Improvements in Apparatus for Washing Railway Carriages and other Vehicles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left. 19th Apr. 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
Date of Application, 19th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left. 19th Apr.. 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL, SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Washing Railway Carriages and
other Vehicles.
We, THE KLINE AUTOMATIC RAILWAY CARRIAGE WASHER SYNDICATE, LIMITED,
of 1, Foster Place, Dublin, and CHARLES LIEBMANN KLINE, of 12, Bloomsbury
Square, London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be.
as follows:-
According to this invention it is proposed that an automatic cleaning or washing
device shall act upon the sides of railway carriages, or other vehicles to cleanse
them after they have become soiled in use. At the present time a large number
of workmen are employed about railway stations to wash incoming trains, so that
they may present a good appearance in the station and before starting on the next
journey. By the use of this invention the necessity of keeping the larger portion
of these workmen will be unnecessary.
It is preferred that the power for operating the cleansing brushes should be
derived from the momentum of the carriage or train as the case may be although
the power of any suitable motor for moving the brushes for cleansing purposes may
be employed or the manipulation of the motor or water controlling valve may be
left to the duty of a single workman.
In carrying out the invention, a machine such as about to be described will pre-
ferably be set up on each side of the track, and these machines will be automa-
tically operated for cleansing the carriages in a manner to be described. Of
course, a single machine on only one side of the track, could be employed, but
two machines will naturally be made use of for the sake of economy of time.
In general, it is proposed to provide at each side of the track a rigid frame,
supported upon suitable timbers or other foundations. Combined with each rigid
stationary frame is a pair of contact rollers, preferably of soft rubber, and
also a rotary brush of practically the same length as the height of a carriage
from the bottom of the woodwork to the moulding at the top thereof. The said
brush and the said contact rollers project somewhat into the path of movement of
the carriage. For this reason the rollers are set in rotation by the movement of the
carriage, and in one form of the apparatus they serve to cause the rotation of
the brush. At the same time the sliding frame carrying the rollers is pushed
backward somewhat, thereby operating a valve for letting on the water under
pressure into pipes arranged to extend both along the rotary brush and also along
the sides of carriage. It is preferred to arrange these pipes so that they will
extend along the whole length of an average train and to arrange the valve in
such a manner that upon its being opened, as described, it will supply water to
the whole system of pipes, whereby the carriages further along the track will be
wetted and prepared for cleansing before they come into contact with the brush
or brushes.
Many modifications of the invention are possible without deviating from the
principle thereof, some of which will be set forth in the more detailed description

page_text: which follows and which describes convenient methods of arranging and mounting
the apparatus.
The frame is made up of side pieces connected by cross pieces. In the corner
formed by the lowermost cross pieces and the side pieces are angular pieces to which
the said side and cross pieces are bolted, and in which are mounted rollers. Upon
these rollers run rails underneath the sliding frame. The said frame is thus sup-
ported within the stationary frame. The said inner frame is provided with
uprights and with cross-pieces forming a frame similar in structure to the outer
stationary frame.
The inner frame is provided with braces and at the top of both frames are similar
cross braces for strengthening the respective frames. The outer frame is provided
with braces connecting it with the timbers for greater rigidity and strength. It is
now understood that the inner frame is adapted to slide within the outer frame,
by virtue of the rails travelling upon the rolls.
Normally, however, the said inner frame is maintained in its forward position
by means of several devices. The first of these is a spring which may be a spiral
spring protected by a suitable barrel or housing, and surrounding a rod. The
barrel or housing is attached by a screw or bolt to the cross piece of the stationary
'frame, while the rod is secured to the cross piece of the sliding frame. One end
of the spring bears against a shoulder, within the housing, and the other presses
against the enlarged base of the rod. Thus the spring constantly tends to maintain
the inner frame in its forward position with relation to the stationary frame. Co-
operating with the spring but located near the bottom of the frame is a weight,
adjustably mounted on a bent lever. The said bent lever is pivoted in or upon a
standard which standard is secured by bolts or otherwise to what may be called a
slide box. The latter is itself secured by bolts or otherwise to a bar lying upon
and secured to the lower cross piece of the stationary frame. In the slide box
above the bar is an opening, in which a guide bar is adapted to reciprocate. The
length of the slide box, furnishes a sufficient bearing for the guide bar so that the
said guide bar always maintains the same direction during its reciprocation. Now
the guide bar is secured to the underside of the lower cross bars of the sliding
frame in any suitable manner.
Accordingly, the reciprocations of the guide bar depends upon the forward and
backward movements of the said sliding frame, and the function of the guide bar,
in combination with the slide box, is to keep the face of the sliding frame true to
the side of a carriage, as will appear further on. To return to the action of the
weight and the parts connected therewith, there is a tongue or rod projecting from
a buffer or standard secured to a plate which is bolted or otherwise attached to the
top of the rear cross piece at the lower end of the sliding frame. The effect of
the weight is to press the bent portion of the lever against the rod whereby to the
extent of the force exerted by the said weight, the inner frame is held in its forward
position. A third device for accomplishing the same end, or rather a third series
of devices consists of a pair of barrel springs, secured upon one of the lower cross
pieces and acting against rods or bars, depending from one of the lower pieces.
Thus there are three sets of forces at work to keep the inner frame in its forward
position, and these forces, by their disposition, are calculated to co-operate with
the guide bar and the slide box, as already.described, to keep the forward face of
the inner frame perfectly true at all times. It is preferred that there should be
two sets of barrel springs at the top of the inner frame, corresponding in position
to the two springs at the bottom thereof.
The special devices carried by the sliding frame for accomplishing the cleansing
of the side of a carriage may consist of the following parts. One of these is the
brush the same having an enlarged portion especially designed for reaching in to
the windows for cleansing purposes. Side by side with the lower parts of this
brush are two rollers preferably of soft rubber. These parts may be of cork or any
other suitable material adapted to the purpose. The brush is mounted so as to
turn upon pivots entering bearings at the top and bottom of the sliding frame, on

