Improved App
Year: 1898

page_text: I, JOHN Cox, of 43, Union Street, Plymouth, Aerated Water Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in improved apparatus for washing tumblers and other
vessels.
The improved washing apparatus which constitutes this invention consists of
brushes and water pipes; the latter being perforated to emit water jets.
The tufts of bristles of one of the brushes, namely, that by which the interior
of the vessel is cleaned, are arranged so that the outline of the body of the brush
is conical or otherwise suitably shaped. The smaller end of the brush is upper-
most, and bristles are extended vertically from the upper face of the brush stock.
The bristles springing from the top of the stock serve to cleanse the inside face
of the bottom of the vessel. A water pipe is carried up through the body of the
brush and discharges a jet or jets of water at the top. A similar water supply
pipe is extended round the upper part of the brush and discharges jets of water
towards it.
A second brush, which is cylindrical internally, is arranged concentrically with
the inner brush above described, and surrounds it. The bristles of the outer brush
extend inwards towards those of the inner brush, and both overlap towards their
free extremities.
In order to wash a tumbler or other vessel, it is inverted and placed over the
inner brush. The vessel is then partially rotated alternately in reverse directions
about its axis by hand and moved moved up and down, and is thus brushed and
washed both internally and externally.
The apparatus is placed in a suitable well or cavity, from which the water used
in washing is drained off.
Dated this 4th day of February 1898.
Improved Apparatus for
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I, JOHN Cox, of 43, Union Street, Plymouth, Aerated Water Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is
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page_text: to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the follow-
ing statement;
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This invention consists in improved apparatus for washing and cleansing
tumblers and other vessels.
The apparatus consists of brushes specially shaped and arranged and supplied
with water through suitable pipes and nozzles.
One of the brushes, namely, that by which the interior of the tumblers is
cleansed, is tapered, being broader at the lower end than at the top. The bristles
of this brush are fixed in a central vertically disposed stock which is supported
on a base frame secured to the bottom of a wooden block in which are fixed the
bristles of the outer brush, that is to say, the brush by which the tumblers are
cleansed externally.
This block, which is made in two approximately equal parts screwed together,
has a centrally situated cylindrical channel or well, extending through it, and
from the inner face of this channel the bristles extend inwards and overlap the
bristles of the other brush above described as having a vertically disposed stock.
The stock of the latter or inner brush is centrally situated in the well of the outer
brush. A water pipe is arranged around the top of the block of the outer brush,
and is furnished at suitable intervals apart with discharge nozzles.
A branch pipe
led off from this pipe is extended in below to the stock of the inner brush and is
carried up therein and protruded through the top of the stock.
The two brushes thus arranged and fitted are placed in a suitable pan having a
water supply inlet pipe and an outlet pipe and an overflow pipe for carrying off
the used water.
The apparatus is used in the manner following. Water under pressure is sup-
plied to the inlet pipe and is discharged therefrom on to the brushes through the
nozzles around the well and also through the pipe carried up, as aforesaid, in
the stock of the inner brush, the top of which is also furnished with bristles. The
tumbler to be cleansed is, after having been inverted, thrust forcibly down over
the inner brush. The bristles of both brushes being flexible, yield to the pressure
and permit the descent of the vessel. The bristles of the inner brush which is
received in the vessel press against the interior of the vessel, and those of the outer
against the exterior of the vessel. The bristles on the top of the stock of the inner
brush are in contact with the inner face of the bottom of the vessel. The vessel
is then rotated, or partially rotated, by hand about its own axis in reverse direc-
tions and is also moved up and down and is thus brushed and washed both
internally and externally.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings, Fig. 1 represents, in plan,
my improved apparatus for washing tumblers and like vessels. To avoid complica-
tion and obscurity in the drawing, the bristles in the top of the inner brush are
not represented in this view, and only the top rows of the horizontal tufts of
bristles of the two brushes are shown. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken in differ-
ent planes and, for clearness, showing the feed water and overflow pipes (which
may be variously arranged) slightly differently disposed. Fig. 3 is a plan of the
appliance as seen from the bottom when inverted. The bristles of the brushes
are not shown.
a is a wooden block made in two approximately equal parts screwed or bolted
together. Centrally in the block a is a cylindrical channel or well from the under
face of which extend inwards the bristles a¹ rooted in the block.
Disposed
centrally in the said channel or well of the block is a brush stock b having
bristles 6 extending outwards and overlapping the bristles a¹ of the block a.
the top, the stock b is furnished with bristles b². The stock b of the inner brush
is supported on the frame c of gun-metal or other suitable material to which the
stock 6 is secured by the screws d, Fig. 3. The frame c, which is countersunk in
the block a, is fixed to the bottom thereof by the screws e.
At
On the upper face of the block a is laid an annular water pipe f closed at its

page_text: free end, and having nozzles fl projecting towards the bristles of the brushes.
A branch pipe få led off from the coil f is carried into the stock 6 of the inner
brush and is conducted up centrally therein and projects above the top of the
stock among the bristles b. The two brushes thus fitted and arranged are placed
in the pan g which is fitted with a pipe h for carrying off the water used in washing,
and also with an overflow pipe i. The pan is supported on a stand or fixed in
a table, counter or frame. The pipe connections having been made, water under
pressure is admitted to the feed pipes f and f² whence it is discharged on the
brushes.
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The tumbler or like vessel to be cleaned is, after having been first inverted,
thrust forcibly down over the bristles 6' which, as also the bristles a¹, yield to
the thrust and permit the descent of the vessel. The bristles a' press against the
exterior of the vessel and the bristles b' against the interior. The bristles b² are
in contact with the inner face of the bottom of the vessel. The vessel is then
turned by hand about its axis and also moved up and down, and so becomes
brushed and washed internally and externally.
The waste water descends to the bottom of the pan g, and is conducted away
by the drain pipe h with which also the overflow pipe i may preferably communi-
cate.
To facilitate the escape of waste water, the underface of the block a is grooved
at k to provide channels from outside to the centre.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is-
Improved apparatus for washing tumblers and other vessels, consisting of a pair
of brushes such as a, a and b, b1, b2; the latter being arranged as a core placed
concentrically within the former which is a block with a central channel therein,
furnished on the inner face with bristles extending inwards and overlapping the
outwardly-projecting bristles of the central brush; the appliance being fitted with
water pipes for discharging water under pressure on the brushes; one of such
water pipes being disposed as a ring around the upper ends of the brushes and the
other carried up through the stock of the inner brush and discharging over the
top thereof; the parts being constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
above described with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the whole
being contained within a suitable pan or vessel with connections to supply and
escape water pipes.
Dated this 10th day of Tuna 1900