US927646A - Bottle-cleaning machine. - Google Patents

Description

O. EIGK.

BOTTLE CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.20,1908.

927,646, Patented July 13, 1909.

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BOTTLE CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MARZO, 1908.

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BOTTLE CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.20,190B.

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OTTO EIOK, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BOTTLE-CLEANING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul 13, 1909.

Application filed March 20, 1908. Serial N 0. 422,323.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, OTTO EIOK, citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Gleaning Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to an im proved bottle-cleaning machine, the com struction and advantages of which will be hereinafter set forth, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine,

' parts being broken away and shown in section; Fig. 2 a transverse vertical sectional v1ew,-taken onthe line ao of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 a similar vlew, taken on the line 6-?) of Fig.

l 1; Fig. 4 a horizontal sectional view, taken on the line cc of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 a vertical sectional view of the main valve, taken on the line dd of Fig. 6; Fig. 6 a similar view, taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 a sectional elevation, showing a modified arrangement of the spindle-driving mechanism; Fig. 8 a detail vertical sectional view of one of the mouth-pieces; and Fig. 9 a similar view, showing a modified form of mouth-piece.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus wherein the bottles, sustained in crates, may be introduced into the machine in an inverted position and therein subjected to a spray of water or the like, andto the action of a series of spindlebrushes which are passed into the bottles.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for automatically raising and lowering the crate-sustaining means, whereby the bottles will be first brought into contact with themouthpiece plate and then carried downward over the spindle-brushes, the brushes remaining fixed except for a rotary motion.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the bottles which are located over the s indle-brushes may be moved downward in( ependently of the other bottles through the major portion of their movement, "and as such bottles approach the limit of their movement the other bottles, which are positioned over the s rayin" noz .zles, are drawn down into wor iing relation with said spraying nozzles.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the bottles which are acted upon by the spindles will be first moved into operative relation with the mouth-pieces carried by the mouth-piece plate, and the bottles and mouth-piece plate thereafter moved downward so as to cause the spindles to enter the bottles, the bottles being held closely against the mouthieces while the spindle-brushes are. within t 1e same.

Another object of the invention is topro vide hydraulic means for effecting the operations ust set forth, said means being under the control of the operator standing at one side of the machine.

In the drawings, 1 designates the base of the,z5nachine, and 2, 3 arms or brackets secured to the sides of the base and extending outwardly therefrom, as best shown in Fig. 1. Projecting upwardly from the base are two posts or columns 4'and 5, said posts being surmounted by a top-plate or platform 6, the platform carrying an electric or other motor '7 and having secured to its ends and extending outwardly therefrom "arms .or brackets S and 9.

Secured to the bracket 3 is an arm or plate 10 which extends outward therefrom and forms the support for a pedestal 11, said pedcstal having four Lshaped arms 12,- Figs. 1 and 3.. Ways or guides 13 and 14, Fig. 3,are secured to the upper ends of the oppositelydisposed arms 12 and form asupport for areciprocating plate 15. I Said plate is provided on its under face with lugs 16, to which are pivoted L-shaped fingers 17, the long end of said fingers extending downwardly and being beveled, as clearly shown in Fig. 1,'in order that as the plate is moved to the right in said figure the finger may swing and ride over the crate, designated by 18, which is then standing below the plate. A strap 19 is secured to the opposite ends of the plate, or to lugs extending upwardly therefrom, said strap passing-about a pulley or band-wheel 20, mounted upon a shaft 21, which finds its bearings in arms 22 extending upwardly from the-guides or ways 13, 14. A pinion 23 is mounted upon one or d of the shaft and a sector-gear or ;rack24 meshes there: with, said rack being fulcrumed upon a stub-axle 25,'extending outwardly from the member 14. A handle or lever 26 )IOjQCliS from the sector-gear within easy mac 1 of the operator, so that the parts may be actuated to reciprocate the plate and as a consequence move the crates into and through the machine.

