US358219A - Automatic washer - Google Patents

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L; H.V P, PETER, AUTOMATIC WASHER.

,I 4gotliatone only of them can" be in' i :UNITED STATES Louis FgPETE-e, onDANEURY, ooNnoTIcUr-" nforoN IA'T:ov WASHER: A.

I ePEo'IrIcArrprr forming pit e: Lenersl Patentino-358,219; dateaeniua Application sled ivrar'chgaissd 'serials'n,197o5s.. (No modena' 1 @ZZ .whom/fit concern? f' Be it knownthat, LoUi-s FLPETER, actizen .of theUnitedSt-'tes, residing .at Danbury,

51,1eoti,lo t,' haveinvehted certain new and usefulA Inipifoveiiients infentomatie W'ashers; andfI do he'rebydeelare thefollowingtobeafulhclear,

and exact description .of the invention; such as will `enable others skilled in the art tolw'hich a v l f isxto say, water' entering'ft ezvalvet .supply-pipe forces disk .itlfy opi-ag 1o itappiertains to.y makev and nse the same.l

My invention'h'as 'for its object to simplify and improve the construction of`tliis class of devices. These ends I accomplish by means of `-a noveldonble acting cheek-valve andthe gen-l r5eral construction and combination of `parts* hereinafter-'fnllysetforth and thenv specifically` 'lairned. i l i In describing-lily invention I shall refer bynumbers to the accompanying drawing, lform- 'zo ing part ofy thisl specifeatiom-said drawing beingalongitudinal section ofthe device complete, the partsbeingshown-.in full lines in the olosed'position andin' dotted lines-in -the opened position, j 2 :l isjthe body or case,

.nallyfsoreW-threaded inthe lusuall manner for' the attachment of the supply-pipe 3, -At the other'end of the bodyis a hub, 4,'which-'is ex?l ternally screw-threaded, and is engaged' by a 3Q cap, V5, said ap 'having a-central opening, .6, through which the valve-stem 7 passes. The

' interior of the body or ease is divided into thre'e chambers or compartments by partitions 8 and .9. Each of tliesegpartitions' is provided with 35 acent'ral opening, 10, through'which the valvestem passcs.- At the lower end of the valvestem isa 'valve ordi'sk, 11,- vvhich -is upwardly in a correfsponding ly -l beveled and tsclosely lbeveled ground-seat, 12,in the under' side of repartition 8. The valve-stemisprovided-with' aeentralopening, L13, which extends down -to, ldisk 11. .J ust, above this disk are apertures 14, which .lead into' the' .central openingor passage,- as will be' nioreffull-y'explained. 5 15is a downwardly-beveled diskiip'on-the fvalvestem, Whichis adapted,` to engage arcor;

respondiogly-beveled' ground-seat, 1,6, intheupper side of the opper partition; ,Disks "11and15 areafsufiic'ientvldistance; l

engagement xvith its scat at thel same time.. f'lhese disks PATENT O] may-be made integral the te having. a hub,- I2, 'nter-H "if' found desirable, 'In

apart, sol .pass Vont o1` may be made separate and in any culinarymanner.` 1 il 17 is a concave plate' havithus efteetnaly 'pre',venting,yti water into "the second cornpar t-'Will'be -u'nde'rs'tood, off@l i, valve'iseapableof'numerons and varie nses'; It-lvi'ssnfeient, however, to deserbeit'in'fmn* neetion withv the ordinary parts of -a bottle.4 p Washer; In4 useplate' 17 is adjusted to the proper posit-ionv upon the valve-stem and abot 7'0' .tle placed over the stem,` the nec'k of thevbottle v resting on the-plate The weight of the'bottle is sufficient to overcome the vpressure of the water 'upondsk 11,whiehjpermits the stein to drop d ownuntil disk Lrests in seat 16, as 75 -shown indotted lines, 'the position of v the-lower disk at this timejbeing also ,shownl -in' dotted' lines. .When the parts areinthis position, the flow of'water is ont oi" bythe engagement of the upper disk withl its seat. `It therefore finds 8o escape through 'apertures A14, and rushes through-the valve-steminto the bottle. The upper end of the valvestern niay be contracted,

Apractice the'water strikes in the angle 85 formed blylthe bottoin and side of the bottle, Whirls around, .and t'horon'ghlymashes every portion of the interior of the bottle,'thew`ater as it passes out from the bottle passing through i openings 18,'inthe plate: The instant that-the 9o bottle' is" remved `from the plate the pressure the 110W' instantly,nosprings @vr/,hatever4 being v ,.used.' i. The purpose ofthe 'third chamber 'is simplyi-te' afford room for the-movement of the 95 ,upperdis,k, cap 5 'serving' Simply as a' guard t lapd'as'a-sn'lpport furthe stenif.' The device,

however, fvhldoperateperfectly iii-hout said cap; In the elosedpositionthe water cannotA Y frhftherst chamber.v .Shonld the Ico pressnre-fofth'e'fwater be suciently strong to iifta bottle frornfoif thesteni, itfeanube legdtio lated in'anysuit-able manner-as, forexample, py partially turning a stopcoek. This, howlever, I hav not deemed it necessary to'show, Y as 1t forms no portion of my invention.

In practice a number ot' these washers are used in a row or circle, and au attendant, passing` along the row. removes the washed bottles and SubSbituteS others, each bottle remaining in position upon the plate as long as may he neeessary, or until :it is reached again. Larger sized devices may of course be used for beerkegs, barrels, &c.

It will be seen'that the construction is'such that no packing whatever is required,while at the same time there is an absolutely1 tight entoff when the. device is not in operation.

It will of course be understood that I du not'desire to limit myself to the exact details of construction shown and described, as itfis obvious that they may be. variedwithin reasonable 'limits without departing from the spirit of my invention.l

I claim- 1. The body havingr partitions S and i), each of which. is provided with a central opening and aseat, in combination -with a stem having a Central opening,` and apertures leading.r thereto, a disk at the lower end of said stem adapted lo engage the'lower seat, and anotherdisk upon said stein adapted to engage the upper seat when the lower disk is not iu engagement.

' 2. The body having partitions 8 and 9, each having a central opening andaseat, andastem having a central opening;7 apertures leading thereto and carrying disks adapted to engage said seats, in combination with a cap adapted lo engage a hub on the body and havingacentra] opening through which the stem passes.

3. ln an automatic bottle-washer` the combination of a body having two partitions provided with central openings and seats, and a stem having aeentral opening and apertures leading thereto and provided with disks adapted to engage said seatS,with a yperforated plate adj u stahly secu red to said stem, whereby the weight ofthe bottle on said plate will automaticallyopen the valve to allow water to pass through the stein, said -valve being instantly closed by the force of the water when the bottle is removed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ot` two witnesses.l

' LOUIS II. F. PETER.- \Vitnessns:

A. )L \\oo. 'r'1.n, (Y. l). 'Il(a:r.r:.

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