An Improved Draining and Rinsing Machine for Draining and Rinsing Bottles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1888
Spécification Accepted, 15th June, 1885
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Draining and Rinsing Machine for Draining and
Rinsing Bottles.
I ISA AO STANDRING of Ramsey Street Rochdale in the County of Lancaster
Mineral 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 :-
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My invention relates to machines or apparatus employed for the purposes of
draining and rinsing bottles used for the storage of liquids such as mineral waters,
beers wines &c. My apparatus is adapted so as to be capable of being applied or
connected to any description of "soaking machine or cistern used for the purpose
of aiding in the cleansing of bottles preparatory to rinsing, and which machines
are well known. The draining and rinsing machines hitherto used have not been
adapted or devised so as to collect the cleansing solution or wash, and the water used
for rinsing purposes when drained from the bottles. Now according to my invention
the "wash" when drained from the bottles is caused to return or pass to the cistern
of tho soaking machine and the clean water used for rinsing drained from the bottles
is collected in a separate cistern provided for the purpose which water may be
afterwards for washing the exterior parts of the bottles this is an essential feature
of my invention. In order that my invention may be clearly understood I herewith
annex three sheets of drawings in which like letters of reference indicate like parts
throughout the figures therein shewn.
Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my invention shewing two bottle racks
employed therewith.
Figure 2 is an end elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 3 represents a front elevation of the bottle rack water supply pipe and
draining tray detached from the clean water cistern of my apparatus drawn to an
enlarged scale.
Figure 4 is a cross section of Figure 3 through, a, b, see Figure 5.
Figure 5 is a plan of Figure 3.
At the upper extremity or end of the vertical water supply, nine c. which is

page_text: which piece has a screw thread at its lower part and is screwed into the interior of
the pipe, e, the said piece is provided with an orifice d' communicating at its lower
part with the interior of the pipe, c. On the screwed conical terminal piece d I
mountcentrally-at-its lower part what I will term for convenience of description the
"bottle rack " m. the lower side of the said rack being formed with a series of
horizontal metal tubes plugged at their extremities by means of screw threaded
pieces or by other suitable means, the upper side (which is provided with a series
of circular apertures o) and the ends being preferably of wood, at the lower side, and
in a central position is provided a hollow metal branch piece p, having orifices p
and on opposite sides of and at right angles to a vertical thoroughfare which
central thoroughfare corresponds with the form of the terminal piece d. I fit the
branch piece p loosely on to the terminal piece d the said piece passing into the
vertical thoroughfare of the branch piece p, the orifices pl and p2 have communication
with the interior of the tubes n by means of unions's and branch pipes and
the said tubes n are provided with a convenient number of nozzles or emmision
tubes such number of tubes being employed to correspond with the number of
apertures, o, provided in the upper part of the "bottle rack," the said nozzles extend
in a vertical direction from the tubes n and are centrally situated with relation to the
apertures, o. The terminal piece d passes through and projects above the surface of a
metal draining tray, e, which extends from the water cistern of my apparatus (over
which cistern is situated in any convenient position brushes and g' which may be
caused to revolve by means of a suitable driving band passing from any convenient driving
shaft or drum to the pulley, g2, the said tray has its four sides elevated or its edges
turned up so as to retain any water falling thereon and is conveniently divided by
means of a dividing rib, el. into two compartments and one compartment / or
that nearest to the water cistern communicates with the interior of the soaking
machine by means of the waste pipe, j. "see Figure 2;" the other compartment h¹
communicates with the interior of the cistern by means of the waste pipe k which
cisternis provided with an overflow pipe, to carry of any excess of water there may
be in the said cistern.
The upper part of the branch piece p is provided with a hollow loosely fitted
screw threaded piece u having a collar at its lower part, a stud, w passes through
the hollow screw threaded piece u, its lower part resting on the upper part of the
terminal piece d, a pin x passes through the stud and hollow screw threaded piece, u,
to prevent the stud turning round, at the upper part of the screw threaded piece
is a hollow screw threaded nut or cap, y, the underside side of the interior of the cap
rests on the upper part of the stud w, accordingly as the nut is operated or turned
in either direction so accordingly is the hollow branch piece, p, (consequently the
"bottle rack ") is raised or lowered with relation to the terminal pieco d, which action
relieves the surface of the terminal piece more or less from pressure caused by
the weight of the "bottle rack." thus a binding action of the "bottle rack"
on the
terminal piece is obviated and the rotary movement of the bottle rack when operated
upon by the hand of the attendant or operative may be facilitated.
The operation of my invention is as follows.
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The bottles to be cleansed are taken from the cistern of the "soaking machine
and internally cleansed in the usual manner by the aid of revolving brushes g. g
situate over the cistern of my apparatus after which the bottles are placed in the
apertures o, nearest the cistern of my apparatus with their openings downwards so
that the nozzles t, may enter into the interior thereof; whilst in this position the
cleansing solution in the bottles brought from the soaking machine is allowed to drain
off, which solution passes into the compartment h, of the tray e, then into the waste
or return pipe j, and thence passes to the cistern of the soaking machine. When the
solution is drained off from the bottles, the "rack" may be turned round on the
terminal piece by the operative see Fig. 4, the orifice 21 of the branch piece p, may
by this action be brought opposite to the orifice d' of the terminal piece d, the tap v.
is then operated, a sufficient quantity of water is then allowed to pass into orifice d¹
through the horizontal tubes n, and nozzles t, which or may be in communication

page_text: with the water discharge orifice d', then into the interior of the bottles which may
be may, situated over the nozzles t, thus after the operation of washing the "wash"
is drained off and the bottles are afterwards effectually rinsed with clean water which
water when drained off from the bottles then passes into the compartment h' of the
tray e, and from thence passes to the water cistern f by means of the return pipe k,
thus the solution for cleansing and the water used for rinsing the bottles are
kept in a separate state which is an essential feature of my invention.
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,
1. The terminal piece d having an orifice d' in connection with a water supply
pipe c, substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described in the
annexed drawings.
2. The branch piece p. having an adjusting screw 20, in combination with the
horizontal tubes n the branch tubes, "", "", the unions s, the nozzles t, the
perpendicular sides and horizontal side of wood the whole of which form the bottle
rack m, which rack may be turned round on the terminal piece referred to in the
foregoing claim substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and
described in the annexed drawings.
3. The metal draining tray e, having two compartments and h¹ in combination
with a water cistern f, and return pipes; and, leading from the said tray to any
conveniently situated "soaking machine" and the cistern respectively.
4. The combination of the whole of the pieces and things referred to in the foregoing
claims substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described
in the annexed drawings.
Dated thin 19th don of March 1900