A pair of fixed tracks 27 is carried by the arms 12, and standing in line with said tracks is a second )air of tracks 28, formed of angle-bars, as shown in Fig. 3. A third pair of tracks 31, Fig. 2, is supported in line with the tracks 28 by rods 32, said rods at their lower ends passing throughthe inwardlyprojecting flanges or arms of a sliding frame which latter is mounted and slidable upon the posts or columns 4 and 5. The tracks 31 are normally held in an elevated position, in alinement with the tracks 28, by

springs 34 which encircle the rods 32 and bear against the under face of the tracks and upon the upper face of the sliding frame A fourth pair of tracks, 35, formed of anglebars, similar to the angle-bars shown in Fig. 3, is located to one side of and in alinement with the tracks 31.1

When the-various tracks are in the positions shown in Fig. 1, the crates may be advanced into and through the machine, and will come to rest in the ositions shown in said figure, wherein the ottles of the first crate will be over the nozzles of the first spraying device, the bottles in the second crate standing in alinement with the mouthpieces and the spindle-brushes,- and the botnozzles of the final spraying device.

The tracks 28 are each provided with a pair of upwardly-extending links 36 which, where they come together at their upper ends, have attached to them a spring 37, the springs in turn being suspended from the outwardlyu'ojec-ting ends of the brackets 9, see Figs. 1 and 3. Each of said tracks, 28 is provided with an outwardly-extending lug 38, and a rod 39 passes through each of said lugs, the lower end of each rod being threaded into that arm of the frame 33 which stands below the rod. Each rod is provided with adjustable collars 40 and 41, the latter being below the lug 38 and the other located adjacent to the upper end of the rod. A like arrangement of parts is employed in conjunction with the tracks 35 at the opposite end of the machine, the springs which serve to hold said tracks, or the frame which they form, in a raised position being secured to the outer ends of the brackets 8.

W'hen the frame 33 is in its elevated position, or that shown in Fig. 1, the collars 41 contact with the lugs 38 and thus hold the various tracks in alinement, so that the crates may be readily passed from one track to another when the sector-gear and its 00- acting parts are operated. The collars 40 are so positioned that the frames which carry the first and last crates remain elevated until the frame 33 is'moved downward to nearly its full extent, when said collars come into contact with the lugs 38 and draw the frames downwardly against the action of the sustaining springs.

A frame 44 is slidably mounted upon the posts or columns 4 and 5, and a presser-plate tles in the third crate in alinement with the.

the weights 45 is likewise mounted upon said posts or columns immediately below the frame 44. The frame and the plate are connected to each other by coiled springs 46, which springs servenormally to hold the parts in the positions shown in Fig. 2, with the plate out of contact with the bottles, which are in an inverted position below the plate. The frame 44 carries a cylinder 47, in which is mounted a piston 48, its rod 49 being connected to the presser-plate. A pipe 50 opens into the upper end of the cylinder, said pipe being connected to a pipe 51 by a hose or other flexible connection 52, pipe 51 leading to a valve 53, hereinafter referred to in detail. Frame 44 is adjustably secured to the upper ends of a pair of rods 54, said rods passing through lugs formed upon the sides of the frame 33 and being secured thereto by bolts or adjusting screws, as shown in Figs. 1 and '2. It willthus be seen that the frames 33 and 44 are held a definite distance apart, but that the plate 45 may be moved downward independentlyof the frames," and thus clamp the bottles in the crates, preparatory to their being moved downwardly into contact with.

the mouth-pieces 55, which are normally held in an elevated position above the bottom of the frame 33 by'springs 56. The

downward movement of the presser-plate 45,

therefore, first clamps the bottles in the crates and upon a further downward move ment forces the crates and the tracks 31' downwardly so that the mouths of the bottles enter the mouth-pieces, ready to receive the s pindle-brushes.

To the lower end of each of the rods 54 is pivotally connected a link 57, each link inturn being pivotally connected to one end of an armor lever 58, said lever being fulcrumed upon shafts mounted in brackets 59, secured to a fixed portion of the machine, as seen in Fig. 4. A. counter-weight 60 is mounted upon the opposite end of each of the levers,

eing so adjusted as to normally elevate the frames with the crate and bottles therein.

