Improvements in and relating to Mechanism for Washing Drinking vessels and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 0th July, 1900
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 6th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 6th May, 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Mechanism for Washing Drinking
vessels and the like.
I, CHARLES SMITH, of 34, St. Thomas' Street, Scarborough, in the County of
York, Oyster Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an arrangement of four or more horizontal brushes
which are caused to revolve rapidly by hand, foot, or other power, and against
which brushes the vessel to be cleansed is pressed at the same time that a stream
of water falls upon the brushes or upon the vessel.
In carrying out my invention a small rectangular trough of water is employed
which is provided with an overflow pipe and at one end of this trough is fixed
vertically a circular plate in which are provided four or more bearings, one
being in the centre and the others placed concentrically around it and in these
bearings are journalled spindles and sockets carrying the horizontal brushes
before named. The whole of the spindles are geared together in order that a
handle or pulley upon the central spindle when set in motion will cause all the
other spindles and brushes to rotate at the same time, but in an opposite direction.
The gearing is covered by a sheet metal casing and the brushes are enclosed
in a cylindrical cover with annular lid to prevent splashing.
A stream of water is allowed to fall upon the brushes when they are set in
motion and the vessel to be washed is filled with water at the trough and quickly
pressed upon the central brush which cleanses the inside of the glass while the
outer brushes cleanse the outside thereof simultaneously.
WILLIAM J. BAKER,
Peasholme House, Scarborough,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to Mechanism for Washing Drinking-
vessels and the like.
I, CHARLES SMITH, of 34, St. Thomas' Street, Scarborough, in the County of
York, Oyster Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to an arrangement of revolving brushes. three or more

page_text: of which operate upon the outside of the vessel to be cleansed, at the same time
that one central brush operates upon the inside thereof, the cleansing process
being facilitated by means of a stream of water falling upon the brushes, and
upon the vessel being washed.
In order to enable this invention to be more fully understood, I will proceed
to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 represents a longitudinal elevation of the complete mechanism, the
outer casing thereof being shown in section.
Figure 2 represents an end elevation of the gearing employed in driving the
brushes, and
Figure 3 an end elevation of the brushes.
Similar letters refer to similar parts in each of the figures.
A A represents the vertical plate in which are drilled holes in which the
spindles B B of the brushes C Ċ revolve.
Each of the spindles is thickened at one end and formed into a socket D
which holds a brush secured by a set screw E.
Upon the spindles are mounted frictional pulleys or toothed wheels F which
engage with, and are driven by the central wheel G.
The central wheel or pulley G is rotated by means of the hand-crank H, or
by power actuating the pulley J by the cord K, the power being derived from
a treadle, or an electro-motor, or from a water-motor.
The tap L regulates the stream of water which flows into the funnel M. and
through perforations in the casing R on to the brushes and to the vessel being
washed, and from the bottom of the casing R into the trough N, from whence
it passes by the overflow pipe 0. The sheet metal casing R surrounds the
brushes in order to prevent splashing.
The vessel to be washed is pressed upon the central brush which cleanses the
inside of the vessel the outside being cleansed by the outer brushes and rinsed
by the stream of water before referred to.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
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For the purpose of washing drinking-vessels and the like, the construction,
combination, and arrangement of the brushes, spindles, gearing, casing, water
supply, and trough, all operating in the manner set forth and as represented in
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this ifth J...
1:1 1000
WILLIAM J. BAKER,
Peasholme House, Scarborough,
Agent for the Applicant.