provements in Apparatus for Soaking, Scrubbing, and Washing Barrels
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1898-Accepted, 23rd July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Apparatus for Soaking, Scrubbing, and Washing
Barrels.
I, GUSTAVE SCHOCK, of 341, East 59th Street, New York City, in the County and
State of New York, United States of America, Manufacturei, 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
11
My invention relates to self-acting keg or barrel scrubbers or washers and has
for its object to produce a machine which will supply a keg with a predetermined
quantity of water and automatically place the same in the scrubber and which
will efhciently soak, scrub, and wash the barrel at one continuous operation and
constantly maintain the water in a clean and heated condition A further object
of my invention 18 to improve the construction of keg washers and scrubbers, all
of which will be hereinafter set forth and claimed
My invention will be understood by referring to the accompanying drawing, in
which-
Figure 118 a side elevation of the left hand portion of the mechanism of an
apparatus embodying my invention
Figure 2 1 a side elevation of the right hand portion of the same
Figure 3 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view of the means for adjusting
the top brush
Figure 4 is a plan view of the apparatus with parts broken away and parts
removed for purposes of clearer illustiation
Figure 5 is an end elevation of the apparatus
Figure 6 18 a side view, partly in section, of one form of bairel roller embody-
ing my invention
Figure 7 18 a transverse sectional view of the same
Figure 8 18 a side view of my apparatus, partly in section, and embodying
details not illustrated in the foregoing figures
Figure 9 is a side view of the right hand end of the machine omitted from
Figure 8
Figure 10 is a transverse sectional view of the water outlet in the scrubber tank
to be hereinafter described.
Figure 11 18 a plan view of a portion of the apparatus with parts removed to
clearly illustrate the water connection between the tanks.
Figure 12 18 an enlarged longitudinal cential detail view of the steam injection
nozzle and the parts co-operating therewith
Figure 13 is an end view of the apparatus
Figure 14 is an enlarged side view of one of the side brushes
Figure 15 is a vertical sectional view of the same on the line 15-15 of
Figure 14
Figure 16 18 a detail central sectional view of the sprinkler.
Figures 17 and 18 are plan views of portions of the sprinkler to be hereinafter
more fully described.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents a barrel or keg feed tank, which 18
filled with water to a predetermined height, and is adapted to contain a plurality
of kegs to be cleansed. Disposed across this keg feed tank 18 a rock shaft 2 pro-
vided with arms 3, which are recessed, as indicated in Figure 4 to receive the
free ends of the inclined runs 4, which are shown as provided with hooks 5 at
the opposite ends that are adapted to engage the edge of the tank 1 and to be
supported therein. These runs, which I term gravity runs, are swung up and
down by the rock shaft 2 by means of a handle 6, which is connected to said lock
shaft on the outside of the casing or tank 1. The kegs having previously had
their bungs driven out or opened are placed on the runs and water from the tank
enters said kegs, the amount of water entering being regulated by raising and
lowering the free ends of the runs by means of the rock shaft 2 The keg feed
tank is shown as mounted on adjustable legs 7, so as to regulate the position of
said tank and to level it Located adjacent to the 1ock shaft 2 18 a shaft 8,
which is provided with hooks or arms 9 to lift the kegs and convey them to the
uns 10, along which they pass to the scrubber The uns 10 are supported at
one end by a hook or portion 11, which partly surrounds the shaft 8 and at the
other ends by the tank 1 to which they are bolted By this means the runs 10
are supported so that they offer no obstruction to the rotating arms or hooks
The shaft 8 may be rotated in any suitable manner. In the present instance I
have shown the shaft as provided with an internal gear 12 which meshes with the
pinion 13 on a shaft 14 (see Fig 1) which carries a wheel 15 belted to a wheel 16
on a shaft 17 of the barrel scrubber as will be explained The barrel scrubber 18
shown in the present instance as consisting of a waste tank 18, upon which yokes
or standards 19 are mounted. These yokes or standards are joined at the top
by a biace or tie bai 20. The shafts 17 and 21 may be mounted in brackets 22
of the wasto tank 18 and are provided with wheels or rollers, which are specially
arranged to give the barrel both a rotating and an oscillating motion, so that us
the barrel is 1otated and oscillated the water therein will be splashed against the
heads of the barrel so as to thoroughly wash the same. These wheels 23 24 may
be arranged as follows.
