Improvements in Apparatus for Removing Foul Air from and Cleaning and Drying the Interiors of Bottles, Glasses, Jars, or other Analogous Receptacles or Vessels.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 4th May, 1889
Improvements in Apparatus for Removing Foul Air from and
Cleaning and Drying the Interiors of Bottles, Glasses, Jars, or
other Analogous Receptacles or Vessels.
I, GEORGE JOHNSON, of White Bear Hotel, Oldham in the County of Lancashire,
Publican, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object to remove the foul air which accumulates in, and
clean and dry the interiors of bottles, glasses, jars or other analogous receptacles
or vessels, by mechanical means, quickly and effectually.
My improvements consist principally in removing the foul air from and in cleaning
the interiors of bottles, glasses, jars, or other analogous receptacles or vessels by a
biast of air forced into the same through a jet or nozzle over which the receptacle or
vessel is placed by any suitable means such as a fan, air pump or compressor in
connection therewith.
To this end I preferably form an air chamber, a suitable distance above which I
arrange a table to receive the receptacles or vessels, from the interiors of which the
foul air is to be removed, & which are to be cleaned and dried.
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This table I form with apertures into or through which I pass respectively a pipe
or nozzle, fixed to and in communication with the said air chamber.
The receptacle or vessel, from the interior of which the foul air is to be removed,
and which is to be cleaned and dried is placed on the said table, so as to permit tho
blast or jet of air issuing from the said nozzle or pipe, to enter the interior of the
receptacle or vessel, and cause the foul air or any moisture-contained therein to be
expelled, thus thoroughly drying and cleansing it.
The pipe leading from the fan, air pump, or compressor, may be connected to
the said air chamber at any convenient part, and instead of fixing the nozzles or
jets to the said air chamber the same may be connected to pipes into which the
blast of air from the fan, air pump, or compressor is conducted.

page_text: The blast of air employed may be either, hot or cold, and instead of conducting
the same from the fan, air pump.or compressor direct into the air chamber of pipes
which supply the aforesaid nozzles, the blast of air may be conducted from the fan,
air pump or compressor into a suitable reservoir for storing purposes and afterwards
admitted to the said air chamber or pipes by suitable taps in any desired volume
and at any desired and uniform pressure.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
Improvements in Apparatus for Removing Foul Air from and
Cleaning and Drying the Interiors of Bottles, Glasses, Jars, or
other Analogous Receptacles or Vessels.
1, GEORGE JOHNSON, of White Bear Hotel, Oldham, in the County of Lancashire,
Publican, 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 :—
My invention has for its object to remove the foul air which accumulates in, and
cleanse and dry, the interiors of bottles, glasses, jars, or other analogous receptacles,
or vessels, by mechanical means, quickly and effectually.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused'
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1. is part side elevation and part section. Fig. 2 is a plan of a portion of
Fig. 1 and Fig. 3.a side elevation of a modification of my invention.
In carrying out my invention and referring to the figures generally, my improve-
ments consist principally in removing the foul air from and in cleaning the interiors
of bottles a, glasses, jars, or other analogous receptacles or vessels by. a blast of air
forced into the same through a jet or nozzle over which the receptacle or vessel
is placed by any suitable means such as a fan c, air pump or compressor, or bellows
in connection therewith.
To this end I preferably form an air chamber 'd, see Fig. 1, a suitable distance
above which I arrange a table or frame e to receive the receptacles or vessels a, from
the interiors of which the foul air is to be removed, and which are to be cleaned
and dried.

page_text: This table or frame e I form with apertures finto or through which I pass respectively
a pipe or nozzle b, fixed to and in communication with the said air chamber d.
The receptacle or vessel a, from the interior of which the foul air is to be removed,
and which is to be cleaned & dried, is placed on the said table or frame e so as to permit
the blast or jet of air issuing from the said nozzle or pipe b, to enter the interior of the
receptacle or vessel a, and cause the foul air or any moisture contained therein to be
expelled, into a trough d formed above the air chamber d from whence it is run off by
means of the pipe el, thus thoroughly drying & cleansing it.
The pipe leading from the fan c, air pump or compressor, etc., may be connected
to the said air chamber d at any convenient part, and instead of fixing the nozzles or
jets to the said air chamber d, the same may be connected to pipes h, see Fig. 2,
into which the blast of air from the fan c, air pump or compressor, etc., is conducted.
The blast of air employed may be either hot or cold and if deemed necessary
passed over chemicals, and instead of conducting the same from the fan c, air pump
or compressor, etc., direct into the air chamber 6 or pipes h which supply the aforesaid
nozzles or jets b, the blast of air may be conducted from the fan c, air pump or
compressor, etc., into a suitable reservoir i, see dotted lines Fig. 1, and full lines Fig. 2.
for storing purposes, and afterwards admitted to the said air chamber d or pipes å by
suitable taps k, in any desired volume & at any desired & uniform pressure.
By this means the nozzle or jet b6 may be put in operation at will, so as to permit of
removing one or more rows of the receptacles, etc., cleaned, while the other row or
rows are being operated upon.
In lieu of cleaning, etc., receptacles, such as bottles, by placing them individually
over a jet or nozzle b, the same may be cleaned, etc., in crates as shown in Fig. 3.
For this purpose the pipe or pipes h, which supply the blast of air to the nozzle or
jets b, are employed underneath the crates 1, which are placed in a confined place,
the nozzle or jets projecting the blast of air vertically against the bottle a, etc.,
(sec arrow) so as to pass between into & around the same, by reason of the force of
blast of air & its tendency to ascend.
The bottles a, etc., may also be placed in other convenient position in the crates &
the blast of air caused to be projected onto the same, in a similar manner, as described,
either from the side or top thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1st.) Removing the foul air, which accumulates in, and cleaning and drying the
interiors of, bottles, glasses, jars or other analogous receptacles or vessels, by means
of a blast of air created by any suitable means, and forced or projected into or against
the same by means of a jet or jets or nozzle or nozzles, substantially as set forth.
2nd.) The general combination, arrangement and construction of parts constituting
iny improvements, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 18th day of February 1889.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester,
Agents to Applicant.