A cylinder 61 is mounted upon the arm or plate 10, and the piston-rod 62, connected to the iston 63 mounted in the cylinder, is pivotal y connected to a link 64, said link in turn being ivotally connected to a cross-bar 64 secured to the levers 58, see Fig. 4. A pipe 65 opens into the lower portion of the cy inder 61 and, as shown in Fig. 1, leads to the valve 53'. Said valve, which is shown in detail in Figs. 5 and 6, serves first to admit water or other fluid under pressure to the upper cylinder 47 to force the presser-plate 45 downwardly, and bring the bottles into contact with the mouth-pieces, as above set forth. This position is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. A further movement of the valve in the direction of the arrow Fig. 5, will throw the pipe 65 into communication with .position shown in full lines in Fig. 5 and the an inlet pipe 66, the exhaust pipe 67 at such time being cut off from communication with the inlet pipe and the pipes 51 and 65.

The valve being moved to its full extent, fluid under pressure will be admitted to the lower portion of the cylinder 61, and as a consequence the piston 63 therein will be raised, and through its movement the frames 33 and 44 will be drawn downwardly, causing the spindles 68 to pass into the bottles. A reverse movement of the operating handle of the valve 53 will cause the pipe 65 to' be brought-into communication with the discharge pipe 67, and the frames 33 and 44 will move in the opposite direction. The pressure in the cylinder 47 will, however, be retained and the valve will be held in such 0- sition until the s indles and s indle-brus es have been with-rawn from t e bottles; or, in other words, until the bottles have been withdrawn from over the spindles, the spindles and spindle-brushes having no vertical or endwise movement. When the parts occupy this position, the valve is moved to the pipe 51 may then exhaust.

The spindles 68 are hollow and provided with openings or erforations at their upper ends andalong t e upper ortions thereof, so that the water entering t e box or chamber 69 through pipe 70 and valve 71 may pass out of the s indies and into the bottles. Each spindle is provided at its lower end with a gear 72- (see Figs.*2 and 4), the four spindles which are nearest the center of. the box having their gears in mesh with a centrally-disposed gear 73 mounted upon the' upper end of a shaft 74, which latter is driven through bevel- gears 75 and 76, motion being imparted to the gear 76 through a driving shaft 77. The lower ends of the spindles 68 are seated in bushings 68 which are secured i in the upper face of the box or chamber 69. 1 Shaft 77 is provided with the usual fixed and loose pulleys, and is driven from a belt ex,- tending from a pulley mounted upon the shaft of the motor 7. The gears 72 of theoutermost spindles are driven from the corre- 1 sponding gears of the innermost spindles by intermediates or idlers 78.

As will be noted, the lower ends of the spindles open into the box'69, so that water may be forced upwardly through said spindles. It is desirable, of course, that the water be not turned into the spindles until the 1 bottles have moved downwardly over the spindles to a greater or less extent, and to effect the automatic turning on and offof the I water which passes into the box or chamber through the pipe 70 I secure to the stem of the valve 71 a lever 79, one .end of which is in turn connected to one of the lovers 58 through a rod 80 that passes loosely through: an eye 81 secured upon said lever. Collars I position.

82 and 83, secured upon the rod 80 at oppo-l site sides of the eye, serve to actuate the rod in one or the other direction and thereby to open or close the valve 71 'at the proper time. Collars 82 and 83 are spaced apart so as to allow for slight movement of the lever independently of the rod and valve.

An overflow (pipe 84,Fig. 4, extends from the an forme upon the upper portion of the ox or chamber 69 and serves to withdraw the water which runs out of the bottles while the s )in'dle-brushes are acting thereon.

Mounte upon the cylinder 61 is a pan or receptacle 85 which forms the sup ort for a series of pipes or manifolds 86, provided with a series of et tubes 87, one for each bottle'in the crate, said tubes being each surmounted by an inverted frusto-conical mouth-piece 88, into which the mouthsof the bottles pass when the angle-bars which form the supporting frame for the first crate are lowered.

This loweringis effected by the downward movement of the frame 33 and the rods-39, as above set forth, the sustaining springs being sufficiently strong to hold the frame, with the crate and bottles therein, in an elevated The downward movement continues until the mouths of the bottles come to rest in the mouth-pieces 88, and any fur- .ther downward movement will not put a strain upon the bottles, for the reason that they are free to be lifted slightly out of the crate. A drain pipe 89 is provided for the pan-like structure85.