page_text: the inner sides thereof. The specific construction of the brush will be described later
on. The contact rollers, are also adapted to turn on pivots the lowermost of which
pivots turn in bearings on the lowermost front cross piece while the uppermost
pivots turn in bearings which bearings are screw threaded rods adjustable up and
down in the outer ends of brackets projecting from the side walls of the uprights.
On the central shaft of the circular brush is mounted a pinion which pinion is
connected by intermediate gearing with cog wheels on the shafts of the contact
rollers. The intermediate gearing consists of small pinions mounted upon short
shafts having their bearings in plates on the cross piece and their opposite bearings
in the ends of two suitably supported Y pieces. Such supports may consist of a
standard secured to the rear piece and also a standard secured to the forward cross
piece. One of the Y's is screwed or bolted to the tops of these standards.
similar Y behind is similarly mounted, and the two Y's are connected by a cross
piece. On one side of each contact roller is a brush which may be covered by a
guard or shield for preventing the spattering of the water which is directed upon
the contact roller at this point.
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The guard or shield also serves to insure that the water delivered here shall be
carried to the contact roller and cleanse the same in case it may have become gritty
or dirty in use or while standing idle. These brushes last referred to are secured
in any suitable manner to the forward uprights of the sliding frame. The shields
are of sheet metal by preference and they are secured by soldering or otherwise
to the pipes which deliver water for cleansing purposes. Other shields of like
character may be employed on the inner sides of the contact rollers and connected
to pipes which are located in proximity to the said inner sides.
The next thing to be described is the system of conducting pipes which carry
water to the points where it is to be applied. It will be assumed that the water
has sufficient head to give considerable pressure. The pipe through which the
water enters has a branch which runs across the railway track for supplying a
machine on the other side thereof. Another branch contains a valve with a leaf
or lug attached thereto. The said leaf or lug is slotted and through the slot the
end of a spring passes. The said end of the spring is enlarged and made wider
than the slot on both sides of the leaf. In this way either a forward or backward
movement of the spring will move the leaf and operate the valve by positive action.
Instead of enlarging the end of the spring, as a matter of construction it is pre-
ferred to let the slot surround the middle of a flat spool or double T, and to one
end of this is attached the free end of the spring. The other end of the said spring
is secured, to the outer end of an angular lever pivoted at its angle and at its
opposite end. The bearing for the latter pivot is supported upon a bracket secured
to one of the uprights of the sliding frame. The pivot at the angle is mounted
in lugs secured to the uprights of the stationary frame, either directly or through
brackets provided with a slot wherein the pivot may have sufficient play to take up
the downward movement of the said pivot when the sliding frame is moved back-
ward.
Now such backward movement of the sliding frame will manifestly result in a
downward movement of the outer end of the angular lever and a consequent move-
ment of the spring and the lever which it operates. This movement opens the
valve and lets on the water. When it is remembered that the sliding frame is
moved backward by the pressure of a carriage side upon the contact rollers, it will
be understood that the water is automatically turned on when it is needed. After
the carriage has been washed and has passed beyond the rollers, the force of the
springs and of the counter weight will restore the sliding frame and close the valve
once more, thus automatically cutting off the water.
Proceeding now, with the system of the pipes, the main line of pipe runs
upward at and passes over the rotary brush. A short branch runs from this pipe
to the inner wall of one of the uprights of the inner frame. Other branches run
along the sides of the rotary brush, between that and the sides of the contact rollers.

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The upper ends of the pipe run along beside the brushes to deliver water upon the
contact rollers, as above set forth.
Wherever it is found useful these pipes are provided with perforated pintles or
tips through which the water under pressure is discharged at the proper points.
In order to allow for moving of a part of pipe (that part connected with the sliding
frame) with relation to another part, a piece of rubber hose is used for making a
joint between these two parts. The action is obvious.
It will be understood already that the described pipe runs back along the train
for the purpose of discharging water upon the carriage sides just below the mould-
ing forming the outer base of the roof.
At various points branch pipes are run down from the upper horizontal portion
of the pipe the said branch pipes being provided with tips for discharging water
against the carriage sides. Thus it is clear that all parts of every carriage behind
the first, and also the rear portion of the first will be sprinkled and thoroughly
wet many times before they reach the brush which does the final work of cleansing.
As to the forward end of the first carriage that also is wetted in advance of the
brush, but only through the branch pipe and the main pipe or a portion thereof.
Now as to the operation. The only solid portions of the machine which are
struck by the carriages are the contact rollers. Of course, the yielding bristles or
fibres constituting the outer portion of the rotary brush are also brought into con-
tact but no solid part except the rollers.
The latter, being made of soft rubber or some other substance not calculated to
abrade or scratch the varnish and being further kept clean by the brushes as will
appear later on, there is no danger of the apparatus doing any injury.
The friction between the contact rollers and the carriage is enough, however
to cause a rotation of the said rollers upon their pivots. This gives rise to a rotation
of the brush also through the medium of the gear wheels, the intermediate pinions,
and the pinion on the shaft of the brush. As the carriage goes along, the brush is
vigorously applied to the sides and windows thereof, and the latter. are thoroughly
cleansed. At the same time, the brushes acting in conjunction with the water
ejected from the pipe, thoroughly clean the rollers themselves.
In the foregoing description of the operation, it has been assumed that the
carriage in passing has pushed back the sliding frame to a greater or less distance,
according to its width and that the valve has been opened and the water let on.
Lest a very wide carriage should turn the valve too far and shut off the water
again, a stop is provided on one of the timbers to limit the motion of the leaf. The
actuating part being a spring, and there being some play within the slot there
will be no danger of serious injury to the spring.
The action of the main springs and of the counter weight in resisting the back-
ward motion of the inner frame and in restoring it after the passing of a carriage
and the action of the said spring in conjunction with the guide bar and the slide
box for keeping the inner frame true to the side of a carriage have been fully set
forth in an earlier part of this specification.
By reason of the presence of the rollers and the general adaptation of the parts
to each other, the reciprocating movements of the sliding frame are accomplished
with great smoothness. As to the resistance of the frame to such movements, it
can be regulated by the strength of the springs combined with the counter weight.
If it be known that there is a maximum difference (say two inches) between the
widths of the widest and narrowest carriages a stop or limiting device for the for-
ward and backward movement of the sliding frame may be provided consisting
essentially of a bent arm attached to the stationary frame or rather, to one of the
upper cross pieces thereof, the said bent arm carrying a pin which extends upward
into a slot in a plate attached to one of the cross pieces of the inner frame. The
play of the inner frame is limited by the length of the slot as will be clearly
understood.
Co-operating with the described limiting device is a similar one in the rear of