One pair of rollers 23 are concentrically mounted on their shaft and are bolted
to an iron sleeve 25, which in turn is bolted to the shaft, so that the said wheel
will turn together The wheels 24 are eccentrically mounted with respect to their
shaft, being bolted to an iron sleeve 26 which is in turn secured to its shaft
The arrangement of these eccentric wheels 18 clearly shown in Figure 5, wherein
it will be observed that the higher ade of one wheel is placed diametrically
opposite to the lower portion of its companion wheel, so that the wheels are oppo-
sitely placed, and when they turn, the keg oi barrel which rests upon them will
be given a swinging and oscillating as well as a rotary motion Either set of
these wheels may be eccentrically arranged so as to give the shaking or swinging
motion to the barrel in the manner described The wheels 23 deuve their power
from the shaft 21, which receives its power through a pulley or pulleys of suitable
character, and the wheels 24 receive their power from the shaft 17 which 18
driven from the shaft 21 in any suitable manner, as for instance by belting the
wheel 26 on the shaft 17 with the wheel 27 on the shaft 21, motion being com-
municated from the shaft 17 as explained by means of a belt connecting the
wheel on the shaft 17 with the wheel on the shaft 14, which drives the hooks or
arms 9
By placing the concentrically mounted wheels and the eccentrically
mounted wheels in the machine in the manner shown and described I am able
to provide on oscillation and rotation of the keg or barrel and at the same time
am assured of the proper delivery of the bariel from the scrubber to the receiving
run when the hooks 9 are rotated to convey a fresh keg to the scrubber to replace
the one being operated upon. The waste tank 18 shown as provided with runs 28
upon which the kegs are discharged from the scrubber and from which the said
kegs may be taken to be further rinsed inside by the spraying device to be herein-
after described. The side brushes 29 are mounted in vertically sliding cross-

page_text: in Figure 8, and is thoroughly scrubbed and washed, the shaking motion imparted
to the keg serving to thoroughly agitate the water inside of it, so as to reach all
parts of the keg After the keg has been subjected to the action of the scrubber
it is automatically forced out and replaced by the next succeeding keg grasped
by the arms 9 and 18 forced along the runs 28. The wheels or rollers 23 being of
such height as to readily allow the keg to roll onto the runs, as shown in Figure 1
of the drawing, and thence it may be taken to be further washed by means of
the sprinkler, which will be hereinafter described.
It will be seen that by my invention I am enabled to provide a simple and
efficient keg scrubbing device, which is adapted for all sizes of kegs, and wherei
the weight of the kegs themselves is sufficient to automatically feed them in the
receiving or feeding tank thereof in the position where they are automatically
taken up and conveyed to the scrubbing devices, automatically replacing the
barrel being scrubbed. The various operations take place without the least
liability of the apparatus being broken by a barrel jamming in its passage
through the apparatna. It will also be observed that the feeding tank may be
readily flooded and cleansed, as there is but little mechanism to interfere there-
with, and that each keg receives a preliminary washing of considerable duration
by reason of the fact that many kegs are contained in the feeding trough at all
times during the operation of the machine.
