Improvements in Apparatus for use in Cleaning, Whitewashing, Staining, and Painting Ceilings.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 25th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 25th Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for use in Cleaning, Whitewashing,
Staining, and Painting Ceilings.
We JOSEPH BECKER of 42 Alma Square, St. Johns Wood, Gentleman, and
WALTER WINSLOE of 6 Warwick Road, Ealing, Gentleman, both in the County of
Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to construct apparatus for cleaning, whitewashing,
staining and painting ceilings, whereby such operations are greatly facilitated.
Our invention consists of a portable frame and platform mounted on wheels or
rollers, so as to be readily moved about.
Upon this frame we mount one, two or more vertical screws or cylinders.
To these screws we fit sleeves and nuts, the nuts travelling on the sleeves as they
are turned lifting the sleeves.
Male screws are formed upon the sleeves to which the upper frame nut or nuts
are fitted, which travel on the male scrow. To these upper frame nuts supports
are fixed running out in an upward direction and having uprights at the ends fitted
to receive the upper rails.
The upper rails are fitted to receive travelling wheels fixed on axles.
These axles are fitted with circular brushes, of various kinds, to suit the kind of
work required to be done by the apparatus. One end of each axle carries a driving
pulley or pitch-chain wheel. Endless bands or chains are provided for actuating
these axles and brushes, whereby they are caused to travel upon the upper rails as
they rotate. Toothed wheels and racks are in some cases fitted so as to render the
action more certain.
The upper frame consists of cross and centre bars of various kinds fitted into the
upper frame nuts and so connecting the different vertical screws. Upon this upper
frame rests the "Trough raising frame." The trough raising frame carries troughs
mounted on wheels, such troughs being caused to travel simultaneously with the
brushes. These troughs contain water, whiting, color, paint or other material and
the trough raising frame can be raised by means of pulleys or moveable cogged
plates actuated by wheels fitted to the upper frame nut and attached to the trough
raising frame so as to cause the brush to dip more or less into the trough which is
then lowered again by means of the trough raising frame.
The nuts on the vertical screws or sleeves are actuated by means of wheels,
driven by one crank, or handle, whereby the frame is uniformly raised in a
horizontal position, pulleys and bands or chains being provided for that purpose.
Screws and sleeves are provided, of various lengths, to suit different heights of
ceilings.
When the upper frame is raised by the aid of only one vertical screw, the upper
frame nut travels directly along the vertical screw. Instead of having sleeves,
additional height is obtained by using two vertical bars connected at the base by a
cross bar through which the vertical screw passes.
When the upper frame nut has ascended to the top of the vertical screw, it is
fastened to the vertical bars, which are then made to travel to the height of the
ceiling. For steadying purposes the whole is supported by two outer bars firmly
ixed into the moveable frame.
The trough raising frame is attached to a tube fitted into a groove of the upper

page_text: frame nut. This tube is raised and lowered by means of cogged wheels fitted to
the outer part of the nut and acting upon the tube through several apertures in the
nut.
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GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for use in Cleaning, Whitewashing,
Staining, and Painting Ceilings.
We JOSEPH BECKER of 42 Alma Square St. John's Wood Gentleman and
WALTER WINSLOE of 6 Warwick Road Ealing Gentleman both in the County of
Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
The object of our Invention is to construct apparatus for cleaning whitewashing
.staining and painting ceilings whereby such operations are greatly facilitated.
Our Invention consists of a portable frame and platform which may be mounted
..on wheels or rollers, so as to be readily moved about.
Upon this frame we mount one, two, or more vertical screw or screws or cylinder
or cylinders.
To these screws we fit sleeves and nuts or their equivalents, the nuts travelling
on the screws or sleeves as they are turned and thereby lifting the sleeves.
To these upper frame nuts supports are fixed in an upward direction and having
uprights at the ends fitted to receive the upper rails.
The upper rails are fitted to receive travelling wheels fixed on axles.
These axles are fitted with circular brushes of various kinds, to suit the description
of work required to be done by the apparatus. One end of each axle carries a
driving pulley or pitch chain wheel. Endless bands or pitch or other chains are
provided for actuating these axles and brushes, whereby they are caused to travel upon
the upper rails as they rotate. Toothed wheels and racks are in some cases fitted to
render the action certain.
The upper frame consists of cross and centre bars of various kinds fitted into the
upper frame nuts, and so connecting the different vertical screws. Upon this upper
frame rests the trough raising frame. The trough raising frame carries troughs
mounted on wheels, such troughs being caused to travel simultaneously with the
brushes or independently, as required. These troughs contain water, whiting, color
paint or other suitable material, and the trough raising frame may be raised by
means of pulleys or movable cogged plates actuated by wheels fitted to the upper
frame nuts, and attached to the trough raising frame, so as to cause the brush to dip
more or less into the trough, which is then lowered again by means of the trough
raising frame.
The nuts on the vertical screws or sleeves are actuated by means of bevel or
other wheels driven by a crank or handle, whereby the frame is uniformly raised
in a horizontal position; pulleys and bands or chains being provided for that
purpose.
Screws and sleeves are provided, of various lengths, to, suit, different heights of
ceilings.
When, the upper frame is raised by the aid of one vertical screw only, the upper
frame nut travels directly along the vertical screw. Instead of using, sleeves, additional
height may be obtained by using the vertical bars, connected at the base by a cross.bar,
through which the vertical screw passes.

