US2054307A - Dishwashing device - Google Patents

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Patented Sept. 15, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i z msnwAsmNG DEVICE Harry Taylor. Springfield, Mass; Application July 24, 1934, Serial No. 7363633 6 Claims. (01-29944) This invention relates to devices for use in washing dishes and the like and has for its principalobject the provision. of a device of this character which is readily attachable to a Water faucet and which will operate to supply clear or soapy water at the will of the operator, the change from oneto the other being accomplished easily and quickly by' a simple manipulation of a readily accessible member and without the necessity of handling any portion-of the device which has become heated by contact with hot water. Other, and .further advantages such, as economies in operation and construction will beapparentirom the following specification and claims. 4 l

In the. accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 isa side view, partly in section of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2is an end view of the device shown in .20 Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is .a detail plan view of the valve elementcontrolling the soap supply; and

Fig. 4 is aside viewof a modified .form of the structure shown ,inFig. 1.

l0 indicates the outer casingof the device which includes an upper-portion ll forming .a chamberto which both the water and soap supplies open, as later described, and a lower constricted portion-l2 .30 provided at its-end with a plurality ofopenings I 3 forming aspray nozzle.

' The'edge of the casing is provided with an annular rim member I4-interiorly threaded at .I5 to-receive the cap or. closure member IS, the

.35 member M beingpreferably knurled on its outer surface as indicated at I! tov facilitate. disassembly of the parts. A gasket!) renders the closure fluid tight. v

The closurememb er I6 :is provided with a cen- 40 tral opening l8 through which the water discharge pipeor nozzle 19 is inserted. Nozzle I9 is provided at its outer end with corrugations 20 for the attachmento-f a flexible hose 2| and is threaded at22 to receive a clamping nut 23. A

45 hollow handle 24 is telescoped over the nozzle and the adjacent portion of the hose, andis held clamped between a flange 25 formed on the nozzle and the face of the closure 16 by the nut -23, as will be clear from Fig. l.

50 Asoap receptacle 26 is positioned in the casing 10 and is'secured to the inner Walls, of the casing in spaced relation thereto by webs 21. The upper end-of the soap receptacle opens into the'chamber portion H and iS-"DITOVidGd with a 55 vmovable closure which, in :the form illustrated,

comprises a plate 28 provided. with notches 29 spaced around its' periphery. The notches 29 engage reduced portions 30 of pins.3l secured at theirupperends in closure [6 and provided at theirlower ends with beads 32. The length 55 of pins 3!. and of the reduced portion 30 is such that the plate 28 may engage the top-of, the soap. receptacle to .completely close. the said receptacleasshown inffull lines invFig. .1, or it can be raised todotted line position, as shown {10 in the samefigure. The shou1ders33 formed at thelju'nction of reduced portions 30and the body ofthe pins limit the upward or opening move: ment of the plate 28. The plate 28 is provided with a central-opening 15 coaxial with the waterdischarge pipe 19 and the soap. receptacle 26, and is slightly largerin diameter than theinner diameter of thewater discharge pipe. Z

The opening 35 isadapted to.be, opened or 20 closed from the outside of. the .casing and for that purpose a gate or valvemember 31 is pivoted'to .the plate 28 to be swung either overthe opening. .35- tolclose. the latter; as shown in, full line in Figs. 1 and 3, or. to one. side as shownin 25 dotted line in Fig. 3. Pins 3,8 areprovided to limit the. opening and closing movements of the gate. The gate is secured to a cylindrical pivot member 39 pivoted to the plateat 4.0, which Icylindrical member, is provided "with an up- {30 wardly opening boreslidably engaging the inner end of a lever ll which extends through the clo- "sure l6 and is .formed witha milled handle 42 on its outer end. Pins lit-projecting sidewise from the lower end of lever Al engage in. slots 44 5 formed in the walls of member 39 so that retation, of the'handle 42 will swing gate 3 l to and from closing position in all positions of the plate. The lever 4| passesthrough the closure I6 by Way of a stufling box 45 to prevent leakage. .40

The upper end of tubing 2| is provided with any-suitable coupling member .46 by which the device is connected to a faucet indicated in :dottedlines I at 41. e

. The operation ofthedevice is as follows. As- .45

:suming the parts tobe in the position shown in full line in the figures, that is with opening 35 closed bygate 31-, water admitted .through nozzle [9 strikes the :gate 31 and by its force holds plate "28 against the open end of the soap recep- 59 .tacle, .thus holding the latter closed. The water passingbetween the walls of the casing l0 and receptacle 2B is discharged without admixture of soap through the spray nozzle openings 7 I3.

When gate 3lis swung toopen position b y turnsing handle 42, the water discharged through pipe I9 passes directly through opening 35' into the soap chamber in which a cake of soap has been placed. Since opening 35 has been made slightly larger than the pipe opening, the stream passes through without exerting any substantial pressure on the outer side of the plate. The pressure of the water within the soap chamber acting against the under side of the plate acts to lift the plate to approximately the dotted line position in Fig. 1 and the soap laden water escapes to chamber ll around'the edges of the plate and is discharged as before, through nozzle openings l3. s F

It will be understood that various changes in structure may be made in the manner of pivoting the gate 31 or in mounting member 28 formovement relative to the soap container, without departing from the scope of myinvention. I fur-.

