US2499274A - Washing apparatus for hollow ware - Google Patents

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" Feb. 28., 1950 c. E. L lNNlT ET AL 2,499,274

WASHING APPARATUS FOR HOLLOW WARE Filed April 22, 1948 'lill/4211,..

Patented Feb. 28, 1950 UNITEDA STATES PATENT FFICEv WASHING APPARATUS Fon HOLLOW/WARE christopher Edmund Limit and Bernard. William'Downs, Hastings, England Application April 22, 1948, Seria1No'.-22,6'08 5 claims. (ci. 15-211) This invention .relates to washing apparatus for hollow ware, such as glasses, tankards, mugs, milk bottles, jars and the like, which apparatus is of thekindcomprising an upright-core extending up through apertures in layers of ilexible material secured at their edges to a frame, which flexible layers are provided with flexible elements extending inwardly towards the core while the core has a number of iiexible elements extendingoutwardly from it. In use, the assemblage is disposed in a vessel containing the washing liquid and'the hollow ware is pushed up and downo-ver the core between the flexible elements on the' core which wipe the inside surface of the article and the inwardly directed flexible elements which wipe the outside or" the articles. The object of the invention is to provide an improved means for mounting the aforesaid layers of exible material on the frame.

According to this invention, a washing apparatus of the kind referred toisv characterised in that the peripheral edge of each layer ofA exible material is gripped between two anges of a yring which is U-shaped in cross-section with the bend of* the U directed outwardly, each ofwhich rings is mounted on said frame.. lor` example, each ring may be shaped similarly to a hollow truncated cone of small axial length with the bend between said limbs disposed at the greater diameter, each of which rings is mounted on said frame so that its bend is lowermost. The aforesaid frame may comprise a number of upright arms disposed around and spaced away from said core and having niches formed on their inner side in which said rings rest.

The aforesaid arms may be formed from metal strips which are secured at their lower ends to a base which also supports said core and which arms are suiiiciently resilient to' enable them to be deected outwardly for the insertion of said rings and means are provided for tying the upper ends of the arms together after the insertion of the rings.

The aforesaid tying means may comprise one of said rings which issupported by the outside of the llpper extremities of said arms and secured thereto by clamping screws or the like.

The lower ends of said arms may be bent inwadly and secured toa metal plate to which said core is also attached, and a sucker has its upper I arranged oe ove e 2 wall clamped between said plate and an under plate.

The following. is a description'of` one washing apparatus` accordingy to this. invention, reference being made toV the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure 1 isl aside elevation of the apparatus showingcertainparts in section, and

Figure 2 isafplanofV the arrangement shownin Figure l..

As will be seenrf'rom Figure 1, the base ofthe apparatus comprises a sucker I (I,` an apertured upper wall I I whichlis, recessedonits underside `to receive a washer l2 and is likewisev recessed on its upper face to receive a plate I3 The. upper Wallis clampedbetween the pate and washer by means of' clamping screws` |41. A= rubber` washer I5 rests on. the plate I3 andL has mounted oven-it the lower end of' a core*v IB which. is encountered by a ferr-111e I9. A rubber washer 9 within.. the ferrule abuts against the washer I-5. The core is held in position on the washer I5 by a screw Il which extends up through the plate I3 andthe ,The two limbs 25 of the U are arranged togrip between them va layer of rubber 26. The rings are initially formed so that the width between the limbs is suflciently great to enable the peripheries of the layers `to be inserted, whereafter the limbs 'are spun inwardly;

truncated conesf'o small axial width. The bend between the. limbs is arranged lowermost. .The

luppermost ring 2`3is arranged to rest on the outside of the extremities of the arms 2| and secured to each arm by a set-screw 21 and nut`28. i. A washer. of l`*c omjpgaratively thick rubber-29 vis 4` the lower extremities 2D of I The core is prol number of circumferential grooves*V @disposed betweenjthe rings 23 and spun into each A y l m a buier. vided with a' groove is the inner periphery of an annular mempreferably the rings arey formed from aluminium alloy. It will be noted.v Athat the rings are so shaped as to be similar. to

ber formed of rubber sheet so as to provide a number of outwardly-directed flexible elements 30. The top of the core has secured to it a number of upwardly-extending flexible elements 3|. As will be seen from Figure 2, the layers 26 are so shaped as to provide a numberA of inwardlydirected flexible elements 32.

We claim:

1. A washing apparatus comprising an upright core, a number of flexible elements extending out from said core, a frame encircling and carrying said core, a number of apertured spaced layers of flexible material encircling the core and provided with inwardly directed flexible elements a number of rings each of U-shaped cross-sec- -i thev upper ends of the arms together after the tion and shaped similarly to a hollow truncated cone of "small axial length with the bend of the f U arranged outermost. each of which rings encircles the periphery of a layer with the flanges of the U gripping opposite sides of the layer, said frame being provided with seatings for the afore'- said rings and means for retaining said rings on their seating.

2. A washing apparatus comprising an upright core, a number of flexible elements extending out from said core. a frame comprising a number of upright arms disposed around and spaced away from said core and secured at their lower en'd to said core, a number of apertured spaced layers of flexible material encircling the core and provided with inwardly directed ilexible elements, a

ring of U-shaped cross-section encircling the pe- Ir'iphery of each layer with the flanges of the U gripping the opposite sides of the layer; said up- `r ,right arms of the frame being provided with insertion of the rings.

4. A washing apparatus comprising an upright l`.` core, a number of flexible elements extending out .from said core, a frame comprising a number of ,upright ilexible metal arms, a base secured to the lower ends of the arms and supporting said yping oppositesides of the layer, said upright arms being formed with niches into which the rings are adapted to be sprung, and set screws clamping the outer ring to the extremities of said arms so asfi to tie them together and hold the other rings in position.

5. A washing apparatus comprising an upright core, a number of flexible elements extending out from said core, a frame comprising a number of Iupright ilexible metal arms, a metal plate selayer with the flanges of the U gripping opposite slides of the layer, said upright arms being formed with niches into which the rings are adapted to be sprung, and means for tying the upper ends of the arms together after the insertion of the rings, and a single sucker arranged on the other side of the plate and a clamping meansbeneath said sucker and secured to said plate.

CHRISTOPHER EDMUND LINNIT. BERNARD WILLIAM DOWNS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

core, a number of apertured spaced layers of flex-(m 'ible material encircling the core and provided with inwardly directed flexible elements, a ring of' U-shaped cross-section encircling the periphery of each layer with the flanges of the U grip- ,ping opposite sides of the layer, said upright arms being formed with niches into which the rings '0 are adapted to be sprung and means for tying UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,011,207 Vermeiren Aug. 13, 1935 2,032,915 Cunningham Mar. 3, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 810,376 France Dec. 28, 1936

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