page_text: When the upper frame nut has ascended to the top of the vertical screw, it is
fastened to the vertical bars, which are then made to travel to the height of the
ceiling.
For steadying purposes the whole is supported by two outer bars firmly, fixed into
the movable frame.
It is obvious that various well known mechanical equivalents may be adapted to our
invention instead of those hereinbefore described or referred to, in order to
raise the frames and manipulate the brushes and receptacles for paint, whiting
color &c.
And in order that our said invention may be particularly described and ascertained
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, showing one method of
carrying out our invention, in which drawings similar letters of reference indicate
corresponding parts.
Fig. 1. is an end view of our invention (partly in section). Fig. 2 is another end
view, showing the apparatus raised. Fig. 3 is a side view. Fig.-4 is a plan.
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal view of the trough, and Fig. 6 is an end view of the
same.
a a a a are four tubular standards. bbbb are four pitch chain or sprocket wheels,
fast on the vertical screws ffff. c is a bevel wheel attached to a wheel b, and d is
another bevel wheel in gear with the wheel c. e is a handle for driving the wheel d.
The screws have plain stems f¹ the lower ends being coned and working in conical
bearings in the standards a a. 9 g are nuts, fitting the screws ff, and formed in one
with or attached to the rising frame k. is a chain, in gear with the wheels bb.
whereby they are all turned at equal speed. The standards may be steadied, both
longitudinally and transversely, by stays as shown at i, or in any other convenient way.
The upper end of the screws ff revolve in sockets in the bars k¹, which bars also act
as guides to the frame k.
The upper part of the frame k² k³, is used as a tramway to carry the travelling
frame m.
This frame runs on four wheels, n n nn, as shown.
o is an axle mounted in bearings in the frame m. pp and pl are three sprocket
wheels, fast on the axle o. An endless chain p' is in gear with the wheel p' whereby
the latter and the axle o are driven by hand.
Pitch chains ttare in gear with the wheels p p the two ends of the pitch chains
being fixed to the brackets k³ k³. By means of the endless chain p² and the wheels pp
and chains tt, the position of the apparatus can be controlled, and it can be caused to
travel from one end to the other of the frame k².
r is a sprocket wheel, fast on the sleeve s. This sleeve revolves on the axle o. The
sleeves is fitted with a circular brush v, which can be caused to revolve in either
direction by means of the endless hand chain w in gear with the wheel r.
u is a trough in which the paint or other material is placed, and into which the rotary
brush dips to take up the material. u is a slot formed in each end of the trough u,
which slots act as guides to the trough. The trough may be raised and lowered by
any well known gear such as differential wheels and chains as shown at x in Fig. 6
or pulleys and cords, or other means either attached to the sleeve s or the frame m,
By raising and lowering this trough the quantity of paint or other fluid or mixture
taken up by the brush can be regulated as required.
The arrangement of our invention illustrated by the drawings, is intended to
show one method of carrying out our invention; and it is obvious that the
arrangements may be very much varied both in number and form.
Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. The improved method of cleaning, whitewashing staining and painting ceilings,
by means of a travelling frame, fitted, arranged and operating substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.

page_text: 2. In combination with the improved apparatus aforesaid, the application and use
of vertical screws, or cylinders, or their equivalents, fitted with travelling nuts,
and carrying frames for the support and regulation of the position of trays, troughs,
and equivalents containers for water, whiting, paint and other materials, and for the
manipulation of brushes, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by
the drawings.
3. The general construction, arrangement and combination of the several and
respective parts together forming our improvements in apparatus for cleaning, white-
washing, staining and painting ceilings, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 25th N11000
GEO. DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicants.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicants.