US1046470A - Bottle-washing attachment. - Google Patents

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P. D. LAIBLE. BOTTLE WASHING ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21', 1912.

Patented Dec.'10, 1912.

ORNEY PHILIP '.D. LAIBLE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-WASHING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Application filed March 21, 1912. Serial No. 685,197.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILII D. LAIBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Washing Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for bottle-washing machines, and comprises a brushing or wiping device which can be folded to pass down in a tube when it passes from the bottle, and which is adapted to extend when it passes into the bottle so as to wipe the sides of the bottle and also to wipe the bottom.

The attachment comprises a quickly detachable end-tube which holds the wiping or brushing element, that is secure against accidental separation or removal, and which can be intentionally taken off with very little trouble and with no loss of time.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a view of my device inserted in afbottle, the rest of the machine being left off as it is apparent to any one skilled in the art as to how these attachments are used in bottle-washing machines. Fig. 2 is a section of the top portion of the attachment, and Fig. 3 is an elevation of the top end of the lower element or tube. Fig. 4 is an end view of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the wiping or brushing element. Fig. 6 is a view of one of the arms for holding the wiping or brushing element.

The device is adapted to wash a bottle 10 which is held in any type of machine, these bottles being usually suspended, upside down, the wiping attachment entering a tube in the bottom thereof and being held collapsed when not in the bottle.

The attachment or bottle-washing portion of the machine consists of a tube 11 which is provided with arms 12 pivoted on a pin 13 at their ends so as to swing in relation to each other and to the tube 11 through which the pin 13 passes. The arms 12 pass through slots 14 in the sides of the tube.

Links 15 are pivoted at their ends to the arms 12 on opposite sides of the pin 13 as at- 16 and are hinged to a block 17 which is fastened to one end of a tension spring 18 which is secured at its end to a pin 19 in the tube 11. This spring normally pulls the links 15 downward and they pull the arms 12 apart. The arms 12 are slipped into sockets 20 in the sleeves 21 of the rubber or similar elastic or pliable wiping or brushing element 22 which has a web 23 connecting the fins 24 on its ends. The web is preferably made with an inwardly curved top edge so that itcan fit a bottle with its bottom convex on the inside. The arms and links enable the rubber or other wiping element to fold up to pass in and out of the neck of the bottle. The links, by engaging the bot tom edges of the slots 14, limit the outward. movement of the arms 12. The arms 12 are made so as to vprevent the accidental slipping of the wiping element 22 from them. I prefer to make them as shown in Fig. 6. The arm has a spear-head 25 with a rounded end 26 that permits its insertion into and passage through one of the sockets 20 without hindrance, but the shoulders 27 act to grip the sides of the socket to prevent the withdrawal of the sleeve 21 without force.

A compression spring 28 is placed between the pin 19 and a projecting stud or screw 29 which is'placed part way up the tube from its bottom end. A second or supply tube 30 fits in the bottom of the tube 11 and conducts water thereto, the water passing out through the upper end of the tube 11. The second tube 30 has a slot therein which has a hook-shaped entrance portion 31, the inner or hooked end 32 of which forms a high point or seat where it merges with the spiral part 33 of the slot.

When the second tube is inserted in the first, its end pushes on the spring 28 and compresses it. The pin 29 enters the entrance 31 of the slot, and by a slight twist, the screw or stud 29 is placed in the seat 32 after passing over the nose 34. The spring 28 has a normal tendency to force the tubes apart, andthis holds the stud in its seat.

The bottle rotates in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1, and when it has a binding on the wiping element or an obstruction meets this wiper, the stud bears on the spiral part 33 of the slot and is forced down to prevent breakage of the parts. The

spring 28 is compressed When this forcing takes place, but the spring is strong enough to insure the holding of the stud 29 in its seat 32 so that the two tubes normally are held together to cause the Wiper to clean the inside of the bottle.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. A bottle-Washing brush comprising a tube having brushing elements projecting therefrom and having an internal pin, a tube fitting in the bottom of the first tube, the second tube having a spiral slot emerging from the top of the second tube, in the form of a hook-shaped end the juncture of the spiral and the hook-shaped end forming a seat for the pin of the first tube, and spring means for forcing the tubes so as to normally place the pin in the seat.

2. A bottle-Washing attachment comprising a tube having projecting brushing elements, means for supporting the brushing elements so that they can fold, said means acting to normally force the brushing elements to their extended position, a pin in the tube, a second'tube fitting in the bottom of the first tube and having a slot emerging from the upper end of the second tube in the form of a hook-shaped opening, the inner end of the hook-shaped opening merging into a downwardly extending spiral, the juncture of the hook-shaped portion and'the spiral forming a seat to receive the pin of the first tube, and a spring bearing on the two tubes for normally forcing the pin to its seat When the pin is in the slot.

3. A bottle-Washing attachment comprising a tube havinga pair of arms pivoted at their inner ends, a pair of links pivoted at their ends to the arms on opposite sides of the pivot of the arms, the pivot of the arms passing through the sides of the tube, spring mechanism connected to the tube and to the links for normally forcing the links to spreadthe arms, a brushing element secured to'the arms, a pin in the tube, a second tube having a slot in its top edge, the slot Where it enters the tube forming a hook shaped opening, the end of the hook-shaped opening merging into a spiral, the slot being adapted to receive the pin of the first tube, the juncture of the hook-shaped opening and the spiral forming a seat for the pin, and spring means for normally forcing the pin to its seat.

4. A bottle-Washing attachment compris ing a tube having a pair of arms pivoted at their inner ends, a pair of links pivoted at their ends to the arms on opposite sides of the pivot of the arms, the pivot of the arms passing through the sides of the tube, spring mechanism connected to the tube and to the links for normally forcing the links to spread the arms, a brushing element secured to the arms, a pin in the tube, a second tube having a slot in its top edge, the slot Where it enters the tube forming a hook-shaped opening, the end of the hook shaped opening merging into a spiral, the slot being adapted to receive the pin of the first tube, the juncture of the hook-shaped opening and the spiral J forming a seat for the pin, and a spring bearing onthe tubes With a tendency to force them apart whereby the pin When it is in the slot is forced to its seat.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of March, 1912.

I PHILIP D. LAIBLE. Witnesses:

WM. H. CAMFIELD, M. A. JOHNSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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