Improvements in Carpet Cleaners.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carpet Cleaners.
I, FRANCIS HENRY GooD, of 942 and 944, North Ninth Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, United States of America, 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: -
My invention consists of an improvement in machines for beating carpet, and the
like whereby the work is easily and effectively accomplished with little liability
to injure the carpet.
It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter set
forth.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a carpet beating machine embodying my
invention, showing the housing thereof in section.
Figure 2 represents an end elevation thereof with a portion of the casing broken
away and with the flooring upon which the machine rests shown in section.
Figure 3 and 4 represent perspective views of beaters and covering employed.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.
A designates the housing for the machine, the same having an opening therein
which is provided with a door or cover B, so that access may be had to the interior
of the same.
C designates a shaft which is supported by a standard D and upon which are
the loose and fixed pulleys E and F, and mounted on said shaft are the cams G
and H.
J and K designate shafts which are suitably mounted in said housing and are
supported in ears L attached to a beam M of the housing, which is further strength-
ened by the bar or rod N, said shafts J and K being supported in substantially
the same plane and having a small distance therebetween.
Mounted on the shaft K is a cam P which is adapted to contact with the cam G
when the latter is operated, and each of the shafts J and K are provided with the
partly toothed gear wheels Q and R, whose teeth mesh with each other.
S designates clips which are adjustably secured on the shaft J, a similar set of
clips and component parts being secured to the shaft K.
The clips S carry the frames T, as many being employed as desired.
U. designates beaters which are mounted on the frames T, and V designates
corresponding beaters which are carried by a frame similar to T,, which is mounted
on the shaft K, it being noticed that the beaters on one frame alternate with those
on the other, and in Figure 1 for convenience, I have shown the beaters V as broken
away, to indicate that they are secured to another frame than T.
W designates torsional spring one end of each of which is secured to a fixed point
and the other end is secured to a collar A¹ which is adjustably mounted on the
shaft J and is provided with openings B for the insertion of a tool in order to
adjust the same, it being remembered that the shaft K is provided with similar
springs and collars.

page_text: C¹ designates a lever which is suitably mounted and has secured thereto the bar D'
which may be of any length and is, provided with a pawl El, which is adapted to
engage the teeth on a ratchet F1, the letter, being supported on the standard G¹,
one end of said lever C being adapted to be engaged by the cam H and has a pin Bi
to limit the movement thereof, a spring secured to said bar D¹ being adapted to
return the parts to the proper position.
The ratchet F is mounted on a shaft K¹ upon which is a roller L', the same
carrying the endless belt M,, which passes around the roller N¹, the latter being
supported on a standard P¹.
Q designates brackets mounted. on the housing A, which act as journals for the
roller R¹ to which is secured 'the apron S and being provided with the crank
handle T¹.
U₁ designates a roller suitably mounted at a point substantially in line with the
space between said shaft J and K...
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The casing A is provided with an opening VI to admit the passage of the carpet
and an opening W in the flooring. A² is also made to allow the carpet to pass there-
through.
B2 designates an exhaust fan situated in an opening in the casing A, which is
adapted to conduct the dust and dirt to a desired point.
An opening C2 is also provided in the casing to allow the passage of the apron S¹
and the carpet D³.
The beaters may be made. of a flexible rod which if desired, may be covered by
a rubber tube E2 seen in Figure 3, dotted lines.
The operation is as follows:-
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The apron S' is first unwound from the roller R. and is brought through the
opening C in the casing and then between the shafts J and K and thus between the
beaters U and V and is then carried beneath the roller U¹. 1.. ..
The carpet D2 is. passed through the opening. V₁ in the casing; and, is stitched
or otherwise secured to the apron S', which can now be rewound upon the roller E¹
by operating the crank T until the carpet is between, the beaters U and V.
The shaft C is now operated by placing a belt on the fixed pulley F. As the
shaft. C revolves.it carried with it the cams G and H, the said cam G contacts with
the cam P, which is secured to the shaft K and causes the same to revolve as
indicated by the arrow in Figure 2 and. with it. the gear wheel Q, which meshing
with the gear wheel R of the shaft J, causes the same to revolve in the opposite
direction or as indicated by the arrow in Figure 2, so that the beaters U and will
be moved in the directions indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, that is, opposite
to each other and after the cam G has passed the cam P the shafts will return, to
their former position by means of the torsional springs W, thus causing said beaters
to strike the carpet and remove the dust and dirt..
