US1408848A - Bottle washer - Google Patents

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E.. R.. WALKER.

BOTTLE WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED mm2?, 1921.

1 ,408,848 Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

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BOULE WASHER.

APPLlcMloN FILED JAN.27.1921.

1,408,848.' 'Patented Mar. 7,1922.

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Unirse stares PATENT ermee.

RAYMOND R. WALKER', OF FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA.

BOTTLE wAsHER.

Application filed January 27, 1921.

To all fr0/rom it may/concern.'

Be it known that I, RAYMOND lt. llhxriirun, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Follansbee, county of Brooke, and State of lVest Virginia, yhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle lllashers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle washers, and it has for its primary aim and object to provide a simple and efficient device dcsigned for attachment to an ordinary water faucet for the washing of bottles, tumblers and like articles.

The invention resides in the embodiment of a fluid motor in the washer for driving a rotary brush, said motor being arranged in the flow of the cleansing fluid for being actuated thereby.

Further, the invention resides in an improved fluid control operable by the bottle when properly disposed on the washer.

The invention resides in the features of construction, arrangement of parts and combinations of elements which will hereinafter be fully described, reference being had toV the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention depicted as attached to an ordinary faucet;

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough on line 22, Figure 1, showing the working parts of the washer; Y

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3--3, Figure 2; and- Figure 4- is a vertical fragmentary section, showing the tumbler rest or support in its operative position.

Referring to the drawings, the washer mechanism is depicted as mounted on one arm of a substantially U-shaped pipe 1, the other arm of which is provided with a coupling 2 for ready attachment to an ordinary water faucet 3. A valve 4; is carried by the outer arm of said pipe 1 and is connected by a short length of pipe with the interior of the fluid motor casing 5. This casing is of cylindrical form and divided intermediate its ends to provide upper and lower sections that have threaded connection with each other, as indicated at 6. The lower casing section is interiorly threaded to securely receive a disk 7 which is provided with an annular series of perforations 8 adjacent to its periphery and which constitutes a support for a rotor 9, a. ball 10 being preferably Y Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

serial No. 440,548.

interposed axially between the latter and the disk, and constituting a bea-ring for the rotor. A vertical shaft 11 is fixed on the rotor and extends axially therefrom through the upper casing section, said shaft being adapted to carry a brush 13 upon its upper end. Located in concentric embracing relation to the shaft 11 is a fluid delivery pipe 12 mounted at its lower end upon a thrust bearing 14 seated upon ball bearings 15interposed between it and the rotor.

rlhe rotor is formed with inclined peripheral grooves through which the water passes from the perforations 8 of the disk 7 for imparting rotary motion to the rotor and the vertical shaft 11. A disk 16 is threaded into the lower casing section above the rotor Yto relieve the latter of back pressure, said disk having perforations 17 which closely overlie said rotor and provide outlets for thepassage of the water. A set screw .18 directed through a collar on the upper casing section iinpinges upon the pipe 12 to hold the latter and the casing in fixed relation. The water or other washing `fluid enters the delivery tube 12 throughV lateral ports 19 which open into the upper casing section, and Vis delivered from the upper end of the tube through ports 20 which are perferably` designed to provide a whirlingspray. The discharge of the washing fluid is directly beneath the brush 13 so that the latter is constantly supplied with fresh clean fluid.

A funnel 21 slidable upon the pipe 12 `is yieldably supported by a coil spring 23 which rests upon an adjustable collar 22 that is held in adjusted position on the pipe by means of a set screw 24. The funnel is provided with a flanged seat 25 which seats l upon said spring, and carried by said funnel is a drain or outlet 26 through which the waste water may flow into a sink or other waste receptacle. The funnel carries a fixed cross arm 27 to which the substantially parallel members of an inverted U-shaped frame 28 are attached, the transverse upper bar of the frame embodying a central loop 29 which encircles the delivery pipe 12 and constitutes a rest for the bottle, as indicated. One member of the frame 28 is extended downward and is connected to a lever 30 carried by the valve et whereby, when the frame is depressed, the valve is opened automatically.

In the practical operation of the washer, a

bottle, depictedat 3l, is slipped over the brush lto a position in which it seats upon the ring support 29. The Weight et the bottle seated upon said support deprcsses the frame 28 against the tension ot' spring 23, resulting in the lever il() beingswung down- Ward to valve opening position. Y As the iluid is permitted to 'flow through the casing 5 it acts upon the peripheral vaines oi:l the rotor and impels the same to rotate the shatt ll and the kbrush 13. From the casing the Water passes into `the pipe l2 and thence travelsupivard and issues from the `orifices 2O immediately beneath thebrushin the form ot a whirling spray. rlhis spray not only supplies the brush with clean fluid but effects a direct cleansing and rinsing action upon the inner Walls ot the bottle.

For the cleansing of tumblers and wide mouth receptacles, a rubber tunnel 32, Fig urell, is removably mounted upon the ring 29, the saine having a iianged seat 83 to snugly receive the inverted tumbler. YElie brush in this instance is vnecessarily ot a somewhat dilterent form adapted 'tor the particular article. lVhen this auxiliary tunnel is employed the Waste Water passes' through the axial depending` spout about the deliverypipe and doivn into the main tunnel 2l and thencelout through'the waste pipe 26.

The device is lightly and'simply constructN ed, thereby adapting it tor use on the ordinary taucet in a private home, the same being compact so as to occupy little space. The fluid is automatically turned on as a bottle is inserted in position, and, since the Water acts to 'operate t-he rotor, no independent means or manual operation is necessary to imparta rotary movement to the brush. T he term bottle is herein used to include tumblers and all open-mouth receptacles or containers. Y

l. A bottleivasher comprising a casing, a

water-actuated rotor Within said casing, a

valve connected to said casing, a shaft carried by saidrotor, a fluid delivery pipe eigtending upwardly from said casing and ifi-cenas through which said shaft extends, a catch receptacle sldable on the pipe, a collar adjustably fixed on` the pipe, a spring interposed between the collar and receptacle for yieldably supporting the latter, a transversely disposed arm carried by the receptacle, a traine carried by said receptacle arm and embodying a loop encircling` the fluid delivery pipe and adapted for supporting a bottle over the latter, and a connection between the valve and theti'ame whereby the former is opened and closed through loweringV and elevating movements of the latter.

2. in a bottle Washer, a rotor casing, a ro tor therein, a shalt connected to the rotor, a fluid delivery pipe through Vwhich the shaft extends, a brush mounted on the projecting end oit the shatt,a catch receptacle slidable on thepipe andthe-ving a lateral discharge, a

bottle supporting trame carried by said re-V ceptacle in 'overlying` relation thereto, and a valve tor controlling the passage ot fluid through the casing and having operative connection with the bottle supporting traine 3. In a bottle ivaslier, a rotor casing, a rotor therein, a shaft connected tothe rotor, a fluid delivery pipe through Which the slialt extends, a brush mounted on the projecting end of the sha-tt, a catch receptacle slidable on the pipe, a bottle carrying trame slidable relative to the pipe and designed `tor supporting a bottle above the receptacle, a valve ttor controlling the admission ot fluid to the casing, ,andlmeans connecting the trame to the valve tor opening and closing the latter by and during movements of the trame.

d. In a bottle and tumbler Washer a rotary brush, a bottle support embodying' a'circular seat located adjacentto said brush, and a tumbler support or tunneldesign insert-ible in the seatV and having a marginal annular flange overhanging the seat to receive and support a tumbler.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in presence ot tivo subscribing witnesses.

` RAYMOND R. WALKER 'liilitnesses H. E. DUNLAP,

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