US1273603A - Bottle-washing machine. - Google Patents

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R. L. GALLUP & W. G. WACHS.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2. I915.

1,273,603. PatentedJuly 23,1918.

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ROCKWELL L. GALLUIE AND WALTER G. WACHS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS T BARRY-WEHMILLER MACHINERY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A. CORPORA- TION OF MISSOURI.

Application filed January 2, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, toonwnLr. L. G.\L LUP and WALTER G. Hons, citizens of the United States, both residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-\Vashing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to bottle washing machines and more particularly to a machine for brushing the outside of bottles, especially after such bottles have been subjected to a prior soaking or other cleaning operation.

To thoroughly clean bottles for reuse so that they will be as bright and clear as when new it is necessary that the outside of the bottles be thoroughly scrubbed and brushed from neck to base.

It is the object of our invention to provide a machine which will automatically and continuously remove bottles from a bottle carrier, thoroughly clean the outside of the bot tles and deliver them to conveying mechanism which will carry them to a desired delivery point, for example the bottle tilling machine.

Other objects and advantages of our invention will be apparent as it is better understood by reference to the following specification, taken in connection with the.

accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line ofFig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail partially in section of the mechanism for receiving and depositing bottles in the machine;

Fig. 5 is a' similar view showing the bottle delivered to the machine and ready for further treatment;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section through a portion ofthe structure on the line 6--6 of Fig. 4; v

Fig. 7 is a detail in section of the conveyer mechanism for removing bottles from the machine;

Fig. 8 is a detail in section of the mechanism for spinning the bottles during the brushing operation.

Fig. 9 is a detail of the means for centering the bottles on the spinning mechanism, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

Patented July 2: .1918.

Serial No. 131.

anism. The frame is provided at its center with an upwardly extending portion 2 of pyramidal or other suitable form. One end of a shaft 3 is mounted in a bearing 4 at the upper end of the extension 9. The shaft 3 is adapted to be driven from any suitable source of power. A sprocket 5 on the shaft 3 is connected by means of a chain 6 or other suitable driving mechanism with a sprocket 7 on a shaft 8. The shaft 8 is provided with a worm 9 which meshes with the worm gear 10 secured to the vertical cam shaft 11. The cam shaft 11 is journaled in suitable bearings 12 in the frame 1 and is provided with a plurality of cam tracks 36, 37, 38, 39 and 4.0 which coiSpe1z1t0wvith suitable mechanism, presently to be described, for operating the various parts of the mechanism as the shaft 11 is rotated.

Secured to the lower end of the cam shaft 11 is a mutilated gear 13 coiiperating with a mutilated gear 14. secured to a vertical shaft 15 suitably journaled in the frame 1. The gear 13 is provided with teeth on one half only of its circlnnference, the remaining portion of the circumference being finished to the pitch circle of the gear. a The gear' 14 is provided on each half of its circumference with a number of teeth equal to the number of teeth on the gear 13, but between each set of teeth a space is allowed in which the blank portion of the gear 13 is adapted to slide during one half of a revolution thereof untilthe teeth thereon again engage the teeth of the gear 14. It will be understood that we have provided means whereby upon a half revolution of the shaft 11 and its gear 1? the gear 14 and the shaft 15 are rotated through one-half of a rev olution, after which the gear 11 and the shaft 15 remain idle while the gear 13 completes its revolution. Upon reengagement of the teeth of the gear 13 with the teeth of the gear 14, the gear-14 is driven through another half revolution, which is followed suitable bearings at the other end. of the :ma'chi'ne. A chain conveyor 19, provided with a plurality of members 20 forming pockets each adapted to contain a s ngle bottle, is disposed about the sprockets 16 and 17 and adapted to be driven'by the sprocket 16 in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2. The conveyer 19 is provided at intervals with anti-friction' being secured in any suitable; manner to the I chain conveyer 19. Plates 25, of wood or other suitable; material adapted to prevent breakage of the bottles, are secured to the back plates 23. Beneath the members 20 and extending nearly or wholly around the machine is a suitable shelf 26 carried by the frame 1 and adapted to support the bottles as they are moved through the machine by the chain conveyer 19 and the members 20.

Referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings, 27 indicates a bottle carrier moving in suitable tracks 28cand carrying bottle holders 29.

