US877269A

US877269A - Apparatus for washing brushes.

Info

Publication number: US877269A
Application number: US35239407A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walther Von Vigier
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-01-15
Filing date: 1907-01-15
Publication date: 1908-01-21
Anticipated expiration: 1925-01-21

Description

UNITED STATES WALTHER VON VIGIER, OF SUBINGEN, SWITZERLAND.

APPARATUS FOR WASHING BRUSHES.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented Jan. 21, 1908.

Application filed January 15. 1907. Serial No. 352.394:-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTHER VON VIGIER, a citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, residing at Subingen, in Switzerland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for, Washing Brushes; 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 drawing, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention relates to improvements in apparatus for washing brushes, particularly those used by artists.

The invention consists in providing a suitable container for the brushes that may readily be immersed in a suitable receptacle containing a cleaning medium; a cleaning brush which normally supports the brushes in the container; means for injecting the brushes between the bristles of the cleaning brush and means for imparting a rotary movement to certain of the parts whereby the brushes are caused to travel between the bristles of the cleaning brush.

In order that the invention may more readily be understood, I will now describe it with reference to the accompanying drawing wherein is shown one form of construction of apparatus embodying my invention.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the apparatus placed in a receptacle. Fig. 2 a vertical section of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 a horizontal section on line A, B of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 a horizontal section on line C, D of Fig. 1.

a, designates the container open at its lower end and divided longitudinally into compartments by partitions b, which latter support a hub c concentrically within the container. A spindle e is mounted in the lower end of the hub and rests in a bearing d formed on a base plate f. A brush preferably formed in two parts g and g rests on the base plate and is held against rotation by means of connecting rods h secured to the base f and fitting into notches 11 formed in the brush-head.

In the upper end of the hub c is mounted a spindle e held against rotation therein by a pin 11. on the spindle projecting through slots 0 in the upper end of the hub. A spiral spring Z connected to and surrounding the hub, bears against the underside of the pin u and normally holds the upper end of. the spindle above the hub and container. A cover k is seated on this spindle and normally held above the upper edge of the container thereby, said cover being limited in its upward movement against the stress of the spring Z by means of the connecting rods h which have hooks formed on their upper ends taking into slots 12 formed in the cover. The spindle c has a smaller driving spindle e fixed therein projecting through the top of the cover and journaled in bearingsm in a frame m mounted on the cover. This driving spindle carries a bevel-pinion 0 which meshes with a larger pinion 10 carried by a spindle q mounted in the frame and driven by a crank g. The brushes are introduced into the several compartments through an opening t by rotating the container to bring each compartment in turn under the opening and said opening may be closed by a door T which is locked by bolts 8.

From the above description it will be understood that the brushes g, g are held against rotation by means of the cover is through the connecting rods h.

When the brushes to be cleaned have been introduced into the container, they will rest on top of the bristles of the brushes g and 9 as shown in Fig. 1; the container is then placed in a suitable receptacle such as w, which contains a cleansing substance, preferably soap and water. Pressure being exerted on frame m, by one hand of the operator, the brushes are forced down between the bristles as shown in Fig. 2, and if the crank g is now turned, motion will be imparted to the driving spindle e which being connected with the hub 0 through the me dium of the pin u and the hub being fixed to the container by the partitions. b, the container will be rotated and the brushes moved through bristles of the brushes g, 9

I claim:

1. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a container for brushes to be cleaned, a cleaning member and means to impart a relative rotation of the container and cleaning -member to revolve the brushes over the cleaning member.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a brush container, a cleaning brushmounted near one end of the same, and'means to inject the brushes in the container into the cleaning brush.

3. An artists brush washer comprising a partitioned rotary container, a stationary brush at the bottom thereof, a stationary cover for the container, hand-operated rotating mechanism mounted on the cover, means to yieldingly hold the cover in its uppermost position and means to limit the do Wnward movement of the cover, whereby the brushes to be cleaned will be depressed into the stationary brush while being revolved with the container.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a brush container, a cleaning brush having its bristles directed towards the container, means to depress the brushes below the ends of the bristles, and means to rotate the container.

5. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a brush container open at one end, a cleaning brush having its bristles directed towards said end, a

spindle resiliently mounted in and connected to said container, a cover for the latter mounted on the spindle, and mechanism to rotate the spindle.

6. In an apparatus of the character de scribed, the combination with a cleaning brush, of a brush container, pivotally mounted above the brush, a driving spindle resiliently mounted in the container and connected therewith, a cover mounted on the driving spindle, meansto rotate the latter, and means connecting the brush and cover adapted to permit the depression of the latter.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VVALTHER VON VIGIER. Witnesses:

ERNST FIsoHER, JOSEPH SIMON.