New Moveable Apparatus for Washing Vessels, Dishes, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New Moveable Apparatus for Washing Vessels, Dishes, and the like.
I, HEINRICH ALFRED HERRMANN THEODOR BERTUCH, of 30, Kanonier Street,
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, Royal Court Brazier, 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 :-
Up to date vessels, dishes and the like have been washed in sinks or troughs
lined with tin etc. This method had the following disadvantages-the troughs
soon became dilapidated'; the tin was injured by the process of nailing on and
likewise the wood to which it was nailed thus both quickly fell out of repair.
Mending is attended with difficulties, as in order to repair the lining it is necessary
to remove it by violence, completely in all cases, and in instances where copper is
made use of repairing is almost impossible.
In places, such as kitchens, laboratories etc., there are stone sinks, but these are
generally not deep enough for washing larger dishes, or being fixed in the wall,
their position seems for other reasons little suitable for washing said dishes.
All these disadvantages and inconveniences will be completely removed by
using my invention, the new moveable apparatus for washing vessels, dishes and
the like.
In the drawing a specimen example is represented.
Fig. 1 shows a side view of the apparatus, consisting of a basin which hangs free
in a frame a, which in this specimen is of wrought iron, but may be made of any
suitable material-also of wood, more or less decorated, or of simple bars. The
basin c is constructed of a thicker sheet metal, or other suitable material-and may
be either ornamented, or quite simple in form, and reposes on the board 6 of the
frame a.
For cleaning the apparatus in a practical manner it is advisable to provide the
basin with a plugged outlet f, or with handles c² for lifting it out of the frame.
In order to protect the apparatus, a wooden frame d is placed on the upper
rim c¹ of basin c, or a wooden slab can be used, and thus a sideboard or kitchen
table is formed. This slab may be attached to the apparatus by brackets, pegs,
screws or any other suitable article, or simply kept in place by its edges.
It is preferable to make the basins or tanks, the number of which is not limited,
of tinned copper-the frame or stand, of cast iron or rolled iron; but I retain the
right of using any suitable material for producing basins, frames and stands.
Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal view of an apparatus of the same kind, with
two basins, which unites with the advantages already mentioned the facility of
quick removal from place to place, a quality to be highly esteemed in comparison
to the sinks formerly used.
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. A moveable apparatus consisting of a basin, hanging free in a frame, for the
purpose
of thoroughly washing vessels, dishes and the like as described and shewn
in the drawing.
2. The disposition of a protecting frame, or of a wooden slab or cover for using
it as sideboard or kitchen table on the moveable apparatus of the first claim as
described and shewn in the drawing.
3. The application of a plugged outlet in the bottom of the basin, as described
and shown in the drawing

page_text: 4. The application of handles to the basin to render it easy to remove it for the
purpose of cleaning it thoroughly, all as described and shewn in the drawing.
5. The combination of Claims 3 and 4 as described and shewn in the drawing.
6. The combination of Claim 2 with Claims 3 and 4 all described and shewn
in the drawing.'
Dated this 8th dor of March 18032
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON, Fels. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.