US1748900A

US1748900A - Device for cleaning lines or strands

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Publication number: US1748900A
Application number: US280096A
Authority: US
Inventors: Pilla Sebastiano
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-05-23
Filing date: 1928-05-23
Publication date: 1930-02-25
Anticipated expiration: 1947-02-25

Description

Feb. 25, 1930. s. PILLA 1,748,900

DEVICE FOR CLEANING LINES OR STRANDS Filed May 23, 1928 l A'rroNEY 25 rate casing portions :i 45 Vand i 'showing'a slight modification. f

5 f for the pur Patented Feb. 275, 1930 f sEBAsTIvANo P'I'L'LA, or. JERSEY' CITY, New .inasnY Davies f 'oafr crinaivme LINES on l sinnaivns/ appi'icarioa ined -iviay 23,

This'invention relates to devices adapted 'for-mounting on lines, strands, cablesY orl the f y like for' the lpurpose lof cleaning, ywiping or'lv otherwisetreating such strand-likev bodies, l f5-and particularlyv to devices'ofthisfclassor 1 use in connection with clothes-linesandthe object ofthe `invention-isftolprovide a'devicek of the class de scribed involving separate relatively movable vparts within' and-between which a line,` strand, l"cable/or"` the *like is.-

mounted and adapted to be'pa'ssed,said de-v vice beingysupported solely by the strand-fv with means for retaining said parts in coupled- 1 relation, said means involving a spring or a catch or a coupling device asinay be de-x sired; a further, object being to providebrush and wiper elements Vor similar .elements-,1 ypreferably detachably mounted in the sepathe strand or'cleaning the same or other purposes; and withthesey and other vobjects in view, the invention consists in` a deviceV of the class and" for the purposel specified 30 which is simple in constructioineiicientin/ use, andwhich Ais constructed as hereinafter Vl described` and claimed. y

The invention is fully disclosed in the following speciiication, of which the accompany- 35 ing drawingA forms a part, in which the separovernent are designated krate parts lof my imp ch of the by suitable reference vcharacters inea views, and in which :y

Fig-lis 'a side-view of part of a line engagi tionY therewith. z

Fig. 2 isa secti Fig.V 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l

Fig. 4: is a sectional and perspective In Fig.v 1 of the drawing, I have shown' lpose of illustrating one use of myV u invention a clothes-line pulley 5, comprising a end 1G:ithewfpartlll,to.normallygretainA said i' i and 4adapted to engagel 75 a pulley showing ng the same with two oved devices mounted in connecy ltheparts `hook catch device klQ-pivotedto ythe part- 10 v'as' seen at 2O .and engaging `aheaded pin` 21 u on' zthe part-lll.. But,.it isLpreerredthatv view-f on on theline 2-2 of Fig.

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casing 6 in which the pulley wheel7 isrotatably mounted, and the clothes-lineisrepre- `sentedat 8; -It will beunderstoodthat; .this line may be a line'oistrandof any kind ory class composedlof fabric, cord, wire, cablingg; or the like. f At `9, I have shown mounted .on .the separate side .portionsof the strandS, two of my improved devices.

' The devices 9 shown inY Figi arcor` ideni vices will be specifically described. The de- .vice consists of two box-shaped orchannelshaped casingsor parts l() andllifwhich are of substantially identical construction andl `the channels of which aredirected toward eachv other, ione lside of'said parts r being fashioned 'to form interengagnghinge knuckles l2 receiving .ahinge-pinforrod 13,--.' `the knuckles being arranged 1 adjacent fthe opposite end portions of said' ,parts and the; central portion-,of ,the V.pin'fli is blank. Vll/loiiintedthereon is a spring V141onejend 15" ofi-.which.eng-agesxthe part l0, and theother on under.;`

, Many other means may be` provided `for j l securingthetwo parts 1.0 and ll vtogether or yforV forcing Ithe elements 17a andv 18.*viinto engagement withthestrand 8.` For exam"-V ple, in v'Fig.' -lfof the drawing, Ifhaveishown ,10 and. llisecured together :by agreep. Aside fromthe iiseoithe.catchvdevicey .100 i.

tical construction, and ,only one of these de;A I

s'oi'the part-s liOzandj l 19 and the elimination of the spring 14, the structure shown in Fig. l is identical with that shown in the other figures, it being understood that at least two of the catch devices 19 are employed, one at each end of the device.

My improved device may, by virtue of its construction, be readily attached or detachedV from a line, strand or the like and may be moved longitudinally.thereof by hand or retained in fixed position by any'suitable means and the line passed therethrough. l/Vhenever desired, the device may be removed from the line or strand and

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17 and 18 may be removed therefrom for cleaning or other purposes. Y 1

My present invention 'forms an improvement over the 'structure shown in. a companion application filed by me of equal date herewith, wherein -a` substantially similar type of a device constitutes part of a pulley structure. But, in the present case, the device is totally independent of the pulley structure and may be mounted upon a line,

strand or strand-like body of'any kind or class as hereinbefore stated and may further have other distinct uses than the use which is herein illustrated purelyv from a standi point of disclosing one use or method of carrying the invention into effect, in which use, it constitutes aV cleaning device for supported in engagement with the strand passed therethrough or alongv which the de-l clothes-lines.

The device may however, be used for cleaning other. strand-like bodies or as a treatment or applicating device involving bodies vice is moved. My invention is not necessarily limited to the specific structure herein disclosed, and various changes therein and A modiiications thereof. may be made rwithin the scope of the appended claims, without de'- parting from the spiritotmy invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising an elongated and substantially boxshaped casing consisting of substantially similar and inovably coupled parts,- tensional means' for normally supporting said parts in yadjacent relation, cleaning membersY involving mounting bodies of rigid material arranged in the chambers of said parts and retained against displacement by theV side and end walls of said parts and detachably coupled with respect thereto, the cleaner elements `of said Vmembers being arranged adjacent and adapted to engage a strand-like 'body positioned between said elements under the tension of said tensional `means, said cleaning lmembers involving independent vbodies in eachy part. of the device and the cleaning elements of one body being offbrushlike material and the other of a Wiper material.

2. A device of the class described compris- Y ing an elongated and substantially boX- shaped casing consisting of substantially similar and movably coupled parts, tensional means for normally supporting said parts inadjacent relation, cleaning members involving mounting bodies-of rigid material arranged in the chambers of said parts and retained against displacement by the side and end walls of said parts and detachably coupledwithf'respect thereto, .the cleaner elements of said members being arranged adj a.-

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