This carrier is of sufficient width to carry a plurality of bottles, for example 9, and may be the carrier of a bottle washing apparatus disclosed in the copending application of Rockwell L. Gallup, Serial No. 647,005,

filed August-31, 1911, or the carrier may be one which is fed by hand at any suitable distant point and adapted merely to deliver bottles to the outside brushing machine.

Upon brackets 30 securedto the frame 1 a shield 31 is mounted, which is adapted to prevent the bottles from falling from the Lholders '29-. A shaft 32 is mounted in the brackets 30 and a plurality of bell-crank levers 33 having weighted ends 34 are loosely mounted on the shaft 32. The opposite ends of the bell-crank levers 33 are disposed to.

engage the bottoms of the bottles as they are delivered to the machine and are provided with pads 35 ofrubber or other suitable material.

The bottle-receiving mechanism consists of=a shelf41 comprising a pair of longitudinal members 42 and transverse members 43 secured thereto adapted to receive and-center the bottles and to prevent sidewise inovement thereof. The shelf 41 is pivotally '-mounted through links 44 on extensions 45 60 of the'bracket's- 30. The brackets 30 are provided with slots 46 and the shelf 41 is provided at either end adjacent its inner'side with rollers 47 pivotally secured thereto and adapted to move in the slots 46. Links 48 connect the inner side of the shelf 41 with levers49securedto a shaft 50 jour-naled in the frame 1. A'lever 49 is secured to the shaft 50 and provided With a; roller 51 adapted to cooperate with the cam slot 38,

whereby, as the shaft 11 is rotated, the link 48 will be reciprocated and will move the shelf 41 from the position indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings to the position indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The bottles on the shelf 41 are thereby disposed on the shelf 26 between the side walls 24 of the pockets to the, shelf 41. This means comprises a plurality of plungers 52 mounted in a suitable supporting means. 53 and secured to transversely extending rod 54. A pair of levers 55, secured to the shaft 55, operatively engage the rod 54 and levers 56, se-

cured to the shaft 55, are connected by links 56' to the levers 57, the latter being secured to a shaft 58 journaled in the frame 1. A lever 57 is secured to the shaft 58 and is provided with a roller 59 coeperating with cam slot 36. It willbe readily understood that as the shaft 11 is rotated the plungers 52 will be operated to force the bottles'in the bottle holders 29 forwardly upon the shelf 41. The bell-crank levers 33 engagethe bot toms of the bottles as they are forced from the bottle holders 29 and prevent overthrow thereof. It is to be understood that the conveyer 29 is moved intermittently by means of any suitable mechanism and'that the cam slots 36 and 38 are timed to operate the plungers 52 when the shelf 41 is in proper position to receive bottles and when a row of bottle holders is disposed in front of the plungers52 in position to deliver the bottles, to the shelf 41.

As has been previously explained the chain conveyer 19 is intermittently moved forwardly a distance equal to approximately one-half the circumference of the sprocket 16 at each complete revolution of the con stant-ly moving shaft 11 and the sprocket 16 and the chain c0I1V6yer19 remain idle dur- 1 ing one-half of a revolution of the shaft 11 7 following each forward movement. .The

gears 13 and 14 are timed with respect to the cam tracks 36 and 38 so that when a row of bottles is disposed the conveyer 27 in position for delivery to. the. machine the plungers 52 will first be operated-to force the bottles onto thev shelf 41', the shelf 41,

will be moved into the position shown in Fig. 5 to deposit the bottlesin the pockets 20 and the chain conveyer 19 .then will be moved forwardly to remove the bottles. The circumference of the sprocket 16 is such that a half revolution thereof will move the chain -1 ,273,eos

conveyer 19 a distance sufficient, to carry the row of bottles beyond the shelf 41 and to dispose a new set of empty pockets in position to receive the next row of bottles, as indicated in Fig. 2. The operation of this portion of the machine is then repeated. The bottles will be moved by the intermittent actuation of the conveyer 19 along the shelf 26 until they are disposed on the side of the machine opposite the bottle receiving side where they are subjected to the brushing Operation.

The mechanism for brushing the bottles will now be described. A plurality of brushes are secured to a shaft 61 rotatably mounted in the bearings 62 forming a part of the links 63. The links 63 are connected by levers 64 to a shaft 65 journaled in the frame 1 of the machine. A lever 66 is secured to the shaft 65 and is provided with a roller 67 adapted to engage with the cam track 37. A pair of brackets 68 are secured to the frame 1 and are provided with slots 69 forming tracks to guide the rollers 70 secured to the shaft 61. The lower ends of the. slots 69 turn outwardly, as shown in Fig. 8, so that the brushes in their lowermost positions are withdrawn from contact with the bottles. It will be readily understood that as the shaft 11 revolves, the cam track 37, will through lever 66, shaft 65, levers 6iand links 63, move the shaft 61 and the brushes 60 inwardly, and upwardly in contact with the bottles. In order to limit the upward movement of the brushes 60 when bottles of different sizes are treated we provide the pins 71, having threaded ends 72, adapted to be inserted in suitable openings 73 in the bracket 68, whereby the pins 71 are disposed across the slots 69 in the path of the rollers 70 to limit the upward movement thereof. The link 63 comprises the telescoping sections 74 and 75, the latter being provided with pins 76 engaging slots 77 in the former to limit the relative movement of the sections. A spring 78 is disposed between the end of the section and an abutment within the section 7.4:, and normally holds the sections in extended position. This provides for lost motion in the link 63 and it will be readily understood that when the pins 71 are in use to limit the upward movement of the brushes 60 the levers 64 will be allowed to make the full reciprocatory movement provided for by the cam track 37 and the connecting means but the upward movement of the brushes 60 willstop at Ya position fixed by the pins 71. i i

The shaft 61 and the brushes 60 are constantly rotated by means of a belt 79 which is disposed about a pulley 80 secured to the shaft 61 and is driven in the'direction indion the stub shaft 82 journaled in the frame 1 and driven from any suitable source of power. In order to allow the vertical reciprocation of the shaft 61 the belt 79 is disposed about an idler 80 on the weighted lever 81 pivoted to the frame 1 and over a pulley 82 secured to the shaft 83 journalcd in the frame 1. It will be readily under stood from the foregoing description that as the shaft 61 is reciprocated the pulley 80 on the weighted lever 81 will be raised and lowered and will maintain the proper tension in the belt 79.

Journaled in the frame 1 in front of the brushes 60 are a plurality of spindles 81 each provided at its lower end with a bevel pinion S5 engaging with a corresponding bevel gear 86 on the shaft 83 which is constantly rotated, as previously described. The upper ends of the spindles 8 1. are flanged at 87 and provided with extensions 88. Cir cular tables 89 are mounted, in circular openings in the shelf 26, on the extensions 88 and frictionally engage the flanges 87. A brake, comprising a pin 90 mounted in a recess of the shelf 26 and forced forwardly by a spring 91, engages with the periphery of each of the tables 89 and normally holds them from rotation with the spindles St. Mounted above each of the tables 89 in suitable guides 92, in a bracket 93 secured to the upwardly extending portions 2 of the frame 1, are a plurality of reciprocalory spindles 94 carrying weights 95 at their upper extremities. The spindles 91 pass through suitable openings in a longitudinally extending member 96, the downward movement of the spindles 94 being limited by collars 96 secured thereto and resting on the member 96. The member 96 is engaged at either end by the bifurcated ends 97 of the levers 98 secured to a shaft 99 journaled inthe upwardly extending portion 2 of the frame 1. A lever 101 is secured to the shaft 99 and is provided with a roller 102 cugaging with the cam track 40. It will be readily understood that as-the shaft 11 retates the cam track -10 will through the lever 101, shaft 99, levers 9S and the longitudinally extending member 96 raise and lower the spindles 94.

The lower ends of the spindles 91 are provided with pivots 103 adapted to enter the mouths of the bottles, the pivots being provided with cushions 1.04 of rubber or other suitable material to prevent breakage and seal the bottles against the entrance of water during the brushing operation. a The pivots 103 are provided with a reduced extension 105 and a flanged portion 106 having a ball race formed therein to receive the balls 107. A pair of semi-cylindrical casings 108 ongage the extension 105 beneath the flange 106 and are secured by a rivet 109 or other suitable means to an extension 110 of each spindle 94, a hardened plate 111 being provided above the balls 101 and the remaining space Within the casings 108 being filled by a member 112, thus forming; a rigid construct-ion. Loosely mounted on each of the Spindles' 9 1- is a member 7113 provided with a flanged lower portion 11s adapted to engage with and center the bottle neck so. that the pivot 103 will enter the mouth thereof as the spindle 9i descends. Inasmuch as it is desirable to brush the bottle neck I have provided means ,foriliftingf the member 113 When the brushes 60 are movedupivardly comprising an extension 115 on each of the members 113 which is adapted, to be engaged by a'bar 116 slidably mounted in slots 7 117 in thelbrack'ets 6S and provided with -rollers-1'17' adapted to engage with and brushing.

