US1633382A - Clothesline cleaner - Google Patents

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June 21 1927,

' H. KOEST CLOTHESLINE CLEANER Filed y -8. 1926 v 5 (1 v a 4,1 17 ,15 12 t 1 I I W I 14' INVENTOR Patented June 21, 1927.

UNITED STATES HENRY KOESTER, or IRVINGTON,'NEW JERSEY.

GLOTHESLIN E CLEANER.

Application filed May 8, 1926. SeriaLNo. 107,621.

This invention relates to devices adapted to embrace a clothes-line and be slid along the same to clean it of dust or dirt which would soil the wash'if hung upon the line without cleaning it, and more especially the invention relates to cleaners of this class which are intended to be, mounted upon one run of a pulley clothes-line and drawn along thereby to clean the other or parallel run. Obviously, the invention may be used in any otherway of which it is capable for cleaning a line or similar elongated member.

The objects of the invention are to avoid retaining or holding the dust or dirt against the clothes-line or the'like and rubbing it into or onto the same, but rather to brush the dust or dirtofif the line into the air, to this end to provide a cleaning brush which engages the line ina ring around the line and preferably in a plane transverse thereto; to provide a cleaner employing a twisted wire brush to engage the line in a narrow ring around the same; to thus secure a brush which can be simply hooked over the line to be cleaned; to enable said twisted wire brush to be re-shaped by the user to bring all the bristles into use as they wear, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out by the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, in which like characters of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several Views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cleaner embodying my invention, mounted upon a pulley clothes-line;

Figure 2 is a side view of the cleaner detached, and

Figure 3 is an end view of the same.

In the specific embodiment of the invention shown in said drawings, 1 indicates a length of twisted wire brush of any usual construction with bristles projecting laterally in all directions, said length being bent into such a curve as to bring its ends nearly together and cause the free ends of the bristles at the center of the curved brush 2 to assume the proper position to engage a clothes-line or other member on all sides. For an ordinary clothes-line, as shown at 3 in Figure 1, practically no apparent opening is left at the center at of the brush, but for a line or other member of greater diameter such an opening might be left as would cause the ends of the bristles to engage the surface of the line or other member with the proper cleaning effect. In any event, because the free ends of the bristles lie in a cylindrical surface of which the twisted wire is the axial center llne they engage the line or other member only in a circle or very narrow ring around itself, and this ensures that the dust or dirt dislodged is not retained by the brush, to

turned outwardly to provide a gap or space 7 betweenitself and the other end 5 through which the clothes-line or other member to be cleaned can be inserted into the center of the brush 2, the end 6 forming a finger piece by which the curved brush can be sprung-open'to enlarge the gap or passage 7 if necessary or desired. 1

Furthermore, if the inner bristles presented to the clothes-line or other member to be cleaned at the center of the circular brush I become worn the length 1 of wire brush can be straightened, by its ends 5, 6, and then again-bent into curved shape with unworn bristles presented at its center. This can be done to present successively to the work four or more lines of bristles, if desired, and thus the wearing life of the brush greatly, extended.

In order to adapt my improved brush to pulley clothes-lines,I mount it upon a carrier clamp 8 adapted to be secured to one run 9 of a pulley clothes-line with the brush engaging the other run 3, as shown in Figure 1. This carrier comprises a lower block 10 of suitable materal, such as wood, and an upper block 11 having intermediate its ends an upward extension 12 into which the end 5 of the twisted wire of the brush is mounted in any suitable manner to hold the brush at right angles to the length of the blocks 10 and 11. I have shown this mounting effected by inserting the end 6 of the wire into a socket or hole in the top of the block extension 12 and securing it against removal therefrom by means of ascrew 13 inserted from the side of the block so as to press against the side of the end 5 of the twisted wire.

At the same time this screw can be removed to detach the brush from the carrier if de-' sired to do so for enabling it to be bent to bring an unworn set of bristles into use as has been described.

One of the adjacent faces of the blocks :10 and 11 is grooved longitudinally to receive the clothes-line 9 in order to :clamp it :between said blocks, and for purposes of illustration I have shown a groove 1st in the upper block. I have also shown the lower block 10 carrying a bolt 15 which is held against turning in said block as by a squared head portion 16 and projects upward loosely through the upper block 11 atone side '5 the groove 14 and at a thinned end portion of said block 11 to receive above said block 11 a clamping nut 1? by which the two blocks 10 and 11 may be clamped upon the line 9, as shown in Figure 1.

Any suitable means for manipulating my improved brush might be employed instead of-the carrier clamp shown, either for a- .pul-

'ley clothes-line or any other line or similar member, and various other modifications of construction might be made by those skilled in the art, Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention; therefore, I do not Wish to be understoodfas limiting myself except as required by the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus-described the invention, what I claim is:

'1. A cleaner for endless pulley clotheslines, comprising a length of flexible twisted wire .brush :bent into curved -form with the bristles at the inside of the curve projecting toward eachother and the ends 01 the wire separable to permit the entrance of one run of the clothes-line, and a clamp for theother run of the clothes-line, said brush being re 'l'novably mounted upon said clamp.

2. A -cleaner for endless pulley clotheslines, comprising a length oftwisted wire brush bent into-curved form with the bristles at the inside of the curve projeotingitoward each other and the ends of the wire separable to permit the entrance of one run of the clothes-line, a pair of blocks for receiving between themselves the other run of the clothes-line one of said blocks carrying the said brush, and a bolt extending through said blocks at one sideof the clothes-line run for clamping said run between said blocks.

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