Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 29th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 6th Dec., 1887
I, ALEXANDER MURRAY MCQUAT of Duncan Street, Leeds, in the County of
York Wine Merchant do hereby declaro the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of my invention is to construct a simple and effective machine for
cleansing bottles.
According to my invention I provide a square hollow axle or shaft perforated from
the exterior to the interior with any required number of holes. The exterior portions
of the holes are made so as to receive the bottle necks. The bottles are placed
on the axle or shaft in an inverted position, and retained in such position by clamps.
The holes for the reception of the bottles round the square shaft or axle are
arranged so that the shot placed in the bottles on one side of the shaft or axle,
and that being turned uppermost, runs from such upper bottles to the lower bottles,
and continues to run from one bottle to the other so long as the axle or shaft is
revolved. Into the hollow axle I insert a tube having corresponding perforations
to the holes in the axle, through this tube water is injected into the bottles at
intervals, and by such water, with the assistance of the shot the interiors of the
bottles are cleansed in a very short time. The exteriors of the bottles are cleansed
by passing them through water provided in a trough below, with the assistance of
suitable automatic sliding brushes, and simultaneously with the cleansing of the
interiors.

page_text: 1, ALEXANDER MURRAY MCQUAT of Duncan Street, Leeds in the County of
York Wine Merchant, 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:-
The object of my invention is to construct a simple and effective machine for
cleansing bottles.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is an end elevation. Fig. 2 a longitudinal
section through A. B Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a sectional plan through C. D Fig. 2.
According to my invention I provide a hollow axle A preferably of a rectangular
form, and perforated from the exterior to interior with any required number of
holes B. The exterior portion of the holes are shaped out to receive the tops of the
bottle necks D) as shewn. The tops C of the bottle necks D are placed in the recesses
or holes B on the shaft A in an inverted position, and retained in such position by the
spring buffers E provided in the beams F, such beams. being hinged on the pillars G,
and held in position on the pillars H as shewn in the drawings and pressing with the
buffer pieces J on the bottom of the bottles K by catch plates L or other suitable
means may be employed for holding the bottle K on the axle A. The holes B for the
reception of the bottles round the axle A are arranged so that the shot M placed in
bottles on the top side of the shaft or axle A, and that being turned uppermost runs
from such upper bottles to the lower bottles, and continues this operation so long as
the axle or shaft A is revolved. Into the hollow axle A I insert à tube N having in
its top side corresponding perforations O to the holes B in the axle. Through these
holes BO in the tube N water is injected at the required pressure into the bottles K,
when such bottles are brought into a vertical position as shewn in the drawings,
whereby with the assistance of the moving shot M, the interiors of the bottles are
cleansed in a very short time. The exteriors of the bottles K are cleansed by passing
them through water provided in the trough or tub P with the assistance of the
automatic sliding brushes R, these brushes moving backwards. and forwards on the
exteriors of the bottles K, as such bottles are revolved with the axle A, and cleanse
the exteriors simultaneously with the interiors.
A rotary motion may be given to the axle A through the crank or handle S, or
through pullies from some suitable motor.
The axle A is mounted in bearings T attached to the sides of the trough or tub P
as shewn.
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
1st. The arrangement, construction and application of hollow axle A, perforated

page_text: with holes B for the reception of the tops C of the bottle necks D, in combination with
the tube N, substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
2nd. The arrangement and application of apparatus for retaining the bottles Kin
position on the axle A, substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
3rd. The arrangement and application of the automatic sliding brushes R for
cleansing the exteriors of the bottles K, substantially as herein set forth.
4th. The combination of the various parts forming the machinery or apparatus for
cleansing the interiors and exteriors of bottles, arranged and operating, substantially
as herein set forth.