IMPROVE- MENTS IN MACHINES FOR BEATING OR CLEANING CARPETS AND THE LIKE
Year: 1884

page_text: I SYDNEY SIMMONS at the office for Patents 323 High Holborn in the county
of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINES FOR BEATING OR CLEANING CARPETS AND THE LIKE " to be
as follows:-
The object of this invention is to facilitate the cleaning of carpets and the like
by getting the dust out of them, and for this purpose I place brushes inside the
cage to which when desired may be imparted an irregular motion so as to cause
the carpets to strike more forcibly against the brushes as the cage revolves. Any
suitable cage journalled at each end will do the bearings being arranged to rise and
fall or otherwise change their positions so that the axis of the cage instead of
remaining permanently horizontal is constantly changing its position. This may
be accomplished in a number of different ways as for instance by hanging the
bearings in gimbals or equivalent and journalling the shaft in eccentric blocks
which as they revolve raise and lower their respective ends of the cage or a
reciprocating traverse may be imparted to the shaft which would then maintain its
horizontal position.
The brushes are placed in convenient positions about the inside of the cage as
round the body and ends so as to receive and brush the carpets as they press
against them. By brushes I do not necessarily mean those with ordinary bristles
or fibres.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I SYDNEY SIMMONS of the Office for Patents 323 High Holborn Middlesex do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES
FOR BEATING OR CLEANING CARPETS AND THE LIKE" 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 facilitate the cleaning of carpets and the like
by getting the dust out of them and for this purpose I place brushes inside the cage
to which when desired may be imparted an irregular motion so as to cause the
carpets to strike more forcibly against the brushes as the cage revolves-Any
suitable cage journalled at each end will do the bearings being arranged to rise and
fall or otherwise change their positions so that the axis of the cage instead of
remaining permanently horizontal is constantly changing its position This may be
accomplished in a number of different ways as for instance by hanging the bearings
in gimbals or equivalent and journalling the shaft in excentric blocks which as they
revolve raise and lower their respective ends of the cage Or a reciprocating
traverse may be imparted to the shaft which would then maintain its horizontal
position.
The brushes are placed in convenient positions about the inside of the cage as
round the body and ouds so as to receive and brush the carpets as they press
against them. By brushes I do not necessarily mean those with ordinary brushes
or fibres.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus and
Figure 2. a cross section of the cage with the end removed so as to show the
interior.
The cage A is fixed upon the shaft B and revolves with it as shown in Figure 1
it is not placed square upon the shaft but is slightly inclined towards it, with the
result that as it revolves the carpets to be cleaned are thrown about inside instend
of being simply carried partly round and dropped vertically as would be the case if
the drum revolved evenly round.
To increase the irregular motion of the enge A the shaft B may be journalled
eccentrically as shown at C in Figure 2.
To assist in cleaning the carpets and also to hold them and assist in carrying
them round with the drum I placé brushes D on such portions of the cage as will
bring them most readily into contact with the carpets. Their function is to brush
the carpets and thus assist in cleaning them besides increasing the hold upon the
carpet.
As will be scen on reforence to the drawings these brushes are arranged upon
the slabs on the ends and round the periphery of the drum and also upon cross
shelves or carriera E which extend from end to end of the drum and are of a
sufficient breadth to carry the carpets which are thus picked up by cach shelf as it
passes the bottom and finally the shelf is tilted over and the carpet allowed to
drop off.

page_text: The shelf E may be pivotted at each end and secured by a detent until it reaches
a certain height when the detent is automatically withdrawn and the shelf turns
over of its own accord and drops the carpet.
This arrangement is shown in detail in Figures 3. 4 and 5 and also in Figure 1.
E is the shelf pivotted at E' upon one of the main timbers of the drum; when in
its set position it is in a line with this timber and rests against a stop F as shown
at (a) Figure 3. When the detent is withdrawn and the shelf turned over it
occupies the position shown at (b) Figure 3. and rests against the stop G-There is
both a stop and a detent at each end of each shelf-The guard E serves to retain
the carpet on the shelf.
The detent H is pivotted in the end of the drum A and kept in position by the
spring H¹ Its end is turned over and forms the nose H' which is bevelled as shown
in Figures 4 and 5 In the latter case the detent is shewn withdrawn.
K is a bracket attached to some fixed part of the framework and having an
inclined face K¹ which presses in the end of detent Has it passes thus withdrawing
the nose H and allowing the shelf to turn over.
The brackets K are fixed in such positions as are most convenient so as to with-
draw the detents wherever required as shown in Figure 1.
After a shelf E has turned over it remains as at (b) Figure 3 until the revolution
of the drum A brings it into such a position that it falls back again of itself and
takes the position shown at (a) Figure 3 pressing out the nose H³ until it reaches
the stop F when a recess in the end of E comes opposite H* which enters and holds
it fast
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
First. In a machine for cleaning carpets and the like the method of increasing
the efficiency of the machine by imparting an irregular motion to the drum A
substantially as specified.
Second. In a machine for cleaning carpets and the like the combination with the
revolving drum A of brushes P for the purpose specified.
Third In a machine for cleaning carpets and the like the combination with the
revolving drum A of a shelf E adapted to tilt or turn over and to which may be
attached the brushes D substantially as specified.