Improvements in or connected with Rinsing or Cleansing Bottles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1895-Accepted, 20th July, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Rinsing or Cleansing Bottles.
I, JOHANN BALTHAS WAGNER, Beer Dealer, of Smedenstraat, Deventer,
Holland, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the
sane is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained, in and by the
following statement :-
The subject of this invention is a bottle rinsing or cleansing apparatus. The
object of the invention is, to thoroughly and quickly cleanse bottles of every
description and size, and according to it, this is effected by means of sand, and water
under pressure.
The improvements the subject of this invention in question are illustrated in the
annexed drawings, in which, Figure 1 is a cross-section shewing the bottle rinsing
apparatus; Figure 2 is a side view of the same; and Figure 3 the sand aud
re-rinsing arrangements, on an enlarged scale.
The bottle-rinsing apparatus may be suitably arranged as indicated in Figure 1,
(or it may be fixed on a stand) wherein it is hung directly on the side of a rinsing
tub. The apparatus is carried by the arm b of the clamp c, and firmly fastened by
means of the thumb screws a, z, y and y¹. By the pipe a water under pressure is
brought to the apparatus, and this pipe is passed through the arm 6 of the clamp c;
and upon it, a vessel d for receiving the waste water and saud, and a sand-holder e,
with its connecting pipe f (which is screwed firmly into the pipe a), are placed.
A rinsing tube g, with a mouth-piece is carried on the sand-holder e, by means
of the ring, which is firmly connected with it (the rinsing tube) by means of arms
or cross pieces, and rests on the inwardly projecting ledge of the vessel e.
When using the apparatus, the sand holder vessel e is filled with about 1 litre of
fine river-sand, and closed by means of the metal cover 1 m; and a bottle of any size
is pushed, neck downwards, over the tube y through the split spring ring p, held by
springs o and o¹. It is pushed so far over the rinsing tube g, until it takes up a firm
or steady position, and its mouth reaches the hole in the cover m. Then the tap r
In the case of
of the water pipe is opened and water from the pipe a admitted.
short bottles, a connecting piece q is inserted between the edge of the bottle and
the cover m, in order to carry off the dirty water and the sand.
The water forced through pipe a and the piece f, in entering the mouth piece h
carries with it through the tube g, into the bottle, a portion of the sand lying at
the bottom of the holder e; the sand flowing back from the bottle settles on the surface
of the remaining sand in vessel e, so that there can never be any want of sand, the
whole of the sand which is there, being used in circulation. The water flowing
back from the bottle at first runs into the holder, and from there passes through the
perforated top of the vessel e. By this arrangement the stirred up sand is kept
back. After the water has passed out of the vessel e, it runs into the turnable
collecting basin d, whence it may at any time be poured off. The position of the
vessel d secures a cleanly performance of the whole process.
In order to prevent any sand or dirt remaining in the bottle, the rinsing tube (s)
is provided. It is soldered onto the sand rinsing tube g, and connected with the
tube a by means of the tube t. By opening the tap u, pure water is forced into the
bottle through the tube s, and the bottle thereby thoroughly re-rinsed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The herein described improved means of rinsing or cleansing bottles, consisting

page_text: of the employment of water under pressure, by which sand, held in a sand containing
vessel (e), is carried with it, and is forced or squirted together with same through a
suitable pipe or conduit into the bottles, clean water from the water supply being
used in the rinsing action, and means or provisions, as specified, by which the
outflow of water is carried off and the sand retained in the vessel: substantially as
described.
2. The bottle holding parts (o, o¹ and p) arranged in connection with bottle
rinsing or cleansing apparatus as herein described, whereby the soiling of the
outside of the bottles in rinsing is obviated: substantially as described.
3. The bottle cleansing apparatus having its parts combined and adapted to
operate as set forth with reference to and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 17th day of June 1895.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15 Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.