After the barrels pass from the scrubber onto the runs 28, they are conveyed
to an internal sprinkler 62, which 18 shown in detail in Figure 16, where the
internal spraying or rinsing of the keg takes place Special reference being had
to Figures 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the drawing, we will now proceed to describe
the manner of conveying water between the various tanks As before stated, 1
represents a soaking tank, 18 represents a waste tank and 63 represents the
sprinkler tank. Over the waste tank 18 is mounted the scrubbing device and
directly beneath the scrubbing device is mounted a mud-hopper 64, which is pro-
vided with an outlet 65, which leads outside and 18 independent of the waste tank,
and is adapted to discharge the contents of said mud-hopper to any suitable point
outside of the apparatus A pipe 66 is connected to the bottom of the sprinkler
tank 63 and is provided with a valve 67 to control the efflux of water therefrom
This pipe 66 18 connected with a branch pipe 68 which 18 connected with a con-
trolling mechanism 69 at the bottom of the waste tank 18 and is likewise con-
nected to a steam injection device 70, which is indicated in detail in Figure 12
This injection device 70 comprises a chamber 71 into which is projected a steam
injection nozzle 72 connected with a suitable steam pipe 73, which is controlled
by a valve 74. The steam injecting device 70 connects with a pipe 75 which
passes to the outer end of the soaking tank and communicates therewith at or
near its upper end. The soaking tank 1 is provided with an overflow or outlet 76
which communicates with the waste or scrubbing tank 18, as indicated in
Figure 8 By this pipe-connection between the soaking, waste and sprinkler
tanks complete communication is formed and when steam is admitted to the in-
jection nozzle a circulation through the tanks and their pipe connections 18 main-
tained and the steam from the injection nozzle in contact with the water heats 4
the same, so that the water in circulation in the pipes is being constantly heated
by the steam from the injection nozzle It will be observed that the branch
pipe 68 which connects the waste tank 18 with the pipe 66 18 placed at an angle
to said pipe 66, so that the tendency of the steam from the injecting nozzle 18 to
cause an induced current of water to be drawn through the pipes and that the
greater portion of such water will be drawn from the sprinkler tank 63. How-
ever, as before stated, controlling means are provided for controlling the efflux of
water from the waste tank and the sprinkler tank, so that the amount or propoi-
tion of water drawn from each of these tanks can be nicely regulated. The regu-
lator 69 of the waste tank preferably consists of an apertured cap 76 (Fig 10) su- 5
mounting which is a perforated disk 77, the perforations in which are adapted to
register with the perforations in the cap 76° This disk 18 provided with a central

page_text: heads 30, which are connected to arms 31 on a rock shaft 32, which may be
operated by a handle 33 and locked by a set screw 33* co-operating with an
arc 34 mounted on the side of the waste tank By this means the side brushes
are made adjustable up and down. They are likewise adjusted towards and from
the barrel heads being pivoted at 35 to sliding rods 36, which slide in sleeves 37
in the crossheads 30 and are held in the adjusted position by means of set
screws 38. The upper brush 39 is pivoted as indicated at 40 to a rack bar 41
which slides in a guide 42 secured to or formed integral with the tie bar or
bracket 20 This tie bar or bracket is provided with a boss 43 (see Figure 3)
through which passes the shaft 44 flanged at the outer end, as indicated at 45
and carrying a pinion 46 which engages the teeth 47 of the rack 41 This shaft
may be turned by means of a hand wheel 48 which is connected to said shaft
by means of a feather, so that the hand wheel and shaft will rotate together, but
will allow a slight longitudinal movement of the shaft independent of the hand
wheel. The hand wheel may be rotated to raise and lower the brush, the said
parts being held in their adjusted position by means of a jam nut 49 on a screw-
threaded portion of the shaft 44, it being understood that as the jam nut 49 18
tightened it draws the flange on the shaft 44 in contact with the rack bar 41,
and at the same time causes the hub on the hand wheel to be jammed against the
face of the boss 43. It will thus be observed that all of the brushes are univer-
sally adjustable, and said brushes may be provided with springs 50 interposed
between the brushes and the brush carriers, as indicated in Figures 13, 14 and 15,
whereby slight resilience is given to the brush by its carrier when the barrels are
being forced into and out of operative position in the scrubber, the springs tend-
ing normally to maintain the brushes in their operative position.
The wheels
upon which the kegs rest consist preferably of a cast metal hub or spider 51 (see
Figures 6 and 7) having an annular flange 52 and a flange 53, between which is a
peripheral channel 54, in which blocks 55, 56 are carried The bottom of this
channel may be pierced throughout its length with apertures 57 for the passage
of the blocks 55, as will be explained. The wheels may also be provided with
dowel pins 58 crossing the peripheral channel at predetermined points and adapted
to be seated within apertures contained within edges of the blocks 56
manner of building up the roll is as follows The blocks 56 are placed in posi-
tion, encircling the dowel pins 58 and then the blocks 55 are driven in and
secured at their inner ends to the spider by means of bolts 59, thereby producing.
a compact and coherent structure.
The
In Figure 8 I have illustrated bearing rolls of a somewhat different character
from those herein before described In this figure the rolls 60 are illustrated as
elliptical in form and are mounted on the shafts on their transverse axes and are
so arranged that the longitudinal axes of the rolls on one side of the scrubber
will be at right angles to the longitudinal axes of the rolls on the other side of
the scrubber, as shown in the diawing The object of this arrangement 18 to
give a double oscillation to each end of the barrel for each rotation of the shaft
and thereby provide a more violent and thorough agitation of the water within
the barrel and at the same time cause the rotation of the barrel The operation
of this portion of my device is as follows: The kegs C1 are placed on the inclined
runs in the barrel feed tank, and running down by their own weight, receive
water through their bung holes, and as the kegs get beneath the revolving hooks
or arms 9, which evolve in a direction opposite to that of the feed of the kegs
or barrels on the inclined runs, the barrel is lifted off the runs and is delivered
to the runs 10, whence it is discharged into the scrubber It will be observed
that as the revolving arma are ascending with one keg, the next adjacent keg 18
carried by its own weight and the weight of the kegs behind it into position to
be carried up on the next revolution of the arms When a keg is conveyed to
the inclined runs 10 by the aims, the keg is carried by the runs to the keg
Bcrubber When it 18 in the scrubber the brushes are in contact with the keg
while it is rotated by the wheels 23, 24 or by the elliptical rollers 60 represented

page_text: aperture, through which passes a central pin or pivot 78, between the head of
which and the disk is confined a coiled spring 79, which 18 adapted to maintain
the disk in the position in which it is set It is obvious that by turning the disk
the openings through the disk and cap will be opened or closed to a greater or
less degree, as desired By this means any dut or sediment is prevented from
passing through the pipes. By arranging the discharge of the pipe 75 at the
extreme end and near the upper edge of the soaking tank 1, the water which is
discharged from said pipe will be utilised to force the barrels along the runs 4,
to the position where they can be automatically transferred to the scrubber
The sprinkler, which is shown in detail in Figure 16, consists of a support 80,
which is provided with a chamber 81 Upon this support 80 is secured a per-
forated valve plate 82, which As provided with a stem 83 squared at
the lower end and adapted to be Beated in a perforated valve
section 84 with a spring interposed between said plate and the perforated valve
section to maintain a close contact between the valve plate 82 and a
second co-operating section 85 which is provided with apertures adapted to register
with the apertures in the valve plate 82 The valve plate 82 is likewise provided
with lugs 86, which are adapted to be seated within corresponding recesses in the
valve casing 84 to better maintain the valve plate against rotation. The hollow
chamber in the valve section 85 communicates with a perforated nozzle 87 of the
sprinkler, which is adapted to be connected therewith by means of the screw-
threaded connections 88, a portion 89 of this nozzle being rectangular to constitute
a means for screwing the nozzle into position The central aperture of the sup-
porting aims 90 is frustro conical in form and is adapted to fit a conical portion of
the valve section 85 It will be observed that by this means the arms 90 of the
valve section 85 may be united and caused to rotate together by tightening up the
nozzie 87 Any suitable means may be provided for limiting the movement of
