A New or Improved Apparatus for Cleaning Carpets.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Apparatus for Cleaning Carpets.
I JAMES HENRY CUTLER of 3 Manchester Street, Notting Hill, W. Carpet
Planner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an apparatus to be used for the purpose of cleaning
carpets, and has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive arrangement
which will clean the carpets rapidly and efficiently without injuring them. The
carpet to be cleaned, is placed upon a continuous band or carrier formed from a
number of wooden or other laths connected together by strips of flexible material,
the laths being placed longitudinally. This carrier is supported on two rollers, one
on each side of the frame-work, one of these rollers being driven by suitable
mechanism so as to cause the carrier to slowly turn carrying the carpet with it.
To cause a better hold on the carpet to be obtained, the laths may be provided
with a number of small spikes or studs which engage in the lower surface of the
carpet, and prevent it slipping. To clean the carpet a number of brushes with
stiff bristles is employed carried on a bar placed longitudinally immediately over
the carpet. These brushes are operated by means of a crank at each end so as to
move parallel to itself and with a circular motion.
The apparatus is operated from a hand or other wheel at one end, fitted on a
central spindle, extending throughout the apparatus.
This spindle carries a bevel wheel which gears into a wheel carried on the crank
rod at each end of the apparatus, serving to actuate the brushes. The cranks are
also connected by a bar connecting second cranks at the top of the apparatus
placed at right angles to the others, so as to cause the brushes to be operated
evenly. The central spindle also serves to drive the carrier, pulleys being provided
with a spindle, and on the end of the roller a band, serving to revolve the latter..
Any other form of gearing, such as chain, may be employed for this purpose, so
that the carrier is turned and the brushes operated simultaneously, cleaning the
carpet and moving it at the same time.
A trough or tube may also be fitted to the upper part of the apparatus provided
with small holes which will cause a spray to fall upon the carpet as it is being
cleaned. This trough may be supplied with water or chemicals suitable for
cleaning purposes.
Dated this 29th day of June 1896.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
I, JAMES HENRY CUTLER of 3, Manchester Street, Notting Hill, W., Carpet
Planner, 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:-
This invention relates to an apparatus to be used for the purpose of cleaning

page_text: carpets and has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive arrangement
which will clean the carpets quickly and efficiently without injuring them.
The carpet to be cleaned is placed upon a number of wooden or other laths
connected together by strips of flexible material, the laths being placed longi-
tudinally. This carrier is supported on two rollers, one on each side of the frame-
work, one of these rollers being driven by suitable mechanism so as to cause the
carrier to slowly turn carrying the carpet with it.
To cause a better hold on the carpet to be obtained, the laths may be provided
with a number of small spikes or studs which engage in the lower surface of the
carpet, and prevent it slipping. To clean the carpet a number of brushes with
stiff bristles is employed carried on a bar placed longitudinally immediately over
the carpet. These brushes are operated by means of a crank at each end so as to
move parallel to itself and with a circular motion.
The apparatus is operated from a band or other wheel at one end, fitted on a
central spindle extending throughout the apparatus.
This spindle carries a bevel wheel which gears into a wheel carried on the crank
rod at each end of the apparatus, serving to actuate the brushes. The cranks are
also connected by a bar connecting second cranks at the top of the apparatus
placed at right angles to the others, so as to cause the brushes to be operated
evenly. The central spindle also serves to drive the carrier pulleys being provided
on the spindle, and on the end of the roller, a band, serving to revolve the latter.
Any other form of gearing such as chain may be employed for this purpose, so
that the carrier is turned and the brushes operated simultaneously, cleaning the
carpet and moving it at the same time. A trough or tube may also be fitted to
the upper part of the apparatus provided with small holes which will cause a spray
to fall upon the carpet as it is being cleaned. This trough may be supplied with
water or chemicals suitable for cleaning purposes.
In order that the invention inay be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my
apparatus, Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan.
The frame A of the apparatus is formed from wood, metal or other suitable
material and consists of a strong base with a rectangular frame work, part of the
frame work being broken away in the views to show the mechanism more clearly.
At the lower part of the frame and at the centre the main spindle B is fitted being
carried in suitable bearings in the frame. On one end of this spindle the hand
wheel bis fixed or the spindle may be driven by any suitable power for larger
forms of apparatus. At the other end of the spindle a small grooved wheel or
pulley is fitted over which the connection or belt C passes, this belt passing
over a larger pulley D on the end of a roller d. This roller serves along with a
second roller d' at the other side of the apparatus to support the carrier E, on.
which the carpet is placed. This carrier is, as above described formed from a
large number of laths connected together by strips of flexible material, the laths
being placed longitudinally. The carrier thus forms endless bands placed over two
rollers so that on the roller d being revolved the carrier will slowly turn.
small studs or spikes e are provided to give better hold on the carpet, but these
may be dispensed with.
The
To clean the carpet the brushes F are employed, all the brushes being connected
to the horizontal oscillating bar G so that they can be moved simultaneously.
This bar is oscillated by means of the crank H carried by the vertical spindle h
which is revolved from the main spindle B by the gearing at the end of the
apparatus. A crank is provided at each end of the apparatus and in order that
they may work in unison the second crank H¹ is employed at each end, these
cranks being connected by the bar J. By this arrangement the bar G is oscillated
in a circular manner, but moved parallel to itself causing each brush to move in a
circular manner upon the carpet. To the upper part of the frame the spray K is
fitted consisting of a tube or trough formed with a number of perforations at its
lower side causing a fine spray of water or chemical to be thrown upon the carpet,

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what. I
claim is.-
(1.) In an improved apparatus for cleaning carpets, the combination with a
frame, a spindle carried by the said frame and a carrier on which the carpet is
placed consisting of an endless band worked by connections from the said spindle,
of a set of brushes carried on an oscillating bar on the top of the frame, the bar
being oscillated by cranks driven from the spindle, substantially as described and
for the purposes specified.
(2.) In an improved apparatus for cleaning carpets, the combination with a
frame, a spindle carried by the said frame, a carrier on which the carpets are laid
consisting of laths connected together by flexible bands rollers over which the
carrier passes, connections to the spindle for operating the said carrier, of a set of
stiff brushes carried on an oscillating bar, cranks connected to the said bar at each
end and gearing for operating the said cranks from the spindle, substantially as and
for the purposes specified.
(3.) In an improved apparatus for cleaning carpets, the combination with a
frame, a spindle carried by the said frame, a carrier on which the carpets are
placed formed from horizontal laths connected by a flexible band, rollers supporting
the carrier and connections to the spindle, of a set of brushes, an oscillating bar
to which the brushes are connected, cranks oscillating the bar, driven from the
spindle, and a spray fitted to the top of the frame, substantially as described and
for the purposes specified.
(4.) The improved carpet cleaning apparatus, comprising a carrier for carpets,
oscillating brushes and a spray, constructed and operating substantially as described
and shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 29th day of March 1897.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.