Improved Apparatus for Washing Casks or Barrels
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Washing Casks or Barrels
I, HENRY JOHN WORSSAM of-Wenlock Road, City Road-London; N. Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved apparatus for washing casks, or barrels,
whereby a rotary oscillating and a tilting motion is given to the cask so that
the washing fluid is caused to receive violent motion in all directions.
For this purpose on a bed plate I mount two sets of standards or bearings parallel
to one another and at distances apart approximate to the length and diameter of the
cask. In these standards or bearings are mounted two shafts on each of which are
fixed two cams or eccentrics towards either end, the two cams at the one end being
mounted opposite to those at the other end. Rotary motion is imparted to these two
shafts by any suitable gearing. In some cases I prefer to fit one or more of the cams
or eccentrics with loose rims so as to allow for slip. The cask being supported on
these four cams and rotary motion being given to the two shafts, it receives a rotary,
oscillating and tilting motion.
Where many casks have to be dealt with, the apparatus might be constructed so as
to operate on several casks at a time either by repeating the same apparatus in the
direction of the shafts, or by having several shafts with their cams or eccentrics, placed
side by side.
Dated this 15th day of February 1889.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Washing Casks or Barrels.
I, HENRY JOHN WORSSAM of Wenlock Road City Road, London, N. Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to an improved apparatus for washing casks or barrels
whereby a rotary, oscillating and a tilting motion is given to the cask so that the
washing fluid is caused to receive violent motion in all directions, as I shall describe
referring to the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 is an end view
and Fig. 3 is a plan of apparatus according to my invention.
I provide a framing with bearings for two parallel shafts A A¹ on each of which are
fixed two eccentrics B, all four of which are set at various angles to one another.
Equal rotary motion is imparted to these two shafts by any suitable gearing such as
the chain gearing G shewn in the drawings. In some cases I prefer to fit the eccentrics
with loose rims so as to allow for slip. The cask being supported on these four
eccentrics, receives, as they revolve, a rotary oscillating and tilting motion, causing
the washing fluid within it to act on all parts of the interior.
The shafts A A' may be extended and provided with additional sets of eccentrics
for simultaneously operating on other casks. Obviously cams of various forms might
be substituted for the eccentrics.
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
Apparatus for washing casks or barrels consisting of two parallel revolving shafts

page_text: having fixed on them at various angles. eccentries or cams, by which a cask or
barrel resting on them is made to receive rotating oscillating and tilting movements,
substantially as described.
Danthiday of Nawamber 1889,
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant