-
In bottle cleaning machinery.
1. Arranging a series of rectangular boxes for containing bottles to be cleaned
between two corresponding sets of radial arms or discs secured on a horizontal shaft
free to rotate in bearings mounted on the soaking vessel, the said containing boxes
being suspended from their upper parts in such manner, that when the shaft is rotated
the boxes pass down through the water on one side of the soaking vessel and rise up
on the other side and move in parallel planes, thereby allowing of the bottles being
placed and maintained in the containing boxes with their mouths upwards, so that
when passing through the water in the soaking vessel any light particles contained in
them are floated out substantially as described.
2. The arrangement and construction of bottle cleaning apparatus substantially as
described with reference to the drawings.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
Agents.