the arms 90 together with the valve section 85 connected therewith In the
present instance I have shown an arm 91 depending from the supporting arms and
adapted to bear against a lug 92 on the outer casing. Several of these depending
lugs may be provided upon the keg support and several lugs 92 may be provided
upon the casing to co-operate therewith By this construction of the sprinkler
it will be observed that a quarter tuin of the supporting arms 90 in one direction
will cause the valve of the sprinkler to be shut off, whereas a quarter turn of the
supporting arms in the opposite direction will cause the valve of the sprinkle to
be opened to allow the passage of water through the nozzle to the interior of the
barrel
It will be observed that the water which runs into the barrel in the soaking
tank is transferred with the barrel to the scrubber, where it is violently agitated
to wash the inside of the barrel, while the brushes are scrubbing the outside
It is at this point therefore where the dirtiest water results from the cleansing
process, and by my invention this polluted water is carried off and discharged
from the mud-hopper and does not again enter the water circulating through the
tanks By this means the water in the circulating system is kept in a clean con-
dition and may be re-used from time to time and is maintained in a heated con-
dition at little cost It will also be seen that by the time the barrel reaches the
sprinkler it is practically cleansed, so that the water from the sprinkler which
gives the final rinsing to the inside of the barrel is in a clean condition when it
runs from the barrel to the sprinkler tank, from which it is drawn by the
induced current caused by the injection of steam from the nozzle in the circu-
lating pipes, and the water passes in a clean condition to the soaking tank
I will now briefly describe the general operation of my apparatus Assuming
the soaking, waste and sprinkler tanks to contain the required amount of water
to operate the apparatus the valve of the steam pipe 73 may be opened and steam
injected through the nozzle 72, so as to maintain a circulation of water through the
various tanks and their pipe connections Barrels are then placed within the soaking
tank at the outer end and are forced by gravity down the runs 9 being assisted in
their passage by the flow of water through the pipe 75. When the barrels reach the

page_text: lower ends of the runs they are automatically transferred by the arms 9 to the
scrubber where the water in the barrel is violently agitated by an agitation of the
barrel on the supporting rolls and is at the same time scrubbed on the outside by
the brushes of the scrubbing device During this operation the dirty water used
in scrubbing the barrel is caught within the mud-hopper 64 and conveyed off to
a sewer or other suitable point not shown The barel in the scrubber will be
automatically driven out and replaced by the next succeeding barrel conveyed to
position by the transferring mechanism and the washed barrel will be forced
along the runs 28 whence it may be placed upon the sprinkler and the supporting
arms 90 given a quarter turn to open the sprinkler valve and thereby convey water
through the nozzle 87 to the interior of the barrel. When the barrel has been
sufficiently cleansed by the sprinkler the armis 90 are given a quarter turn in the
opposite direction to shut off the valve and the barrel may be taken off in a
thoroughly cleansed condition,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim 18:
1 In a barrel washing apparatus, the combination of a barrel feed tank, an
inclined run in said tank adapted to support a plurality of barrels and to enable
them to move thereon in one direction and revolving hooks and means for revolv-
ing them in the opposite direction so that they will mechanically pick the first
of said barrels off of the inclined run in the feed tank, substantially as described
2 In an apparatus for soaking, scrubbing and washing barrels at one continu-
ous operation, the combination of a scrubbing device, a feed tank, mechanism for
transferring the barrels from the feed tank to the scrubber and gravity uns
within the feed tank for automatically feeding barrels in one direction to the
transferring mechanism moving in the opposite direction.
3. In a barrel washing apparatus, the combination of a barrel feed tank, gravity
runs therein in pivotal connection with the tank, and means for adjusting the said
rung so as to give the keg the desired quantity of water so that large and small
packages can be supplied with water to the desired extent, substantially as
described.
4 In a barrel washing apparatus, the combination of a barrel feed tank, movable
gravity runs therein, means for raising and lowering one end of the runs whereby
to supply the barrels on the runs with the desued quantity of water, and means
for lifting the barrels off of said runs
5 In a barrel washing apparatus, the combination of a barrel feed tank, gravity
runs therein, arms for picking up barrels from the gravity runs and delivering
the same from the tank, and gear for operating the arms in a direction opposite
to the motion of the barrels on the gravity run
6 In a machine of the character described, the combination of barrel carrving
wheels comprising a spider grooved at the edge and provided with dowel pins, a
plurality of adjacent blocks embracing the dowel pins, and key blocks secured to
the wheels to lock the blocks in place.
7 In an apparatus for soaking, scrubbing and washing barrels by one con-
tinuous operation, the combination of a barrel feed tank, inclined runs therein,
means for adjusting the runs to various inclinations, means for lifting the barrels
from the barrel feed tank, and a barrel scrubber to which the barrels are delivered
by the lifting mechanism, the barrel in the scrubber being automatically dis-
charged and replaced by the next succeeding barrel delivered from the lifting
means.
8 In an apparatus for soaking, scrubbing and washing barrels by one continuous
operation, the combination of a barrel feed tank adapted to contain a plurality of
barrels, inclined gravity runs within said tank along which runs the barrels are
free to move from end to end, a barrel scrubber, revolving hooks moving in a

page_text: direction opposite to that of the feed of the barrels, said hooks being adapted to
lift the first barrel of the series off the runs and deliver it from above to the
scrubber, the barrel in the scrubber being automatically replaced by the next
succeeding barrel delivered from the revolving hooks.
9. In a barrel washing apparatus, the combination of scrubbing brushes and
means for adjusting the top brush, comprising a rack, a pinion and means for lock-
ing the said rack and pinion from movement when the brush is adjusted
10 In a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of a
soaking tank adapted to contain one or more barrels, a washing tank adapted to
receive the barrels from the soaking tank, and connections between said tanks
whereby circulation of water may be maintained through and between said tanks.
11 In a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of a
soaking tank adapted to contain one or more bairels, a washing tank adapted to
receive the barrels from the soaking tank, a sprinkling tank and connections
between said tanks whereby a curculation of water may be maintained through
and between said tanks.
12. In a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of a
soaking tank adapted to contain one or more barrels, a washing tank adapted to
receive the barrels from the soaking tank, connections between said tanks whereby
a cuculation of water may be maintained through and between said tanks and a
steam inlet within the path of the circulating water.
13. In a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of
a soaking tank adapted to contain one or more baiels, a washing tank adapted to
receive the barrels from the soaking tank, a sprinkling tank and connections
between said tanks whereby a circulation of water may be maintained through and
between said soaking and washing tanks and water is drawn from the sprinkling
tank, and a steam inlet within the path of said cuculating water.
14 In a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of a
boaking tank adapted to contain one or more barrels, a washing tank adapted to
receive the barrels from the soaking tank, pipes connecting said tanks for estab-
lishing a water communication and a steam injection nozzle in the said pipes for
heating the water and maintaining a circulation thereof through and between
said tanks.
15 in a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of a
soaking tank adapted to contain one or more barrels, a scrubbing tank adapted to
receive barrels from the soaking tank, a sprinkling tank, water pipes connecting
said tanks, a steam injection nozzle in said pipes for heating the water and main-
taining a circulation thereof through and between said tanks and means for con-
trolling the outlet from said scrubbing and sprinkling tanks.
10 In a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the com-
bination of a soaking tank adapted to contain one ог more banels,
a scrubbing tank adapted to receive barrels from the soaking tank,
a sprinkling tank, water pipes connecting said tanks, the inlet
of the soaking tank being at one end and an outlet in the nature of an
overflow at the other end, a steam injection nozzle in the said pipes for heating
the water and maintaining the cuculation thereof through and between said tanks
and means for controlling the outlet from said scrubbing and sprinkling tanks.