' moving :belt conveyer 127 driven from any T To properly center the bottles upon the,

tables S9,,Va plurality of reciprocating members 11S slidably mounted in the frame '1 are provided at one end \v1th arms 119 carrying rollers 120, of any suitable material,

adapted to engage with a bottle. The opposite ends of the members 118 are secured to a longitudinally extending member 121 disposed between the bifurcated ends 122 of the levers 123 secured to shaft 124: journaled in the frame 1. A lever 125 is the shaft 11 rotates the cam track 89 will, through the lever 1'25, shaft 124;, levers 123 and the longitudinally extending member 121 reciprocate the members 118 andcause v the rollers 120 .to centerthe bottles on the tables 89. Y 1 V 7 To remove the bottles from the machine after the brushing'operation, a constantly 7 suitable source of power is disposedabout a pulley 12-8 mo mted on the stub shaft. 129

journaled in a bracket 129 secured to the frame 1 of the machine. 130 haying side flanges 1 31 forming atrou'gh is disposed beneath theibelt'conveyer 127. A

plate 132is secured to theshelf 26 overhang- I ing the belt conveyor 1127 and provides a smooth path for the bottles as they pass onto the belt conveyor. The belt conveyor 127 is moved at a speed slightly inexcess of the a speed of movement .of thepockets 20 on the .60

chain .conveyer 19 and as will be readily seen by reference to Fig. 2 the bottles Will czbe picked up by the belt conveyor 127 and Withdrawn from the pockets 20-as the chain conveyer 19 carrying the pockets passes around the sprocket 17'.

A supporting shelf It is believed that the operationiof the machine Will be readily understood from the foregoing without further description of the plungers 52 Will be actuated by the cam track 36 through the intermediate connections to push the bottles forwardly upon the shelf ll which Willthen be moved to the position shown in Fig, 5 by means-of the cam track 38 and the connectlng mechanism to deposit the bottles on the shelf .26 in the.

pockets 20 of the chain conveyor 19. The

. teeth on the gear 13 will then engage the teeth on the gear 1% and turn the shaft 15 and the sprocket 16 through a half revolution moving the chain conveyor and the bottles in the pockets 20 beyond the shelf 41 and disposing a set of empty pockets in'position to receive arow of bottles;

Assuming that the machine is full" .of'bottles, when the movement of the sprocket 16 ceases, a row of bottles will be disposed upon the tables 89 in front of the brushes 60. The cam track 39 Will through the intermediate mechanism force the rollers 120 into engagement Withthe bottles and "center them on the tables 89. Thecam track 40 will then through the intermediaten iechanism allow the Weighted spindles 9 1 to descend until the pivots 103 enter the mouths of the bottles, the flanges 114; a assisting in centering the necks of the bottles. The Weight ,of the spindles9 l is suf'licient secured to the shaft 124 and is provided With a roller 126 adapted to engage thee-am track 39. It :Will be readily understood that as I ;the tables 89 and the bottoms of the bottles.

The bottles are thus rapidly spun .on the pivots 103. Simultaneously the brushes 60 are moved inwardly and upwardly by the ea1 n track v37, through the connecting mechanism, guided by the slots 69. As the brushes move toward the necks ofthe bottles the memberslll; are raised by the 116 so that the brushes contact With the entire neck. The brushes being constantly rotated, as previously described the spinning bottles are subjectedto a thorough brushing over their entire surface WVa-ter, is sup plied, to the bottles during the brushing operation by means of .a perforated pipe '133avhich is adapted toidirect streams of ater against the; bottles. When the brushes 6.0 have completed their reciprocatory movement and have been Withdrawn from the bottles by the outwardly textending portionof the slot 69 the spindles 94: are" raised and :the rollers 12QWitlldITaW11 The frictional driving force between the tables .89 and the flanges 87 is no longer sufficient -,to spin the bottles and the brakes. 90 stop the rotation of the tables'89. The teeth on engage the teeth of the gear 14 and the chain conveyer 19 is moved forward a distance equal to one-half the circumference of the sprocket 16 or sufficient to remove the treated bottles from the tables 89, a new row of bottles being disposed over the tables. The treated bottles are moved by the chain conveyor 19 onto the belt conveyor 127 which removes them from the machine and carries them in an upright position to any desirable point, for example the filling machine. The operation of the machine is such that at each actuation of the chain conveyer 19 a plurality of bottles, in this instance nine, are removed from the machine while a similar number of bottle is movedintobrushing position and the shelf 26' in front of the receiving mechanism is cleared to receive a new row of bottles during the brushino period in which the chain conveyer 19 is idle.