The cam H is meanwhile engaged with the lever C, which will be moved in, the
direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 2 and will cause the rod D¹ to move and
draw with it the ratchet which is mounted upon the shaft. K¹ and cause, the
same to-revolve; and with it the pulley, in the direction indicated by the arrow,
it being noticed that the spring J returns the rod. D to its, former position after
the cam H has passed the lever Ca
When the carpet. De has reached a. sufficient height the same is. removed, from the
apron Sand' is placed over the endless belt M¹ and is engaged by said belt in any
suitable and convenient manner..
.
As the roller L' is caused to revolve it moves the apron M in the direction
indicated by the arrow in Figure 2, and after the carpet D2 has been engaged by
said apron said carpet will be carried: therewith; so that after each. stroke of the
beaters the carpet will move a certain distance, whereby an intermittent movement
is accorded and the continuous beating upon the various parts, is continued...
The carpet D2 is caused to pass through the opening W, in the, flooring and is
received upon the lower floor after the operation of beating has been accomplished,

page_text: it being noticed that the fan B2 has been meanwhile placed in operation and
causes the dust and dirt to pass out and be carried to any desired point.
In the drawings I have shown two sets of double beaters, but it will of course
be understood that I may apply or use as many as may be required, this only
increasing the size of the machine.
If it should be found necessary in order to cause greater or less force to the
beaters the collar A¹ may be so adjusted upon the shafts J and K as to give addi-
tional or less power to the springs W and thus force the beaters against the carpet
harder or easier, it thus being seen that the power of the blows can be gauged as
is often essential when the carpet is well worn and hard blows might cause tearing
of the same.
It will readily be seen that but one set of beaters may be employed if so desired.
I may desire to make further changes which may come within the scope of my
invention and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the exact construction as
herein shown and described.
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:-
1st. In a carpet cleaning machine, a frame, oscillating shafts having meshing
gearing and provided with beaters, a driving shaft operating said oscillating
shafts, feeding rollers, and an endless belt with operating mechanism actuated by
the rotation of said driving shaft.
2nd. In a machine for beating carpet, a frame a power shaft, cams thereon, a
pair of shafts having gear meshing with each other, a cam on one of said shafts
contacting with one of said cams on said power shaft, a lever adapted to contact!
with the other cam on said power shaft and operating means for moving the carpet
and beaters on said shafts.
3rd. In a carpet beating machine, a frame, a power shaft, a cam thereon, a set
of shafts adapted to revolve in opposite directions, gears on said shafts.meshing
with each other, a cam on one of said shafts adapted to contact with a cam on said
power shaft and a set of beaters mounted on each of said shafts, and carried thereby,
whereby they will operate oppositely to each other.
4th. In a carpet beating machine, a frame, a power shaft, a cam thereon, a set
of shafts adapted to operate in opposite directions, gears on said shafts meshing
with each other, a cam on one of said shafts adapted to contact with a cam on said
power shaft, a set of beaters mounted on each of said shafts and carried thereby,
and adjustable springs connected with said shafts and adapted to return the same
to position.
5th. In a carpet beating machine, a frame, shafts journaled in said frame,
beaters carried by said shafts, gears meshing with each other and mounted on said
shafts, a cam on one of said shafts, a power shaft a cam on said power shaft
adapted to connect with the cam on the shaft-carrying beaters, and an intermittent
feed mechanism for carrying a carpet through said machine between said beater.
6th. In a carpet beating machine, a frame, shafts journaled in said frame,
beaters carried by said shafts, gears meshing with each other and mounted on said
shafts, a cam on one of said shafts, a power shaft, a cam on said power shaft and
adapted to contact with the cam on the shaft-carrying beater, an endless belt for
moving a carpet between said beaters and an intermittently operated mechanism
for moving said belt.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.