17. In a barrel scrubbing apparatus, the combination of a scrubbing device, a
tank and a mud hopper beneath said scrubbing device, the said mud hopper
having an outlet adapted to discharge its contents outside of the scrubbing tank
18. In 'a barrel sci ubbing apparatus, the combination of a scrubbing device, a
scrubbing tank and a mud hopper contamed within said scrubbing tank and
located beneath the scrubbing device, the said mud hopper having an outlet
adapted to discharge its contents outside of the scrubbing tank
19 In a barrel scrubbing apparatus, the combination of brush supports, brushes
movably connected to said supports and springs interposed between the brushes
and their supports.

page_text: 20 In a barrel scrubbing apparatus, the combination of adjustable brush sup-
ports, brushes pivoted to and movably connected with said support and springs
interposed between the brushes and then supports, said springs normally main-
taining the brushes an operative position and being adapted to yield when undue
strain 18 exerted on the brushes.
21 In a barrel scrubbing apparatus, the combination of a plurality of elliptical
barrel supporting rolls mounted on separate shafts so as to rotate on their frans-
verse axes, the longitudinal axes of the rolls on one side of the scrubber being at
substantially right angles to the longitudinal axes of the rolls on the opposite
side of the scrubber.
22 in a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of
a soaking tank adapted to contain one or more barrels, a scrubbing device, a
scrubbing tank therefor, said scrubbing tank being adapted to receive the barrels
from the soaking tank, a sprinkling device, a tank for said sprinkling device and
connections between said tanks for conveying water therethrough
20 in a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of a
soaking tank adapted to contain one or more barrels, a scrubbing device, a scrub-
bing tank therefor, said scrubbing tank being adapted to receive the bariels from
the soaking tank, a sprinkling device, connections between said tanks for convey-
ing water therethrough and a steam injection nozzle in said tank, connections for
heating the water and maintaining a circulation thereof through and between the
tanks.
24 In a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of a
soaking tank, a scrubbing device, a tank therefor, a mud hopper beneath said
scrubbing device, said mud hopper having an outlet adapted to discharge its con-
tents outside of the scrubbing tank, a sprinkling device, a tank for said sprinkling
device and connections between said tanks for conveying water therethrough
25 In a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of
a soaking tank adapted to receive one or more barrels, a scrubbing device, a
scrubbing tank therefor, said scrubbing tank being adapted to receive the barrels
from Baid soaking tank, a sprinkling device, a tank for said sprinkling device,
connections between said tanks for conveying water therethrough, a steam
injection nozzle in said tank, connections for heating the water and maintaining &
circulation thereof through and between the tanks and means for controlling the
efflux of water from said scrubbing and sprinkling tanks
26 In a barrel soaking, washing and scrubbing apparatus, the combination of
a soaking tank, a scrubbing device, a tank therefor, a mud hopper beneath said
scrubbing device, said mud hopper having an outlet adapted to discharge its con-
tents outside of the scrubbing tank, a sprinkling device, a tank for said sprinkling
device, connections between said tanks for conveying water therethrough, the inlet
of the soaking tank being at one end and an outlet in the nature of an overflow
at the other end, a steam injection nozzle in said tank-connections for heating
the water and maintaining a circulation thereof through and between the tanks
and means for controlling the efflux of water from: said serubbing and sprinkling
tanks
27 In a sprinkler, the combination of a sprinkler support, a water inlet in said
support, a valve section carried by the support, a second co-operating valve section
provided with means for conveying water to the nozzle, barrel supporting aims
separable from but adapted to be supported by said last named valve section and
a nozzle adapted to be secured to the second named valve section and to secure the
valve supporting arms thereto.
28. In a sprinkler, the combination of a sprinkler support, a water inlet in said
support, a removable valve section adapted to be socured against movement in the
support, a second co-operating valve section provided with a coned bearing and
with means for conveying water therethrough to a nozzle, barrel supporting arms
separable from but adapted to be supported by the cone bearing of said valve

page_text: section and a nozzle adapted to be secured to the second named valve section and
to secure the barrel supporting arms upon its cone bearing
Dated this 7th day of June 1898
A. M & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London