In Fig. 10 of the drawings we have shown a slightly difierent form of bottle-receiving mechanism adapted for use in connection with a bottle carrier such as carrier 27 of Fig. 3. In the use of this form of our invention the bottles are allowed to fall by gravity from theholders 29 upon an inclined shelf 134 secured to a lever 135 pivotally mounted at 136 on a bracket 137 secured to the frame 1 of the machine. As the bottles are delivered their bottom edges rest on the shelf 26, each bottle being disposed in one of the pocketsQO. A link 138 connects the end of lever 135 to suitable cam operating mechanism (not shown) which turns the lever 135 about its pivot at suitable intervals, moving the shelf 134 to vertical position to right the bottles on the shelf 26.

It will be understood that although we have described our machine as fed from a suitable conveyer the bottles may be supplied by hand to shelf 41 or shelf 13 1, either of which will deposit the bottles on the shelf 26 at intervals or the bottles may be placed directly on the shelf 26 in the pockets 20.

It is to be understood that various changes may be made in the form, proportions and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its material advantages, the forms herein described being merely preferred embodiments thereof.

I claim:

1. In a. machine of the character described, the combination of a rotatable means to support a bottle upon its base in upright position, a constantly rotating means disposed in frictional engagement with said rotatable means, and means to engage the neck of the bottle and cause frictional driving engagement between the bottomof the bottle and said rotatable means and between said rotatable means and said constantly to tating means, whereby the bottle is spun about its vertical axis.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a rotatable means to support a bottle upon its base in upright position, a constantly rotating member disposed in frictional engagement with said rotatable means, means adapted to engage the neck of the bottle and cause frictional driving engagement between the bottom of the bottle and said rotatable means and between said rotatable means and said constantly rotating member, whereby the bottle is spun about its vertical axis, a brush, and automatic means for moving said brush in contact with the bottle.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a rotatable means to support a bottle upon its base in upright position, means normally holding said rotatable means against rotation, a constantly rotating member disposed in frictional engagement with said rotatable means, and means adapted to engage the neck of the bottle and cause frictional driving engagement between the bottom of the bottle and said rotatable means and between said ro-- tatable means and Said constantly rotating member, whereby the bottle is-spun about its vertical axis.

41. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a rotatable means to support a bottle upon its base in upright position, means normally holding said supporting means against rotation, a constantly'rotating member disposed in frictional engagement with said rotatable means, means adapted to engage the neck of the. bottle and cause frictional drivingengagement between the bottom of the bottle and said rotatable means and between said rotatable means and said constantly rotating member, whereby the bottle is spun about its vertical axis, a brush, andautomatic means formov ing said brush in contact with the bottle.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a rotatable table adapted to support a bottle upon its base in upright position, a constantly driven spindle having means thereon frictionally engaging said table, a brake normally holding said table against rotation, and means adapted to hold a bottle in frictional engagement with said table and to cause frictional driving engagement between said table and said frictional driving means, whereby the bottle is spun about its vertical axis.

6. In a machine of the character described, the cmnbiuation of a rotatable table adapted to support a bottle upon its base in upright position, a constantly driven spindle having means thereon frictionally engaging said table, a brake normally holding said table -otetibn, means adapted to holdn bottle in frictional engagement \vlth stud table and to cause frictional drlvlng engagement between saitl; table and said frictional driviiig ineitn's, whereby the bottle is spiin shaft idifspesed o imally with resp'eet, t0 the i ertieai axis 'ef the bpttlee biiish t e-e611, means f'ot rotating said and 'g iii'tihatie' mefiiisfei movingsaid hi'ii'sh isposed '(ih rotatable mezths.