A pan 90 is mounted upon the bracket 2, said pan being provided with a manifold 91, having a series of jet or spray tubes 92 and mouth-pieces 93, similar to the parts just mentioned. This pan is arranged directly below the frame in which the crate that has just passed from the spindles comesto rest,

and the bottles contained in'the crate are lowered into contact with the mouth-pieces as the frame 33 and its extended arms are lowered.

In Fig. 7 is shown a slightly modified form of gearing for rotating the s indies. Mounted u on a stub-axle whic extends downward y from the lower portion of the waterbox or chamber 94 is a gear 95 and a bevelpinion 96, the latter meshing I with a similar imon 97 mounted upon a rivingshaft 98.

ear 95 meshes with a small gear 99, secured upon the lower end of a shaft 100, said shaft being mounted in a bearing extending fromthe water-box or chamber and, carrying at its upper end a gear 101,- which in turn -meshes with four gears 102,- secured to the lower portions of the spindles 103. The gears 101 will occupy the same osition with reference to the spindles and t eir gears as do the idlers 78, shown in Fig. ,4. Any form'- of earing may, of course, be employed.

n Fig. 8 the mouthpiece 88 1s shown in detail. As will be noted 11 on reference to said figure, it is provided wit aseries of slots or 0 enings 88*, formed between the upper and oweredges of the frusto-conical portion of said mouth-piece. The parts are so proportioned that when a bottle-mouth is placed thereon the slots 88*? stand beneath the mouth of the bottle, so that the Water and air may pass out of the bottle-mouth and through said slots or openings while the water-jet or spray is being forced upwardly into the mouth of the bottle through the tube 87. In practice the device has been found very efficient-and solves a difficulty heretofore experienced with many such devices, forming a proper support for the bottle and likewise a free exit for the air and water which are forced out of the bottle by the incoming jet or spray. i

In I ig. 9 a mod'fication of the mouth-piece is shown. The main body portion SSVis provided with a central orifice 88" through which the water is forced, and a series of holes 88 are drilled through the casting at the lower portion of the mouth-piece proper, so that when a bottle-neck comes to rest upon the mouth-piece, vents or passages are formed through which the air and water may escape from the bottle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In an apparatus for washing bottles, the combination of a base; a series of spindlebrushes mounted thereon; aframe' movable toward and from said spindles; means for clamping the bottles in a-crate carried by the frame; and fluid-pressure mechanisms for actuating, the clamping means and for moving the frame.

2-. In an apparatus for washing bottles, the combination of a base; a series of spindlebrushes mounted thereon; a frame movable toward and from said spindles; means for clamping the bottlesin a crate carried by the frame; means for raising and lowering the frame; and mechanism, under the control of the operator, for first throwing the clamping means into operation and then bringing the means for raising and lowering the frame, into operation. j i

In anapparatus for washing bottles, the combinat on ofdabase; a series of spindlebrushes 'nrio unted thereon; a frame movable toward aiidfromsaid'spindles;= a platefor clamping the, bottles carried by the frame; fluid-pressuremechanism for operating said plate; fluid-pressure mechanism for raising and lowering the frame; and a valve, under the control ofthe operator, for admitting fluid under, pressure to said fluid-pressure mechanisms.

4. In an apparatus for washing bottles, the combination ofaa base; a series of spindlebrushes mounted thereon; a frame movable toward and from said spindles; a plate for clamping the bottles within a crate carried by the frame; means for normally holding said plate in an elevatedsposition; fluid-pressure mechanism for depressing said, plate;

and fluid-pressure mechanism for raising and means for forcing said plate downwardly,

thereby clamping the bottles in place vand movin the mouths thereof into contact with the mouth-pieces; and means for raising and lowering the frame, whereby the spindlebrushes will be inserted into and withdrawn from the bottles.

