Improvements in Apparatus or Appliances for Washing or Rinsing Bottles and other similar Vessels.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus or Appliances for Washing or Rinsing
Bottles and other similar Vessels.
I, JOHN OWDEN O'BRIEN, M.I. Mech. E., of the Firm of W. P. Thompson & Co.,
of 6 Bank Street, Manchester, also Liverpool and London, in the Counties of
Lancaster and Middlesex, respectively, Patent Agents, (a communication from
abroad by Théophile Prioux, of 156 Rue Oberkamf, Paris, in the Republic of
France, Machinist), do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
The purpose of this invention is to supply a simple and convenient apparatus or
appliance for rapidly washing or riesing all kinds of bottles phials vessels or
other similar articles and which can be used for either domestic or industrial
purposes.
The apparatus or appliance admits of the use of two distinct apparata, viz.: a
mechanical rotary brush and a feeding arrangement for the washing or rinsing
water or fluid both apparata being adjusted in such a manner as to admit of their
being worked by a single motor.
The apparatus or appliance consists of a cast iron or other suitable frame which
by means of a clamp can be fixed on the edge of any tub or tank containing the
water for rinsing. This frame supports the driving shaft which can be worked
either by a handle or by a pulley and strap. The lower part of this frame carries
a rotary pump which may be fixed in any suitable manner whilst in the upper part
a revolving upright tube is carried consisting of several pieces joined together by
means of screws and which serves to drive the rotary pump to carry the water into
the interior of the bottle and to revolve the rinsing brush.
For this purpose the centre part of the revolving tube is fitted with a pinion to
which a rapid rotary motion is imparted by a toothed conical wheel fixed on the
driving shaft. The lower part of this tube contains a slit in which a pin engages
which pin transmits the rotary motion to the driving rod of the pump. Finally the
upper part of the said tube carries the brush or rinser in the centre of which there
is a tube or pipe for the outlet of the water propelled by the pump.
In order to prevent the dirty water with which the bottle has been rinsed out
coming into contact with the water contained in the tub on which the appliance
stands I place on the bracket or frame a small tank containing an outlet fitted with
an indiarubber or other pipe to carry off the dirty water.
The brush or rinser is preferably made of steel leaves or springs with brass or
steel wires which are intended to rub against the interior of the bottle and detach
the impurities adhering thereto. These are immediately carried away by the
water entering the bottle through the before mentioned pipe in the centre of the
brush or rinser. It will be readily understood that the shape of the cleansing brush
and the materials of which it is composed may be varied according to the uses to
which it is put.
Finally the upper part of the revolving tube is fitted with a loose socket or
sheath at the bottom of which there is a collar on which the neck of the bottle
rests so that when the bottle is to be removed it is only necessary to raise the collar
and with it the sheath to bring together and enclose the brushes of the rinser which
prevents any lateral spurting of the water when the bottle is taken off and admits

page_text: of another bottle being placed in position when.by lowering the sheath the brush
is allowed to open freely again and to cleanse it internally.
Dated this 18th day of May 1895.
Improvements in Apparatus or Appliances for Washing or Rinsing
Bottles and other similar Vessels.
I, JOHN OWDEN O'BRIEN, M. I. Mech. E., of the Firm of W. P. Thompson & Co.,
of 6 Bank Street, Manchester, also Liverpool and London, in the Counties of
Lancaster and Middlesex, respectively, Patent Agents, (a communication from
abroad by Théophile Prioux, of 156 Rue Oberkamf, Paris, in the Republic of
France, Machinist), 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 is to provide a simple and convenient apparatus or
appliance for rapidly washing or rinsing all kinds of bottles phials vessels or
other similar articles and which can be used for either domestic or industrial
purposes.
The apparatus or appliance admits of the use of two distinct parts viz.; a
mechanical rotary brush and a feeding arrangement for the washing or rinsing
water or fluid both parts being adjusted in such a manner as to admit of their being
worked by a single motor.
The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1. is a vertical section of the apparatus.
Fig. 2. is a side elevation of the apparatus.
Fig. 3. is a section of the pump to raise the washing water.
The apparatus or appliance consists of a cast iron or other suitable frame O
which by means of a clamp P can be fixed on the edge of any tub or tank T
containing the water for rinsing. This frame supports the driving shaft I which
can be worked either by a handle A or by a pulley and strap. The lower part J
of this frame carries a rotary pump F which may be fixed in any suitable manner,
whilst in the upper part a revolving upright tube is carried consisting of two pieces
joined together by means of a threaded socket H and which serves to drive the
rotary pump to carry the water into the interior of the bottle and to rotate the
rinsing brush.
For this purpose the centre part H of the revolving tube is fitted with a pinion C
to which a rapid rotary motion is imparted by a toothed conical wheel B fixed on
the driving shaft I. The lower part L of this tube contains a slit K in which a
pin engages which pin transmits the rotary motion to the driving rod G of the
pump F. Finally the upper part E of the said tube carries the brush D in the
centre of which there is a tube or pipe N for the outlet of the water propelled by
the pump.
In order to prevent the dirty water with which the bottle has been rinsed out
coming into contact with the water contained in the tub T on which the appliance
stands I place on the bracket or frame a small tank R containing an outlet S
fitted with an indiarubber or other pipe to carry off the dirty water.
The brush D is preferably made of steel leaves or springs with brass or steel
wires which are intended to rub against the interior of the bottle and detach the
impurities adhering thereto. These are immediately carried away by the water
entering the bottle through the before mentioned pipe N in the centre of the brush.
It will be readily understood that the shape of the cleansing brush and the

page_text: materials of which it is composed may be varied according to the uses to which it
is put.
Finally the upper part E of the revolving tube is fitted with a loose socket or
sheath M at the bottom of which there is a collar m on which the neck of the bottle
reste so that when the bottle is to be removed it is only necessary to raise the
collar m and with it the sheath M to bring together and enclose the branches of
the brush D which prevents any lateral spurting of the water when the bottle is
taken off and admits of another bottle being placed in position when by lowering
the sheath M the brush is allowed to open freely again and to cleanse it
internally.
The working of the apparatus takes place in the following way. The bottle is
placed in the position shown in Fig. 1, with its neck resting on the collar m.
The
movable sheath M is drawn down to allow the brush D to spread out, the handle A
is then moved and it causes the brush to turn rapidly round, at the same time that
the pump F forces through the tube N a quantity of water sufficient to carry away
the adhering impurities detached or removed by the brush and to ensure the
thorough cleansing of the bottle.
Thus the problem is solved of producing a rapid and thorough cleansing and of
keeping the water clean.
It must be understood that instead of actuating the machine by hand by means
of the handle A, I reserve the right of fitting to it a pulley which may receive
motion from any suitable source.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.-
1. In apparatus for washing bottles the arrangement and construction of a
vertical rotary tube through which water is projected comprised of two parts E
and L joined together by a threaded socket H; the part L receiving the move-
ment of the handle and trausmitting it from one end to the upper part E which
carries the bottle brush, and from the other end to a stem G which actuates the
revolving pump F suspended from a fixed tube J to the top of which the
tube L is connected, substantially as described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
2. In an apparatus for cleaning bottles the combination with the vertical
rotating tube E of a brush D provided with several spring leaves or branches
spreading out so as to thoroughly clean the bottle substantially as described and
shown in the accompanying drawings.
3. In an apparatus for cleaning bottles the combination with the vertical rotary
tube E and the brush D of a movable sheath M sliding up and down the said
tube E and serving to enclose the branches of the brush when the bottle is
removed substantially as described and shown on the drawings.
Dated this 17th day of February 1896.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.