8. machin'e 6f the 'chaiae'tei' ed hbiiizttibh ofa rotatable table adapted it fsu'pbhrt bottle up -n its bit'se I 'phsitieh, 2i edii'stantly rotating lii fiihiifiiisfib tfl i' frictional engagement ii ith'said t'ahle, weighted ineahs,-ine1udiiig a p ivot edztpted to enter the mouth of the hht'tie, its-r mming the bbtti in fi-iq'tiohal e with spa-d time and ecieptd to e; se ifi'e tieh al Idfiving engageihent beuux'y sea-i 3: win :piu 1' m tween sald table and constantly rotatmg m'einheif, "it re tzitabie hriish, and 'autdlnatic mi lish: i w 1 oi engagemeht wvith the battle disposed on eigh een. I V 7 Ih a 'mit'ehih'e of the ehara ete'r des'i'ibihjthe eoihbihatibn of t rotatable 'tibie idizthtedto siippoi't a hotti'ehpeh its base in mpiifght petition, a beh'stahtly reti'tihg fri'eihhi' 'disp6sed in 'fhietiehztl enga ement With'vs fii'd tzthi'e, \v'eig hted means, including a nihtaiitptegi to enter the month of the bitfitl j li heldihg the bottle in'fi-idtiOimI engagement With fS ti d table and; adapted to C911 fi' it'lehzii di iving ei'igztgem'eiit he'tw'eeh thhl itnfl saici c'oi is'ttntly iot'ating memer, e? we'ihtt'd'means into and o'nt of engagement w t the; bottle iseased on saifci table, 1 bi?'i'1'sh,jz 1;1d 'autbi'natie means; fer inoiril'lg said aepes tm g e thif itj of bottles simmewith het'toiiis resting 'on said shelf,

of th b I frictionitl diiviiig ehgegemeht between 's iud retatzible and constantly rem;-

att em bfeng'ztgelneht win-1 the Bottle mmtabi means disposed in the path of the 5 bottoms of the bottles 0h sziicl shelf to fi'ic= tieiitily engage withti'le bottoin's 'ef the hot ties and spin them about theii' vei'tieal axes while the conveyei' is at rest, a plurality of sribed, the ohihatild'n "6f 2t shelf, a bbttle ceiii eyei', means fer interinittehtly 'ac'tna te ing said cenv'eyei, means ihi' tec'eiviii g' and depositing a p luf'ztlity 'of b0'tt1es siinultti nediisly in said "ednveyei' iii hpright "posi tibh with" their hottdms festin'g en said shelf, i'etateble mean "tiisp'esedih the etthms Of the bottles 6h said shelf to frietihh'ally en age with the hdtt'dihs' of the aXes 'while the edhve'j ef is at fest, 2t piiig rality of b 'ushes, means foi' spi'ztyiiig the oiitsi'de of thehbttles, mid autinatic means. fer' m'giving s aid hi hshes iii-t6 'ehgagemeht iththe e'iiteribr of the betties 'diiiihgi; the spinning bpeiation. 'l' 1 e 1 2. In a ma'ehihe of the character des'c ribe'c the 'coinbihzttienef a yeitie'ziliy dis posed shaft z 'clapteii td beeentimiously retetechiz tn (snare s env'ey "rbetW'een the runs of Which s'ziid shift is loated, en "c"on'\'reyei' being zidtfpt'tl t6 'recite pilii'aiity of hotties in u'pfight pb tio'm cennecnng means between said shztift -ahdi 'sztid ebnvey'ei, whe eby the l zttte'r'is ifntefhiitte'ntty zt'etu'etefl by the, foiiner, meets or depe itingbettfes in said ceiiveyei, iiietiis 'it'oi hiiiShing the bottles,- aphii'alityhf tifecksfon said shafima'means eb'iiperatihg theiewith flier cbhtiolli'ng" s'aid depositing trashing means,

serihed, the 'dinhihfati'oh of "a tfeitic'ahy dispesed 'hz ft adapted; to be fcefi'itinubn'sly retet'ed, '21 .bentryei a'dfipted to receive a 15in miip of bottles in wright j'jhsitien, C'Oiimeeting between shaft zth'ci 'sztijd c'hvej ei, whereby 'thelattei' is ih'te'i mit tent/1y aetnz ted'by the former, meahs foi dey ing alibi hi'ushinginehhs, Whei'ehy s'ztid (Te positingahd brushing means are ih'tei'inite tentl'y actuated.

