Improved Apparatus in Connection with Bottle Brushing Machinery.
Year: 1888

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus in Connection with Bottle Brushing
Machinery.
I BARTHOLOMEW BINNINGTON of 84 Mytongate Kingston upon Hull Aerated
Water Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
I provide an oblong or conical tubular cup of metal and wood, or any suitable
material, containing internaly arraigned brushing material, for Brushing outside of
bottle by fixing, on spindle of any revolving Brushing Machine so as to brush the
bottle externaly while being brushed internaly or not, by revolving Brushing
machine-Also to protect the bottle from being broken by the operation, and to provide
a Guard or protection, both to bottle and operator while being subjected to rapid
revolving machinery.
BARTHOLOMEW BINNINGTON.

page_text: Improved Apparatus in Connection with Bottle Brushing
Machinery.
I, BARTHOLOMEW BINNINGTON of 84 Mytongate Kingston upon 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:-
My Invention for an improved apparatus in connection with bottle brushing
machinery has for its objects to provide means for readily brushing or cleaning the
outsides of the bottles either at the same time that the inside is brushed or cleaned or
by a separate operation and to protect the bottles from being broken during the
brushing or cleaning; and to provide a guard or protection to the bottle and also to
the operator whilst the bottle is subjected to the action of the rapidly revolving
brushing apparatus and consists in mounting on the spindle of any revolving brushing
machine a cup or chuck having brushes on its internal surface for acting on the
outside of the bottle.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus for brushing or cleaning bottles.
constructed according to my invention.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the cup or chuck having brushes on its internal
surface for acting on the outside of the bottle and
Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same.
The metal cup or chuck A is screwed on to the nozzle of the spindle B mounted in
bearings in a suitable frame and arranged to be rotated by a strap or other convenient
means. The brush C for cleaning the inside of the bottle may also be secured to
the spindle B as shown in Fig. 1 the cup or chuck A being coaxial with the brush C.
Within the cup or chuck A is secured a wooden or other suitable backing D carrying
the brushing material E for acting on the outside of the bottle. It will readily be
seen that the brushing material E cleans the outside of the bottle being operated upon
at the same time that the brush C cleans the inside of the bottle but if desired the
brush C may be omitted and the outside of bottle only be cleaned at that operation.
The wood backing D and brushing material E being soft or elastic protect the bottle
from breakage and also serve as a guard to protect the operator from accidents whilst
the bottle is being cleaned.
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. Cleaning the outsides of bottles by means of brushing material secured inside
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page_text: 2. Cleaning the insides and outsides of bottles simultaneously by means of a
central brush for acting on the inside of the bottles and brushing material secured on
the inside of a cup or chuck for acting on the outside of the bottles the said central
brush and cup or chuck being mounted coaxially on the same spindle which is
mounted in suitable bearings in a frame and rotated by a strap or other suitable means
substantially as described.
3. The construction of apparatus for brushing bottles substantially as described and
illustrated in the drawings.