6. In an apparatus for washing bottles, the combination ofa base ;.a series of spindlebrushes mounted thereon; a frame movable toward and from said spindles; a, series of mouth-pieces mounted vupon the frame; a track for supporting a crate with a Series of bottles therein; a plate overlying the bottles; means for moving said plate downwardly, thereby causing the bottlesto be moved into the mouth-pieces and tobe clamped in such position; means for lowering and raising the frame; and a single controlling device for both of said means, said device bringing the plate-moving means into operation prior-to the operation of the second means, and maintaining it in'such relation until the frame is again elevated.

7. In an apparatus for washing bottles,'the combination of a base ;-a series of spindle brushes mounted thereon; a frame movable toward and from said spindles; means carried by the frame for, supporting a crate carrying a series of bottles a clamping plate; a

cylinder mounted above said plate; a pistonrod extending downwardly from the cylinder and connected tothe plate; means for admitting fluid to the upper end of the e linder; a second cylinder mounted upon a Xed portion of .the ap aratus; means for admitting fluid to the ower end of said cylinder beneath the piston therein; a piston-rod. ex-

tending from the cylinder; and connections between said rodand the frame, whereby when fluid is admitted to the cylinder the frame will'be drawndownward.

8. In an apparatus for washing bottles, the combination of a base; a series of spindles mounted thereon; a frame movable toward and from said spindles; means for normally holding the frame in an elevated position; a second frame mounted above the first frame; connections between said frames to move the same'in unison; a plate interposed between said frames and normally overlying the bottles which are supported by a crate mounted levers of piston downwardly and connected to the plate; a second cylinder carried by a fixed portion of the apparatus; a piston mounted therein; a piston-rod extending downwardly from the piston; connections between said rod and the frames; and a valve for admitting fluid under pressure first to the first named cylinder and thereafter to the secondnamed cylinder and releasing the fluid from said cylinders in the reverse order, whereby the bottles will be first clamped in position and maintained in such position throughout the raising and lowering of the frames.

9. In an apparatusfor washing bottles,

the combination of a base; a series of spindle-' brushes mounted thereon; posts or columns extending upwardly from said base; aframe slidably mounted upon said columns; a se ries of mouth-pieces carried ther'eby in alinement with the bottles; a track yieldingly supported above said frame and adapted to receive a crate with a series of bottles therein; a second frame also mounted upon said columns, above the first frame; a ate carried by the columns intermedlate said frames; springs normally holding said plate in an elevated position; a cylinder mounted upon the upper frame; a piston working in said cylinder; a rod extending from said piston downwardly and connected to the plate; a pair of rods connecting the frames; a second cylinder mounted upon a fixed portion of the apparatus; a piston working therein; a piston-rod extending downwardly from the piston; a pair of counter-weighted t e first order; connections between said levers and the lastnamed connections between the opposi -e ends of the levers and the rods which connect the frames; and a valve for admitting fluid under pressure to the cylinders, said valve being so arranged that fluid is admitted to the first cylinder in advance of the second cylinder, so that the clamping plate is moved downwardly into contact wlth the bottles prior to any movement of the frames.

10. In an apparatus for washing bottles,

the combination of a base; a series of spindles mounted thereon; a frame movable toward and from said spindles; means for raising and lowering the frame; a ipe communicating with the lower ends of the spindles and serving to supply water or other fluid thereto; a valve located in said pi we and connections between said valve and the means for raising and lowering the frame, whereby as the frame is lowered and the spindles are moved into the bottles the valve will be opened to admit fluid to the spindles and upon areverse movement the valve will be closed to shut off the supply of fluid.

11. In an apparatus for washing bottles,

iston-rod;

the combination of a base; a hollow box or chamber mounted thereon; a series of rotatable's indles carried by the box, the lower ends of the spindles opening into the same; a pair of columns extending upwardl from said base; a frame slidably mounte upon said columns; means carried by the frame for holding a crate with a series of bottles thereon; a' pair of links extending downwardly from the frame; a pair of levers pivotally connected at one end to said links and fulcrumed upon the base; means for actuating said levers to raise and lower the frame; a pipe extending into the hollow box or chamber; a valve controlling the passa e of water through said pipe and consequent y through the s indles; and connections between said va ve and one of the levers for opening and closing the valve, the valve being opened as the spindles enter the bottles and closed just prior to the withdrawal of the bottles from over the spindles.