14}. In a machine of theeha'rhfetfei' deseii'he'd, the ,e'omhihttion (if it )hirehty 0f fot atable tables, Constantly f0 meg meni her clispdseci in .fi'ictidn'fl ngagement \Vith e'teh 6f said tah1'es, meitns for iiitermit'tentiy Enid anteinati'c'ehy dispbs'ih'g a Bottle onj each O'f said t ejthle s iii upright p'e sitibn, a shaft,

bf'lfshes thei'ebhfa'nd automatic meaiis fb ii e 13. I" ma'hih 6% the 'ch'aiaeti i -M .n'io'ving said brushes into engagement with the exteriors oil the bottles and upwardly in engagement therewith and for returning said brushes to normal position.

15. In a machine oil the character described, the combination of a lurality of rotatable tables, a constantly rotating member disposed in frictional engagement with each of said tables, means for intermittently and automatically disposing a bottle on each of said tables in upright position, a shaft, brushes thereon, automatic means For moving said brushes into engagement with the exteriors of the bottles and upwardly in engagement therewith and for returning said brushes to normal position, and means to adjustably limit the upward travel of the brushes.

16. In a machine of the character described, the combination of rotatable tables, a constantly rotating member disposed in frictional engagement with each of said tables, means for intermittently and automatically disposing a bottle on each of said tables in upright position, a plurality of brushes rotatably mounted contiguous to said tables, means for rotating said brushes, and automatic means for moving said brushes into engagement with the exteriors of the bottles disposed on said tables and upwardly in engagement therewith and for returning said brushes to normal position.

17. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a plurality of rotatable tables, a conveyer adapted to intermittently dispose a bottle on each of said tables, a constantly rotating member disposed in frictional engagement with each of said tables, means disposed above each of said tables and adapted when lowered to enter the mouths of the bottles and to act as pivots therefor, brushes contiguous to said tables, means for moving said brushes into engagement with the exteriors of the bottles disposed on said tables and upwardly in engagement therewith, a vertically disposed shaft, and means connected therewith for controlling the actuation of said conveyer and brushes and the movements of said pivot means.

18. In a machine of the character described, the con'ibination of a rotatable means to support a bottle, a constantly rotating member disposed in frictional engagement with each of said rotatable means, means for automatically depositing a bottle on said rotatable means upon its base in upright position, means for intermittently rotating said rotatable means, a brush, and automatic means for moving said brush into contact with the exterior of the bottle disposed on said rotatable means.

19. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a rotatable means to support a bottle upon its base in upright position, a onstantly rotatingmena ber disposed in frictional engagement with said rotatable means, a brush, and automatic means for moving said brush into contact with the exterior of the bottle disposed on said rotatable means.

20. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a bottle couveyer, means for intermittently actuating said conveyer, rotatable means disposed in the path of the bottoms of the bottles in said conveyer to engage with the bottoms thereof and spin the bottles about their vertical axes while the conveyor is at rest, a plurality of brushes, and automatic means for moving said brushes into engagement with the exteriors of the bottles during the spinning operation.

21. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a bottle conveyer, rotatable means disposed in the path of the bottoms of the bottles in said conveyer to frictionally engage with the bottoms of the bottles and spin them about their vertical axes while the eonveyer is at rest, a plurality of brushes, means for spraying the outside of the bottles, and automatic means for moving said brushes into engagement with the exteriors of the bottles during the spinning operation.

22. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a bottle eonveyer, means for intermittently actuating said conveyor, rotatable means disposed in the path of the bottoms of the bottles in said conveyer to engage with the bottoms of the bottles and spin them about their vertical axes while the conveyor is at rest, a plurality of brushes, automatic means for moving said brushes into engagement with the exteriors of the bottles during the spinning operation, and means for removing the bottles from said conveyer.

23. In a machine of the character described, the eombination of a plurality of rotatable tables adapted to support bottles in upright position, a plurality of spindles adapted to be moved into engagement with the necks of the bottles, means on said spindles adapted to engage with and center the necks oi? the bottles, brushes, means for moving said brushes into engagement with the bottles, and means adapted to move in advance of said brushes to remove said centering means from the path of said brushes.

ROCKWELL I1. GALLUP. IVALTER (i. IVACIIS. W itnesses EnNns'r Il l\InnoIIAN'r, W. T. Wns'rnnnnno.

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