page_text: the machine near the bottom. This consists of a pin secured in a block on the
slide box and resting in a slot in the plate.
It will be remembered that the said plate is secured to the sliding frame, and it
will be obvious that the said frame can move no further either way than is per-
mitted by the walls of the slot in conjunction with the pin.
In a modification of the apparatus it is proposed to provide, besides the rotary
brush (which rotates on a vertical axis) a second rotary brush rotating on a
horizontal axis. The main differences reside in the different arrangement of the
gearing and the substitution for the Y's of angle bars to form suitable bearings for
a different set of gearing called for by this style of apparatus.
Motion is transmitted to the vertical rotary brush in much the same manner as
before, but the horizontal rotary brush receives its motion as follows: From a gear
wheel to a bevel wheel above it on the same shaft, to an engaging bevel wheel on
the horizontal shaft and thence by means of further bevel wheels to the horizontal
shaft carrying the brush. The rotation of the contact rollers, under friction from
the carriages, here causes a rotary movement, not only of the main brush but also
of the supplementary brush. It is evident that by slight alterations of the gearing,
or additions thereto, it is possible to set in operation as many brushes as desired.
For operating a brush by means of power derived from an independent motor
suitable gearing would of course be provided, and while the contact rollers will,
as before, rub against the carriage sides as the train passes by, yet the use of the
said rollers will, in this modified form of apparatus, be to cause the sliding back
of the frame and the opening of the valve for letting on the water. The rotation
of the said contact rollers will not in any manner cause the rotation of the cleansing
brushes, such rotation of the brushes being due to some outside force transmitted
over the driving shaft.
In order to economize in the number of motors employed, and to make it unneces-
sary to have a separate motor for each machine the power may be transmitted from
the same driving shaft, to the corresponding machine on the opposite side of the
track. To this end a bevelled wheel, on the bottom of a shaft is caused to engage
with corresponding bevel wheels on a horizontal shaft. The last named shaft is
a divided shaft of angular cross section, preferably square, and it carries a sleeve
having an opening with corresponding angles, which sleeve, unites the divided
shaft so that it may rotate as a single shaft, as will be understood.
Now, one part of this shaft is rounded after it leaves the sleeve and is adapted to
rotate in suitable journals.
The said shaft passing through one journal crosses the track, passes through a
similar journal and is connected with the machine on the opposite side in the same
manner as the driving shaft is connected with the machine. The reason why the
divided shaft needs to have any division and to be united by the sleeve is that the
operating parts connected with the shaft (and including one part of the divided
shaft are mounted on the sliding frame and partake of its motion.
For this reason the divided shaft needs to be elongated and shortened succes-
sively in the operation of the machine.
The function of the bevel wheel on this shaft is to cause a positive retraction
of one part of the shaft when the frame and its connected parts slide backward.
The said bevel wheel however, is loosely mounted on a rounded portion of the
shaft, and does not tend in any way to cause the said shaft to rotate.
The usual structure of the contact rollers in relation to their supporting shafts
is as follows. The square shaft of a contact roller extends through a square open-
ing in the said roller and upper and lower flanges with bolts running through
them and through the body of the roller, furnishing the remaining means of
uniting the parts. With this construction the contact roller and its shaft will
always rotate together.
The said plates or backs of the brushes are perforated in the usual manner to
receive bristles or fibres constituting the brush.
It is preferred to make these backs in the form of short slides and to put them

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in one after the other until the whole length of the brush has been built up.
being put in place, they are held there by a cap, which is secured by bolts. A
piece precisely like the cap is provided at the bottom of the bar to hold the slides
at that end.
Dated this 10th of T... 1007
Improvements in Apparatus for Washing Railway Carriages and
other Vehicles.
We, THE KLINE AUTOMATIC RAILWAY CARRIAGE WASHER SYNDICATE LIMITED,
of 1, Foster Place, Dublin, and CHARLES LIEBMANN KLINE, of 12, Bloomsbury
Square, London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
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According to this invention it is proposed that an automatic cleaning or washing
device shall act upon the sides of railway carriages or other vehicles such as tram-
way cars to cleanse them after they have become soiled in use. At the present time
large number of workmen are employed about railway stations to wash incoming
trains, so that they may present a good appearance in the station and before start-
ing on the next journey. By the use of this invention the necessity of keeping
the larger portion of these workmen will be unnecessary.
It is preferred that the power for operating the cleansing brushes should be
derived from the momentum of the carriage or train as the case may be although
the power of any suitable motor for moving the brushes for cleansing purposes may
be employed or the manipulation of the motor or water controlling valve may be
left to the duty of a single workman.
In carrying out the invention a machine such as about to be described will pre-
ferably be set up on each side of the track, and these machines will be automa-
tically operated for cleansing the carriages in a manner to be described. Of
course, a single machine on only one side of the track could be employed but
two machines will naturally be made use of for the sake of economy of time.
In general it is proposed to provide at each side of the track a rigid frame,
supported upon suitable timbers or other foundations. Combined with each rigid
stationary frame, which carries a pair of contact rollers, preferably of soft rubber,
and also a rotary brush of practically the same length as the height of a carriage
from the bottom of the woodwork to the moulding at the top thereof. The said
brush and the said contact rollers project somewhat into the path of movement of
the carriage. For this reason the rollers are set in rotation by the movement of the
carriage, and in one form of the apparatus they serve to cause the rotation of
the brush. At the same time the sliding frame carrying the rollers is pushed
backward somewhat, thereby operating a valve for letting on the water under
pressure into pipes arranged to extend both along the rotary brush and also along
the sides of carriage. It is preferred to arrange these pipes so that they will
extend along the whole length of an average train and to arrange the valve in
such a manner that upon its being opened, as described, it will supply water to
the whole system of pipes, whereby the carriages further along the track will be
wetted and prepared for cleansing before they come into contact with the brush
or brushes.

