US947924A - Machine for cleaning kid gloves. - Google Patents

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H. F. MARSHALL. MACHINE POR CLEANING KID GLOVES. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 1e, 190s.

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HOMER F. MARSHALL, 0F NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB, TO BERKSHIRE MACHINE GOMPANY, OF PIT'ISFIELD, IJIASSAGHUSETTS, A CORPORAIIUN OF MASSA- CHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR CLEANING KID GLVES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

vll?aut-1eiited Feb.. 1, 19111.

Application filed June 16, 1909. Serial No. 592,586.

To @uit whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOMER F. MARSHALL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at North Adams, in the county ol' Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in lllachines for Cleaning Kid Gloves, of which the following is a specification.

rldhis invention relates to machines for cleaning kid gloves, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide a machine of simple construction which will quickly, economically and thoroughly clean a large number of kid gloves simultaneously without requiring the services of a skilled operator.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine for cleaning kid gloves which will carry the gloves around within a casing and under a series of rotating brushes, said brushes serving to move the gloves around the casing and to create a circulation of the cleaning liquid in the casing.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a cleaning machine embodying in its structure a series of spring-sustaining rotary brushes, each disposed above a stationary brush, whereby both sides of the glove are simultaneously cleaned.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of the character referred to in which the rotary brushes are provided with brush elements suitably spaced apart and arranged in longitudinal series upon a core or roller, this arrangement preventing the clogging of the machine and the rumpling of the gloves.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine for cleaning kid gloves made in accordance with my invention, the cover of the casing being removed to disclose the interior mechanism. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, showing the cover in place upon the casing. Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section of the lower portion of one of the rotary brushes and its supporting core or roller and the stationary brush disposed underneath the same. Fie. 4 is a de tail section taken transversely of said roller and brushes. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by thearrow.

Referring' to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a casing provided with round corners 2 and a surrounding rim 3 to form a stop for the cover ladapted to beremoi`Y- ably placed upon the casing. Disposed ccntrally within the casing is a rectangular wall. et forming a box or inclosure for the operating mechanism. The box 1a is open at its lower end, as at 5, and a false bottom (5 is secured within the same at a point near the upper edge thereof, as shown in Fig. 5, said false bottom being supported by cleats or braces 7. Fitted upon the upper edge of the box 1 is a removable cover 8.

Journaled in the casing and in the. wall of the boX La is a drive shaft 9 provided with a belt pulley 10 for receiving a belt from any suitable motor or source of power. @n the inner end of the shaft 9 is a pair of spaced beveled gears 11 and 11u. rl.`he beveled gear 11 meshes with a similar' gear 12 mounted on a shaft 13 journaled in the casing and box d at right angles to the shaft 9. The shaft 13 carries an oppositely disposed beveled gear 141 which meshes with a similar gear 15 mounted on a shaft 1G journaled in a plane parallel to the shaft 9, said shaft 16 carrying an oppositely disposed beveled gear 17 which meshes with a similar gear 18 on a shaft 19 journaled .in the casing and box in a plane parallel to the shaft 13. rlhe shaft 19 also carries an oppositely disposed bevel gear 2O which meshes with the gear 11a on the shaft 9.

rlhe brush cores or rollers 21 are journaled in yokes 22 pivotally mounted upon the shafts 9, 13, 16 and 19, respectively, said brushes being arranged angularly, as shown in F ig. 1. Connected to the cross bar of each of the yokes 22 is an arm 23, and connected to each of the arms 23 is a rod 21 provided with a nut 25 for adjusting the tension of a spring 26 to one end of which the rod 24C is connected. The opposite end of the spring 2G is connected to a rod 27 secured to the wall of the casing 1. On each of the angularly arranged shafts is a sprocket wheel 28, and a chain 29 passes around each of said sprocket wheels and around a similar sprocket wheel on the shaft 30 of the core or roller 2l. By means of the mechanism thus far described it will be seen that all the brushes are rotated in the same direction silnultaneously. A curved guard or splasher 31 is placed in position to cover a portion of each of the rotary brushes. At cach corner of the casing l is an open space 82, and the bottom 83 of the casing at the corners is inclined, as shown in Fig. 5, to provide for a free circulation of the cleaning liquor.

At a point substantially in line with the axis of each of the rotary brushes is a stationary brush element 34 secured in a depression in the bottom of the casing, said brush being held in place by means of a keeper 3G. lExtending through the brush back is a hole 37 which communicates with a pipe 38 connected to a waste pipe 39 provided with a discharge cock or faucet 40 for withdrawing the cleaning liquid after it has been used.

Each of the rotary brush elements is provided with spaced brushes 41 secured to the core or roller Q1, as shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 4. Connected to the cover 4 is a buffer wheel 42 journaled in a bracket 48 supported upon the cover, said buffer wheel being rotated by means of a band 44 passing around a grooved pulley 45 on the shaft 9.

rl`he operation of my invention may be briefly described as follows t--Cleaning liquor of any desirable character is placed in the casing l, and the gloves are fed underneath one of the rotary brushes at any of the corners within the spaces 32, and when the brushes are rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, the gloves are carried around by said brushes and over the stationary brushes 34, thoroughly cleaning the gloves. Owing to the fact that the rotary brushes are spring-sustained any suitable number of gloves may be fed into the machine, the rotary brushes bearing lig upon the upper surface thereof, and the spaces between the brushes permitting a free circulation of the cleaning liquor and at the same time preventing the gloves from rumpling. For removing sweat marks or other discolorations from the gloves they may be submitted to the bu'liing roller 42 prior to the cleaning operation. After the gloves have been cleaned, the cleaning liquor is drawn o through the pipe 3E) and may be preserved for further use, if desired.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a machine made in accordance with my invention is comparatively simple in construction, cannot readily get out of order, will quickly clean a large number of gloves, while the machine can be attended to by an unskilled operator, the machine being substantially automatic in its operation.

I claim l. A machine for cleaning kid gloves comprising a casing, a series of brushes journaled in the casing and disposed at dilierent angles and radially from the center of the casing, said brushes each being liournaled in a yoke, means for rotating said brushes simultaneously in the same direction, and springs connected to said yokes and to the casing tor sustaining the weight of said brushes.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a casing, a series of rotary brushes each journaled in a yoke, a series of angularly disposed shafts, said yokes being pivotally mounted one upon each shaft, springs connected to the yokes for sustaining the weight of the rotary brushes, and means for rotating said shafts and said brushes in the same direction simultaneously.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a casing provided with rounded corners having interior chambers at said corners and inclined bott-oms therefor, rotary brushes journaled angularly in the casing, means for rotating said brushes simultaneously in the Same direction, yielding means for supporting said brushes, and stationary brushes under the rotary brushes.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a casing, stationary brushes secured in the bottom of said easing, a series of rotary brushes provided with brush elements spaced apart, said rotary brushes being journalcd each in a yoke, means for pivoting said yoke, and springs connected to said yoke for sustaining the weight of the rotary brushes.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HOMER It. MARSHALL. lVitnesses Jol-IN A. lVi-irrn, Ln Roi E. SHAW.

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