, through a pipe 50, opening through closure I6 from chamber H, to the flexible hose or pipe 5| which is provided at its end with a suitable spray nozzle 52. The nozzle 52is preferably provided with a handle 53 which may be. similar in all re- .spects to handle 24. p It will be seen that with the device of this invention, clear or soapy water may be discharged from the device and that ,in changing from one to the other, or in otherwise manipulating the device, the hand of the operator need not come in contact with parts that have. become dangerously or unpleasantly heated from contact with hot water. Also, the utilization of thewater pressure as the means for opening and closing the soap receptacle results in ease of operation, simplicity'of the parts, and positive action. f, What I claim is: j i :1.,A devicefor dissolving soluble'materials in fluids which comprises a casing forming a chamber;'a fluid inlet to, said chamber, afluid outlet from said chamber, a receptacle for thesoluble material opening to said chamber, a closure meniber for said receptacle positioned in the path of the incoming fluid and mounted'for movement towardand from the receptacle toj'respectively close and open the latter, an opening in said closure member so positioned that incoming fluidmay directly enter the receptacle through said opening in sufficient quantity to create pressure therein 'to hold the closure memberin open position, valve means for closing said opening whereby the incoming fluid presses the closure member into closed position, and means to, actuate the valve means. i

2.'A device for Washing dishes and the like which comprises a casing forming a chamber, a

vWater inlet to said chamber and a plurality of spray forming water outlets from said chamber,

a soap receptacle opening to said chamber, a closure member for said receptacle positioned in the path of the incoming water and mounted for movement toward and from the receptacle to re- {spectively close and open the latter, an opening in said closure member so positioned that water may directly enter-the receptacle through said open- 'ing in sufiicient quantity to. create pressure within the inlet opening, said receptacle being spaced from the walls of the chamber to permit the passage of water from the inlet endof the chamber to the outlet end, a plate-like closure member for the open end of the soap receptacle, mounted for a limited bodily movement toward and from the receptacle; an opening foiiried in said closure member in line with the flow of water from said inlet to permit a substantially unobstructed flow of water directly from the inlet 'in't of the 'soap receptacle, the water pressure thus established within the receptacle acting to move the closure away from the receptacle and permit escape of the water to the chamber at the edges of the clbsure, a gate member'pivoted to the closure merit ber adapted to close theopening inthe closure member whereby, the pressure of the entering Water maintains the closure member against the open end of the receptacle to close the latter, and means operable from the outside-of the casing to actuate the gate member.

4. A device for washing dishes and the like which comprises a casing forming a chamber, a water inlet to said chamber, a plurality of spray forming water outlets from saidchamber, a soap receptacle opening to said chamber, a closure member mounted for movement toward and from the receptacle to respectively close and open the latter, an opening formed in said closure in line with the flow of Water from said inlet to permit substantially unobstructed entrance of the water to the receptacle, the water pressure thus established within the receptacle acting to move the closure away from the receptacle and permit escape of the water to the chamber at the edges of the closure, and means operable from the outside of the casing to close said opening in the closure whereby the pressure of the entering water maintains said closure in closed position.

5. A device for washing dishes and the like which comprises a generally cylindrical casing,

an open ended soap receptacle positioned within through the top of the casing opposite the open end of the soap receptacle, a fiat closure member for said receptacle, a plurality of pins by which 'of'spray forming openings, a water inlet opening 1 said member is mounted for movement toward and from the receptacle, an opening formed in said member in line with the flow of water from said inlet to permit substantially unobstructed how of water across the chamber portion of the casing into the soap receptacle, the water pressure thus established within the'receptacle' acting to move the closure member away from the receptacle and permit escape of the water to the chamber portion at the edges of said member, and a gate member pivoted to the closure member and movable from the outside of the casing, adapted to close'the opening in the disc, whereby the pressure of the entering water maintains said disc in receptacle closing position.

6. A device for washing dishes and the like which comprises a casing forming a chamber, a soap receptacle opening through one wall of the casing, a water inlet opening through the opposite wall of the casing, a fiat closure member for said receptacle, a. plurality of pins upon which said closure member is mounted for movement toward and from the receptacle, an opening formed in said closure member in line with the flow of water from said inlet to permit substantially unobstructed flow of water across the chamber into the soap receptacle, the water pressure thus established within the receptacle acting to move the closure member away from the receptacle and permit escape of the ,water to the chamber at the edges of the closure member, a gate member pivoted to the closure member and movable from the outside of the casing adapted to close the opening in the closure member whereby the pres-' sure of the entering water maintains said closure member in receptacle closing position, and a water 10 outlet opening from the chamber.

HARRY TAYLOR.

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