page_text: Many modifications of the invention are possible without deviating from the
principle thereof, some of which will be set forth in the more detailed description
which follows and which describes convenient methods of arranging and mounting
the apparatus.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of one of the preferred machines, looking at it from
across the railway track;
Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, looking from the left on Fig. 1, and assuming
that the carriage, a portion of which appears in Fig. 1, has passed beyond the
machine;
Fig. 3 is a plan or top view of a modification the cross-piece of both the stationary
and the sliding frame being removed;
Fig. 4 is a detail of the gearing employed in the modified form of my apparatus;
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of the apparatus as it appears when designed
to be operated by an outside source of power;
Fig. 6 comprises detail views of one form of brush frame employed in the
apparatus;
Fig. 7 shows details of a modified form of brush frame;
Fig. 8 is a detail of a portion of the pivot bearings which it is preferred to
employ;
Fig. 9 is a vertical section through the rubber contact roller used in the modifi-
cation illustrated in Fig. 5.
Fig. 10 is a similar view of the rubber contact roller illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.
Fig. 11 is a detail of the stop mechanism at the upper part of the stationary and
sliding frames for limiting the motion of the latter;
Fig. 12 is a detail of a spring connection between the stationary and sliding
frames at the top;
Fig. 13 is an enlarged front view of the controlling water valve appearing in
Fig. 1.
Fig. 14 is a plan view of the connections between the lower parts of the stationary
and sliding frames whereby the valve is operated.
In the drawings the stationary frame A is represented as being supported upon
timbers or other foundations shown at B, B. The tops of the parts B, B, are pre-
ferably about on a level with the tops of the ties of the railway tracks; but this
is comparatively immaterial. It is designed to support upon each pair of
timbers B, B, two of the machines on opposite sides of the track. Accordingly the
said timbers run under the track rails and extend far enough on opposite sides
thereof to furnish the necessary support for such machines.
In the view represented in Fig. 1, we are looking at the front or face of one of
the machines, and a carriage, shown at 1, is ready to pass along the track, shown
at 2, and in front of the machine. The track is broken away so
as to pre-
vent confusion in reading the drawing. In reality the rails would pass in front
of the machine.
The frame A is made up of side pieces A¹ A¹ connected by cross pieces 3, 3.
In the corners formed by the lowermost cross pieces 3, 3 and the side pieces A' A'
are angular pieces 4, 4 to which the said side and cross. pieces are bolted and in
which are mounted rollers 5, 5. Upon these rollers run rails 6, 6 underneath the
sliding frame C. The said frame C is thus supported within the stationary
frame A. The said inner frame is provided with uprights C₁ C¹ and with cross
pieces 7, 7 forming a frame similar in structure to the outer stationary frame.
The inner frame is provided with braces S, 8 as shown in Fig. 2, and at the top
of both frames are similar cross braces 9, 9 and 10, 10 for strengthening the.
respective frames. The outer frame is provided with braces 11, 11 connecting it
with the timbers B, B for greater rigidity and strength. It is now understood
that the inner frame C is adapted to slide within the outer frame by virtue of the
rails 6, 6 travelling upon the rolls 5, 5.
Normally, however, the said inner frame is maintained in its forward position
by means of several devices. The first of these is a spring 12 illustrated in detail

page_text: in Fig. 12 of the drawing. It appears in the illustration as a spiral spring pro-
tected by a suitable barrel or housing 13, and surrounding a rod 14. The barrel
or housing is attached by a screw or bolt to the cross piece 3 of the stationary
frame, while the rod 14 is secured to the cross piece 7 of the sliding frame. One
end of the spring bears against a shoulder 15 within the housing, and the other
presses against the enlarged base of the rod 14. Thus the spring constantly tends
to maintain the inner frame C in its forward position with relation to the
stationary frame A. Co-operating with the spring 12, but located near the
bottom of the frame is a weight 16 adjustably mounted on a bent lever 17. The
said bent lever is pivoted in or upon a standard 18 which standard is secured by
bolts or otherwise to what may be called a slide box 19. The latter is itself
secured by bolts or otherwise to a bar 20 lying upon and secured to the lower
cross piece 3 of the stationary frame A. In the slide box 19 above the bar 20 is
an opening 21 in which a guide bar 22 is adapted to reciprocate. The length
of the slide box 19 furnishes a sufficient bearing for the guide bar 22, so that the
said guide bar always maintains the same direction during its reciprocation. Now
the guide bar 22 is secured to the underside of the lower cross bars 7, 7 of the
sliding frame C in any suitable manner.
Accordingly, the reciprocations of the guide bar 22, depends upon the forward
and backward movements of the said sliding frame, and the function of the guide
bar, in combination with the slide box 19, is to keep the face of the sliding frame
true to the side of a carriage, as will appear further on. To return to the action
of the weight 16, and the parts connected therewith, there is a tongue or rod 23
projecting from a buffer or standard 24 secured to a plate 25 which is bolted or
otherwise attached to the top of the rear cross piece 7 at the lower end of the slid-
ing frame. By looking at Fig. 2, it will be seen that the effect of the weight 16,
is to press the bent portion of the lever 17 against the rod 23 whereby to the
extent of the force exerted by the said weight, the inner frame is held in its for-
ward position. A third device for accomplishing the same end, or rather a third
series of devices consists of a pair of barrel springs 26, 26 secured upon one of the
lower cross pieces 3 and acting against rods or bars 27, 27 depending from one
of the lower pieces 7.
Thus there are three sets of forces at work to keep the inner frame in its for-
ward position and these forces by their disposition are calculated to co-operate
with the guide bar 22 and the slide box 19 as already described to keep the for-
ward face of the inner frame perfectly true at all times.
It is preferred that there should be two sets of barrel springs 12 at the top of
the inner frame corresponding in position to the two springs 26 at the bottom
thereof.
The special devices carried by the sliding frame for accomplishing the cleansing
of the side of a carriage may consist of the following parts.
One of these is the brush 28 the same having an enlarged portion 29 especially
designed for reaching in to the windows for cleansing purposes. Side by side with
the lower parts of this brush are two rollers 30, 30 preferably of soft rubber.
These latter parts however may be, of cork or any other suitable material adapted
to the purpose. The brush 28 is mounted so as to turn upon pivots 31, 31 enter-
ing bearings 32, 32 at the top and bottom of the sliding frame, on the inner sides
thereof. The specific construction of the brush will be described later on. The
rollers 30, 30 are also adapted to turn on pivots 33, 33 the lowermost of which
pivots turn in bearings 34, 34, on the lowermost front cross piece 7 while the
uppermost pivots turn in bearings 35, 35 which bearings are screw-threaded rods
adjustable up and down in the outer ends of brackets 36, 36 projecting from the
side walls of the uprights C, C¹.
On the central shaft of the circular brush 28 is mounted a pinion 37 which
pinion is connected by intermediate gearing with cog wheels 38, 38 on the shafts
of the contact rollers 30, 30. The intermediate gearing consists of small pinions
mounted upon short shafts having their bearings in plates 39, 39 on the cross