12. In an apparatus for washing bottles, the combination of a base; a-series of spindles mounted thereon; a series of spray tubes located to each side of the spindles; a frame movable toward and from said spindles; means carried by the frame for supporting a crate with a series of bottles therein; a cratesupporting frame located above each of said series of spray-tubes; means for normally holding said frames in an elevated position; and connections between the first frame and second frames for drawing the second frames down into contact with thes ray tubes as the first frame nears its limit of ownward movement.

13. In an apparatus for washing bottles, the combination of a base; a series of spindles mounted thereon; a series of spray tubes lo cated to each side of said spindles ,'-a frame movable toward and from the spindles; means carried by said frame for holding a crate with a series of bottles therein; a pair of crate-supporting frames located one to each side of the first frame; means for normally holding said frames in an elevated position; and a loose connection between each of said frames and the first-named frame for drawing said frames downwardly into working relation with the'spray tubes as the bottles carried by the first-named frame come into working relation with the s indles by the downward movement of Stl( frame.

14. In an apparatus for washing bottles, the combination of a base; a series of spindles mounted thereon; a frame movable toward and from said spindles; means carried by the frame for supporting a crate ,with a series of bottles therein; a series of spray tubes mounted to each side of the spindles; a pair of crate-supporting frames located respectively above the s ray tubes; means for normally holding sai( frames in an elevated position; arms extending outwardly from the.

wardly from said arms and passing loose y through the outermost frames; and collars mounted upon the rods and serving to contact with t e frames and to draw the same downwardly after the centrally-disposed frame has moved down to carry the bottles over the spindles. a

In an apparatus for washing bottles, the combination of a base; a series of s indlebrushes mounted thereon; a frame s idably mounted above said spindle-brushes; means for raising and lowering the frame; a series of spray tubes mounted to one side of the spindle-brushes; a frame located above said spray tubes; means for normally holding the frame in an elevated position; and connections between said first-named frame and the second frame for drawing the second frame downwardly after the bottles supported by the first frame have been brought into Working relation with the spindle-brushes.

16. In an apparatus for washing bottles the combination of a base; a series of spindles mounted thereon; a frame located above said spindles; means for raising and lowering said frame to bring the bottles carried by a crate supported by the frame into working relation with the spindles; a series of spray tubes located upon each side of the spindles; a crate-supporting frame mounted above each series of tubes; springs normally holding said last-named frames in an elevated position; rods (projecting upwardly from extensions forme upon the centrally-disposed frame, saidrods passing through eyes or openings formed upon the spring-sustained frames; and a pair of collars mounted upon each of said rods, the collars being so positioned that when the centrally-disposed frame is elevated the lowermost collars will contact with the spring-sustained frames and bring the various frames intoalinement, while the uppermost collars serve to draw the spring-sustained frames downwardly as the centrally-disposed framecarries the bottles into working relationw ith the s indles.

17. In an apparatus for washing ottles, the combination of a base; a series of spindles mounted thereon; a crate-supporting frame movable toward and from said spindles; means for actuating said frame; a series of spray tubes mounted upon each side of the spindles; a crate-supporting frame located over each of said series of spray tubes; means for normally elevating the last-named frames; connections between the centrally-disposed frame and the frames overthe s ray tubes for drawing said frames downwar as the centrally-disposed frame is lowered and for bringing the three frames into alinement when the centrally-disposed frame is elevated; and means for moving a bottle-sup orting crate from one frame to another w ile the frames are in alinement.

. 18. In anapparatus for washing bottles,

. ,the combination of a base; a series of spin-- dle-brushes mounted thereon; a frame movable toward and from said spindles; a series of spray tubes located to each side of the spindles; a crate-supporting frame mounted a o ove each series spray tubes; springs serving normally to hold said frames in an elevated position; connections between the centrally-disposed frame and the spring-sustained frames for drawing the latter downward as the centrally-disposed frame carries the bottles supported thereby into operative relation with the brushesfand to bring the various frames into alinement when the centrally-disposed frame is brought to its ele vated position; and means for advancing the crates from one frame to another.

In testimony whereof I have signedmy name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' OTTO EICK.

Witnesses:

HOWARD E. Cause, J. K. E. DIFFENDERFFER.

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