Improvements in Bottle Washing Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1893 -
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1894-Accepted, 11th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in Bottle Washing Machines.
I, HENRY FERGUSSON, Merchant, Pitlochry in the County of Perth do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to bottle washing machines and the apparatus consists of a
box or tank within which there is supported upon rocking angle iron or other
frames one or more trays or platforms upon which the bottles are laid and held in
position by suitable pads.
The tray or trays or are connected to a crank upon a spindle which lies across
the box or tank and which has upon one end a fly wheel and on the other end a
pinion geared with a spur wheel upon whose axis a crank handle or wheel is secured
by turning which the tray or trays with the bottles upon it or them is jiged back-
wards and forwards in the water contained in the tank or box whereby the bottles
are thoroughly washed or cleaned both outside and in.
The box or tank is or may be covered in during the operation of washing.
Dated this 10th day of October 1893.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottle Washing Machines.
I, HENRY FERGUSSON, Merchant, Pitlochry, in the County of Perth, 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 bottle washing machines and, as shewn by the
accompanying drawings Figure 1 being a side elevation, Figure 2 an end elevation
and Figure 3 a plan, the apparatus consists of a box or tank A within which there
is supported upon rocking angle irons or other frames one or more trays or plat-
forms upon which the bottles are laid and held in position by suitable pads, or the
trays may be dispensed with and the boxes or tanks A form the receptacles for the
bottles as shewn, suitably scooped partition slits a being fitted within the tanks to
hold the bottles in position.
The tanks A besides being supported upon rocking frames B may have guide
pieces B¹ secured to them which slide in grooves in the machine framing and they
are each connected by links B' to a crank C upon a spindle D which lies across or
between the boxes or tanks said spindle having upon one end a fly wheel E and on
the other end a pinion F geared with a spur wheel G upon whose axis a wheel or
crank handle H is secured by turning which the boxes or tanks with the bottles
within them are jigged backwards and forwards the water contained in the tanks or
boxes thereby thoroughly washing or cleaning the bottles both outside and in.
The boxes or tanks A may be jigged about by means of a cam on the spindle D
in which case one end of a spring I is connected to the underside of each box and
the other end to the framing of the machine in order to bring the boxes to their
original positions.
The boxes or tanks are or may be covered in during the operation of washing.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
The combination of parts constituting the improved bottle washing machine
herein before described with reference to the annexed drawings.
Dated this 9th day of July 1894.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.