page_text: piece 7 and their opposite bearings in the ends of two suitably supported
pieces 40, 40 as seen in face view in Fig. 1, and in side view in Fig. 2. The
manner in which the Y's are held up is best illustrated in Fig. 2. There a
standard 41 secured to the rear piece 7 appears and also a standard 42 secured to
the forward cross piece 7. One of the Y's is screwed or bolted to the tops of these
standards. A similar Y behind the one shown in Fig. 2 is similarly mounted
and the two Y's are connected by a cross piece 43 one end of which appears in
Fig. 2.
The forward ends of the Y's are plainly seen in Fig. 1. On each side of
each contact roller 30 is a brush 44, one of which appears at the left in Fig. 1.
The other (that at the right) may be covered by a guard or shield 45 for preventing
the spattering of the water which is directed upon the contact roller at this point.
The guard or shield also serves to insure that the water delivered here shall be
carried to the contact roller and cleanse the same in case it may have become
gritty or dirty in use or while standing idle. A similar shield will ordinarily be
applied to the left hand roller, but it has been partly removed in Fig. 1 to show
the brush 44. These brushes last referred to are secured in any suitable manner
to the forward uprights C C¹ of the sliding frame C. The shields 45 are of sheet
metal by preference and they are secured by soldering or otherwise to the pipes
which deliver. water for cleansing purposes. Other shields of like character are
shown at 47, 47 on the inner sides of the contact rollers 30, 30 and connected to
pipes which are located in proximity to the said inner sides.
The next thing to be described is the system of conducting pipes which carry
water to the points where it is to be applied. It will be assumed that the water
has sufficient head to give considerable pressure. The pipe through which the
water enters is shown at 50 as having a branch 51 which runs across the railway
track for supplying a machine on the other side thereof. Another branch 52
contains a valve 53 with a leaf or lug 54 attached thereto. The said leaf or lug.
is slotted at 55. and through the slot the end 56 of a spring 57 passes. The said
end of the spring is enlarged and made wider than the slot on both sides of the
leaf. In this way either a forward or backward movement of the spring will
move the leaf and operate the valve by positive action.
Instead of enlarging the end of the spring as a matter of construction it is pre-
ferred to let the slot 55 surround the middle of a flat spool or double T and to
one end of this is attached the free end of the spring 57. The other end of the
said spring is secured, as shown, to the outer end of an angular lever 58 pivoted at
its angle at the point 59 and at its opposite end at the point 60. The bearing 61
for the latter pivot 60 is supported upon a bracket 62 secured to one of the
uprights C of the sliding frame. A detail view of this is shown in Fig. 14. The
pivot at the angle 59 is mounted in lugs secured to the uprights A¹ of the
stationary frame, either directly or through brackets 63 appearing both in Figs. 1
and 2. In the bracket 62 is a slot 64 wherein the pivot 60 may have sufficient
play to take up the downward movement of the said pivot when the sliding frame
is moved backward.
Now such backward movement of the sliding frame will manifestly result in a
downward movement of the outer end of the angular lever 58 and a consequent
movement of the spring 57 and the lever which it operates. This movement
opens the valve and lets on the water. When it is remembered that the sliding
frame is moved backward by the pressure of a carriage side upon the contact
rollers, it will be understood that the water is automatically turned on when it
is needed. After the carriage has been washed and has passed beyond the rollers,
the force of the springs 12, 12 and 26, 26 and of the counterweight 16 will restore
the sliding frame and close the valve 53 once more, thus automatically cutting
off the water.
Proceeding now, with the system of the pipes, we find that one branch beyond
the valve 53 passes upward as shown at 69. This branch runs away from the
spectator and across the machine, as shown in Fig. 2, passing forward by way of
pipe 70 to join pipe 71 the actual connection not being shown however. Another

page_text: branch is shown at 72. This branch, broken away in Fig. 2, is shown in Fig. 1,
às extending upward and running back above the railway truck and at one side
thereof.
A short
The main line of pipe runs upward at 73 and passes over the rotary brush and
down one side thereof connecting with the pipe 71 already referred to.
branch runs from this pipe 73 to the inner wall of one of the uprights ("¹ of the
inner frame. This branch is numbered 74. Other branches from pipe 71 run
along the sides of the rotary brush, between that and the sides of the contact
rollers 30, 30. The upper ends of the pipe 71 run along beside the brushes 44, 44
to deliver water upon the contact rollers as above set forth.
Wherever it is found useful these pipes are provided with perforated pintles
or tips through which the water under pressure is discharged at the proper points.
In order to allow for moving of a part of pipe 73 (that part connected with the
sliding frame) with relation to another part, a piece of rubber hose 80 is used for
making a joint between these two parts. The action is obvious.
It will be understood already that the described pipe 72 runs back along the
train for the purpose of descharging water upon the carriage sides just below the
moulding forming the outer base of the roof.
At various points branch pipes, one of which is shown at 81, are run down from
the upper horizontal portion of the pipe 72, the said branch pipes being provided
with tips for discharging water against the carriage sides. Thus it is clear that
all parts of every carriage behind the first, and also the rear portion of the first
will be sprinkled and thoroughly wet many times before they reach the brush
which does the final work of cleansing. As to the forward end of the first carriage
that also is wetted in advance of the brush, but only through the branch pipe 74
and the main pipe 73 or a portion thereof.
Now as to the operation. By looking at Fig. 2, one will see that the side of
the carriage 1 (which has passed beyond the machine) extends somewhat back
of the line marking the forward edge of the contact rollers as well as back of the
forward edge of the rotary brush. The line which marks the side of the carriage
is the broken line 82. Accordingly, the carriage side, in passing the machine,
has had to push back the contact rollers. This is done by every carriage that
passes. The machine is so constructed and placed with relation to the railway
track that even with the narrowest car in use, the contact rollers will still lie
within the line of travel of the side of the car. The only solid portions of the
machine which are struck by the carriages are the contact rollers.
Of course, the yielding bristles or fibres constituting the outer portion of the
rotary brush are also brought into contact with the carriage but no solid part
except the rollers.
.
The latter, being made of soft rubber or some other substance not calculated
to abrade or scratch the varnish and being further kept clean by the brushes 44,
as will appear later on, there is no danger of the apparatus doing any injury to
the carriages.
The friction between the contact rollers and the carriage is enough, however,
to cause a rotation of the said rollers upon their pivots. This gives rise to a
rotation of the brush also through the medium of the gear wheels 38, 38, the
intermediate pinions, and the pinion 37 on the shaft of the brush. As the carriage
goes along, the brush is vigorously applied to the sides and windows thereof, and
the latter are thoroughly cleansed. At the same time, the brushes 44, 44 acting
in conjunction with the water ejected fram the pipe 71, thoroughly clean the
rollers themselves.
In the foregoing description of the operation, it has been assumed that the
carriage in passing has pushed back the sliding frame to a greater or less distance,
according to its width, and that the valve 53 has been opened and the water let
Lest a very wide carriage should turn the valve too far and shut off the water
again, a stop 85 is provided on one of the timbers B to limit the motion of the
on.

page_text: leaf 54. The actuating part 57 being a spring, and there being some play
within the slot 55, there will be no danger of serious injury to the spring 57.
The action of the main springs 12, 12 and 26, 26 and of the counterweight 16
in resisting the backward motion of the inner frame and in restoring it after the
passing of a carriage and the action of the said spring in conjunction with the
guide bar 22 and the slide box 19 for keeping the inner frame true to the side of
a carriage have been fully set forth in an earlier part of this specification.
By reasons of the presence of the rollers 5, 5 and the general adaptation of the
parts to each other, the reciprocating movements of the sliding frame are accom-
plished with great smoothness. As to the resistance of the frame to such move-
ments, it can be regulated by the strength of the springs 12, 12 and 26, 26, com-
bined with the counter weight and adjustment of the counterpoise 16.
If it be known that there is a maximum difference (say two inches) between
the widths of the widest and narrowest carriages a stop or limiting device for the
forward and backward movement of the sliding frame may be provided. This
limiting device appears in small form in Fig. 2, and in detail in Fig. 11 of the
drawing.
It consists essentially of a bent arm 86, attached to the stationary frame A, or
rather, to one of the upper cross pieces thereof, the said bent arm carrying a
pin 87 which extends upward into a slot 88, in a plate 89, attached to one of the
cross pieces 7, of the inner frame. The play of the inner frame is limited by the
length of the slot 88, as will be clearly understood.
Co-operating with the described limiting device is a similar one in the rear
of the machine near the bottom. This consists of a pin 90, secured in a block 91,
on the slide box 19, and resting in a slot 92, in the plate 25.
It will be remembered that the said plate 25, is secured to the sliding frame,
and it will be obvious that the said frame can move no further either way than
is permitted by the walls of the slot 92, in conjunction with the pin 90.
In a modification of the apparatus it is proposed to provide, besides the rotary
brush 28, (which rotates on a vertical axis) a second rotary brush 95, rotating on
a horizontal axis. The main differences reside in the different arrangement of the
gearing and the substitution for the Y's 40, 40, of angle bars 96, 96, to form suit-
able bearings for a different set of gearing called for by this style of apparatus.
These angle bars need not be described in all their details, it being only neces-
sary to say that they form the upper bearings for the gear wheels and pinions
shown in Fig. 4. The motion is transmitted as before from the contact rollers
30, 30, through the medium of gear wheels 38, on the shafts of the said rollers.
Motion is transmitted to the vertical rotary brush 28, in much the same manner
as before, but the horizontal rotary brush receives its motion as follows: From a
gear wheel 97 to a bevel wheel 98 above it on the same shaft, to an engaging bevel
wheel 99 on the horizontal shaft 100, and thence by means of further bevel
wheels 101 and 102 to the horizontal shaft 103, carrying the brush 95. The
rotation of the contact rollers, under friction from the carriages, here causes a
rotary movement, not only of the main brush 28 but also of the supplementary
brush 95. It is evident that, by slight alterations of the gearing, or additions
thereto, it is possible to set in operation as many brushes as desired.
In Fig. 5 is illustrated an arrangement for operating a brush by means of
power derived from an independent motor.
Assuming that the driving shaft is that which appears at 104, it is evident that
motion is transmitted therefrom by means of the engaging bevel wheels 105, 106,
the shaft 107, the sprocket wheel 108, the sprocket chain 109, the sprocket
wheel 110, the shaft 111, the gear wheels 112, and 38, and certain pinions not
seen in Fig. 5, but similar to those shown in Fig. 1, running to a corresponding
pinion at the bottom of the brush 28. In other words, the system of gearing
between the gear wheel 38, in Fig. 5, and a pinion, not shown, controlling the
rotary brush 28 is identical with that appearing in Fig. 1, between the same parts.
It is to be noted however, that the gear wheel 38 is, in the present instance in

page_text: such relation to the contact roller 30 that the latter is not moved with the gear
wheel. This is brought about by reason of the fact that the shaft of the contact
roller is made round where it passes through the roller and has sufficient play
within the hub or eye of the roller so that it can rotate freely therein. A detail
of this part of the structure is shown in Fig. 9. The hub or eye referred to is
shown in 115, as made up of two thimbles through which the shaft passes.
The rims of the thimbles are in the form of flanges which extend out at the
top and bottom of the rollers 30 and receive bolts 116, 116, which run through
them and through the body of the rubber.
The whole structure constituting the roller is thus made firm and unitary, while
it is in this instance independent of the movement of the shaft on which it is
mounted. It will be seen that the said shaft 117 is square or angular below the
roller and that it carries a collar 118 designed to form a smooth bearing surface
for the spool 115 to rest upon, without being moved around the shaft.
This being the construction of the shaft of the rollers 30, and of both of the
rollers 30 appearing in the machine illustrated in Fig. 5, it is manifest that the
function of the gear wheel 38, is simply to transmit motion to the system of gearing
beyond, which is connected with the rotary brush 28. In other words, while the
contact rollers 30 will, as before, rub against the carriage sides as the train passes
by, yet the use of the said rollers will, in this modified form of apparatus, be to
cause the sliding back of the frame C and the opening of the valve 53 for letting
on the water. The rotation of the said contact rollers will not in any manner
cause the rotation of the cleansing brushes, such rotation of the brushes being due
to some outside force transmitted over the driving shaft 104, as already described.
In order to economize in the number of motors employed, and to make it
unnecessary to have a separate motor for each machine the power may be trans-
mitted from the same driving shaft, 104, not only to the machine illustrated in
Fig. 5, but also to the corresponding machine on the opposite side of the, track.
To this end a bevelled wheel 119, on the bottom of a shaft 111 is caused to engage
with corresponding bevel wheels 120 and 121 on a horizontal shaft 122. The last
named shaft is a divided shaft of angular cross section, preferably square, and it
carries a sleeve having an opening with corresponding angles, which sleeve, unites
the divided shaft so that it may rotate as a single shaft, as will be understood.
The line of division is shown in dotted lines within a sleeve 123. Now, one part
of this shaft is rounded after it leaves the sleeve 123, and is adapted to rotate in
suitable journals, one of which is shown at 124.
The said shaft passing through one journal 124 (the shaft is represented in the
drawing as broken off at 125) crosses the track, passes through a similar journal
and is connected with the machine on the opposite side in the same manner as the
driving shaft 104 is connected with the machine shown in Fig. 5. The reason
why the divided shaft 122 needs to have any division and to be united by the
sleeve 123, is that the operating parts connected with the shaft 111 (and including
one part of the divided shaft 122) are mounted on the sliding frame and partake
of its motion.
For this reason the divided shaft 122 needs to be elongated and shortened
successively in the operation of the machine.
The function of the bevel wheel 121 on this shaft is to cause à positive retraction
of one part of the shaft 122 when the frame and its connected parts slide back-
ward. The said bevel wheel 121 however, is loosely mounted on a rounded portion
of the shaft 122, and does not tend in any way to cause the said shaft to rotate.
It is to be remembered that the structure illustrated in Fig. 9, is a modified
structure called for by the requirements of a system in which the motive power
comes from an outside source. The usual structure of the contact rollers in
relation to their supporting shafts is illustrated in Fig. 10. In this figure the
square shaft of a contact roller extends through a square opening in the said roller
and upper and lower flanges 130 and 131, with bolts running through them and
through the body of the roller, furnishing the remaining means of uniting the

page_text: parts. With this construction the contact roller and its shaft will always rotate
together.
Figs. 6 and 7 show the frame work of the different styles of brushes illustrated
in several figures of the drawing. Fig. 6 gives details of one of the vertical
rotary brush frames.
At the left is an elevation of such a frame, broken away at the bottom. At the
right near the top is a plan of the brush frame with its cap removed, and below
this is a plan with the cap in place. The frame is made up of a square bar of wood,
or other suitable material, having its corners cut off. The top of this piece of
wood is seen at 132. It extends, preferably, the whole length of the brush. At
each of the cut off corners a strip 133, of metal or any rigid material is bolted to
the central bar.
The edges of these strips project beyond the bar in such a manner as to form
dovetails capable of retaining suitably formed plates or backs 134.
The said plates or backs of the brushes are perforated in the usual manner to
receive bristles or fibres constituting the brush.
It is preferred to make these backs in the form of short slides and to put them
in one after the other until the whole length of the brush has been built up.
After being put in place, they are held there by a cap 135, which is secured by
bolts to the top of the bar 132. A piece precisely like the cap is provided at the
bottom of the bar 132 to hold the slides at that end.
A brush back 136 suited to the brush 95, shown in Fig. 3, is illustrated in
Fig. 7.
This back is made up of a flat disc 137, preferably of wood, to which is
screwed or bolted a rim 138. The shape of the rim is clearly seen in the section
appearing at the upper part of Fig. 7.
It is only necessary to say that the shape is such as to leave a circular dovetail
inside the rim all the way around. Inside this rim are cross pieces 140 and 141,
which are halved together in the usual manner, leaving their tops flush with the
top of the rim.
It will be observed that the ends of these cross pieces assume the dovetail form
and are held firmly in place by the rim. Moreover, the said cross pieces are them-
selves dovetailed longitudinally on their under sides and the structure is then
ready to receive the quadrantal segments 150, 150, which, when in place complete
the brush back.
The outer edges of these segments are suitably dovetailed and their front sur-
faces are flush with the cross pieces and with the rim.
In practice the cross pieces will be put in place, then the segments pushed in,
and finally the rim, (which is preferably constructed in halves) will be screwed or
bolted to the disc 137.
The detail shown in Fig. 8, will be easily understood. It is an anti-friction
pivot, representing one of those which it is preferred to employ in the gearing
bearings, and wherever, in the apparatus, rotary shafts are placed.
Into the socket 151, is dropped a conical button, 152, which lies flat in the
bottom of the socket with its point directed outward towards the opening of the
socket. The pivot 33 (or any of the other pivots in the apparatus) is similarly
cone-shaped at its outer end and the points of the cones are brought together
inside the socket.
To insure the points coming and remaining together, the bearing plates 39 are
of metal, which will not quickly be worn.
At 157, is an oil duct through which oil may be conveyed to assist in rendering
the bearing frictionless.
It will be understood that in the term
vehicles as tramway cars.
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railway carriages is included such
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. A rotary brush projecting into the path of a railway carriage side, and means

page_text: operated by the movement of the carriage for causing the rotation of the said
brush substantially as set forth.
2. In a revolving carriage washer, one or more brushes adapted to move upon
the side of a carriage or other vehicle, and automatic moving devices for the said
brush or brushes, substantially as set forth.
3. In a washer for railway carriages or other vehicles, one or more contact
rollers in the path of movement of the said carriage or vehicle, one or more
brushes adapted to move upon the side of the said carriage or vehicle, and inter-
mediate devices connecting the contact roller or rollers and the said brush or
brushes substantially as set forth.
4. In a machine for washing the side of a railway carriage or other vehicle, a
stationary frame arranged alongside the track, a moving or sliding frame mounted
upon the said stationary frame and carrying one or more brushes and one or more
contact rollers, the said stationary and moving frames being provided with limit-
ing devices for limiting the relative movement of the two frames, substantially
as set forth.
5. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, two frames,
one of which is movable with relation to the other, one or more contact rollers on
the movable frame, and one or more brushes in the path of motion of a carriage
side; in combination with one or more weights or springs tending to maintain the
moving frame in its forward position with respect to the railway track, substan-
tially as set forth.
6. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, two frames
having a relative movement, one or more contact rollers on one of the frames
extending into the path of motion of one side of the carriage or other vehicle to
be cleansed, one or more brushes adapted to move upon the side of the said
carriage or vehicle, and mechanism intermediate between the said contact rollers
or rollers and the said brush or brushes, for causing the movement of the latter,
substantially as set forth.
7. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a stationary
frame arranged alongside the path of movement of the said carriage or vehicle,
a moving or sliding frame mounted upon the said stationary frame and carrying
one or more contact devices which extend into the said path of motion, and a
suitable guide or guides upon the said frames whereby the moving frame will be
kept true to the path of motion in all its positions, substantially as set forth.
8. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a stationary
frame arranged alongside the path of movement of the said carriage or vehicle,
a moving or sliding frame mounted upon the said stationary frame and carrying
one or more contact devices which extend into the said path of movement, and
also carrying one or more brushes, a system of water pipes arranged alongside
the path of motion of the carriage or vehicle, and a valve controlling device
carried by the said sliding frame, substantially as set forth.
9. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a stationary
frame and a sliding frame, the latter carrying one or more contact rollers and also
one or more cleansing brushes, the said sliding frame being mounted upon rails
which travel upon suitable rollers pivoted in the stationary frame, substantially
as set forth.
10. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a rotary brush
having substantially the height of a carriage side and being provided with an
enlarged portion in line with the carriage windows, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
11. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, two or more
rotary brushes, at least one of which rotates upon a horizontal axis, and at least
one of which rotates upon a vertical axis, substantially as set forth.
12. In a machine for washing carriages or other vehicles, a valve controlling 6
device operated by the movement of the said carriage or vehicle, substantially as
set forth.

page_text: 13. In a machine for washing carriages or other vehicles, a valve controlling
device operated by the movement of the said carriage or vehicle, and a stop or
letent limiting the movement of the valve, substantially as set forth.
14. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a suitably
guided moving frame carrying one or more brushes and one or more contact
levices in the path of movement of the said carriage or other vehicle, sub-
stantially as set forth.
15. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a valve con-
trolling device operated by a sliding frame, the connection between the said valve
controlling device and the valve being a spring or yielding connection, in com-
bination with a stop or detent for the valve, substantially as set forth.
16. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, one or more
contact rollers attached to a sliding frame and extending into the path of motion
of a carriage or other vehicle, suitable gearing connected with the shaft or shafts
of the said contact roller or contact rollers, and a brush mounted alongside the
track and operatively connected with the said contact roller or rollers by means
of the said gearing substantially as set forth.
17. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles a frame
carrying a suitable brush and located alongside the track or path of motion of
the said car or other vehicle substantially as set forth.
18. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a frame
carrying an adjustable brush and located alongside the track or path of motion
of the said carriage or other vehicle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
19. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a stationary
frame and a sliding frame mounted within the said stationary frame, the said
frame carrying cleansing brush in combination with springs at the top and
bottom of the said frames, the said springs, being adopted to urge the inner frame
forward, substantially as set forth.
20. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other velici, a rectangular
stationary frame having crosspieces at the top and bottom, a similarly shaped
sliding frame mounted within the stationary frame and also having cross pieces
at the top and bottom, and springs corresponding in position at the top and
bottom of the said frame, the said springs being adopted to urge the inner frame
to its forward position and maintain its face true in every position, substantially
as set forth.
21. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a stationary
frame, a sliding frame carrying a brush and also carrying one or more contact
rollers, a system of gearing connecting the brush and the contact roller or rollers
the elements of the said system of gearing being all mounted upon the sliding
frame and adopted to move therewith, substantially as set forth.
22. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, one or more
contact rollers and one or more cleansing brushes, suitably mounted and connected
by appropriate gearing, the elements of the said gearing being mounted upon
pinions which are cone shaped at their extremities and which bear upon the points
of similar cones, substantially as set forth.
23. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a system of
gearing connecting a cleansing brush and a contact roller, a pinion for each
element of the system of gearing, said pinion having a pivot which is cone shaped
at its outer end, and co-operates with a similarly shaped button located in a socket,
substantially as set forth.
24. As a bearing for each of the elements of a system of gearing employed in
a railway carriage washing machine, a socket containing a cone-shaped button,
a pivot co-operating with the said button and cone-shaped at its outer end, a plate
surrounding the body of the said pinion, and an oil duct leading to the socket,
substantially as set forth.
25. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a pair of

page_text: frames having a relative movement with respect to each other, and supporting a
system of water pipes, substantially as set forth.
26. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a suitable
brush supporting frame in combination with a system of water pipes, both the
frame and the system of water pipes being located alongside the track or path of
motion of the carriage or other vehicle, substantially as set forth.
27. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a system of
water pipes arranged alongside the track or path of movement of the said carriage
or other vehicle, a pair of frames the elements of which have a relative movement
and also support a portion of the system of water pipes, in combination with the
flexible hose or other connection for uniting the parts of the system of water pipes
which are mounted on the two frames respectively, substantially as set forth.
28. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a system of
water pipes controlled by a suitable valve, and a moving frame connected with the
said valve, the said water pipes being provided with perforated pintles or tips
pointed towards the carriage sides or toward the path of movement of the said
carriage or other vehicle, substantially as set forth.
29. An apparatus for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, comprising
a system of water pipes running a considerable distance along the track or path
of movement of the said carriage or other vehicle, and a device adapted to be
operated by the movement of the said carriage or other vehicle for letting water
into the said pipes, substantially as set forth.
30. An apparatus for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, comprising
a system of water pipes running a considerable distance along the track or path
of movement of the said carriages or other vehicles, the said pipes being provided
with tips pointing towards the path of movement of the said carriages or other
vehicles a valve controlling the flow of water to the said pipes and an automatic
device for opening the said valve, substantially as set forth.
31. An apparatus for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, comprising
a system of water pipes running a considerable distance backward along the track
or path of movement of the said carriages or other vehicles, the said pipes being
provided with suitable openings on the side towards the path of the said carriages
or other vehicles, and a brush carrying machine at the forward end of the said
system of pipes, the said brush-carrying machine co-operating with the said water
pipes for cleansing the carriage sides, substantially as set forth.
32. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a rotary
brush along the carriage side, and a perforated water pipe in line with the said
brush, substantially as set forth.
33. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a series of
discharge jets or tips in a system of water pipes arranged along the sides of the
carriage or other vehicle to be cleansed in combination with a brush moving upon
the carriage side, substantially as set forth.
34. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, one or more
contact rollers in the path of movement of the side of the carriage or other
vehicle, a perforated pipe in proximity to the said contact roller or rollers, and a 4
brush in contact with the said roller or rollers, substantially as and for the pur-
pose set forth.
35. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a contact
roller extending into the path of movement of a carriage or vehicle, a perforated
water pipe in proximity to the said contact roller, a shield or guard for directing 5
the discharge water upon the said contact roller, and a brush making contact
with the said roller, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
36. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a rotating
brush made up of a central bar or support provided with dovetail recesses on four
sides thereof substantially as set forth.
37. In a rotary cleansing brush a rectangular bar having its corners cut off and
covered with strips extending beyond the cut off portion, whereby dovetailed
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page_text: recesses are formed for the receipt of suitable slides for building up the brush,
substantially as set forth.
38. In a rotary cleansing brush having dovetailed recesses a series of slides or
backs containing fibres or bristles which make up the body of the brush, and a
cap and foot piece holding the slides in place; substantially as set forth.
39. In a machine for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, a contact
roller of soft rubber or other suitable material, the same having an angular open-
ing and being mounted on a shaft which fits the said opening, in combination
with flanges at the top and bottom of the said roller, and bolts connecting the
said flanges through the said roller, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
40. In a washer for railway carriages or other vehicles, one or more brushes
adapted to move on the sides of a carriage or other vehicle, and a motor for the
said brush or brushes, substantially as set forth.
41. In machinery for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, two or more
machines for cleansing carriages and connected systems of water pipes co-operat-
ing with both machines, substantially. as set forth.
42. In machinery for washing railway carriages or other vehicles, two machines
on opposite sides of the track, two systems of water pipes, and connecting pipes
extending across the track, substantially as set forth.
Dated
this day
LONO
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent for the Applicants.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent for the Applicants.