Title: Bottle washing machine

Abstract: To permit versatile application of a washing machine for bottles of different sizes and shapes, a rotatable frame is located within a vessel, the frame having secured thereto a plurality of bottle holding, or retaining boxes, each adapted to hold one, or more bottles, which boxes are made of mesh, or similar material, and have an open top, the frame being arranged with holding means for mesh, grid or other tops, at different heights above the bottoms of the boxes; the frame rotates in the vessel, to dip the bottles into cleaning, rinsing and other treatment solutions and, when the bottles are facing upside down, spray means are arranged to spray washing liquid into the bottles. The vessel may be strong enough to accept pressurized steam for sterilization of the wash bottles.

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Inventors: Rutten, Werner (Erkrath, DT)

Application Number: 530963
Filing Date: 1974-12-09
Publication_date: 1976-05-18
Assignee: Anton Huber, GmbH & Co. KG (Freising, DT)
Primary Class(es): 15/302 15/304, 15/305, 134/79, 134/152
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US Patent Ref:

1046062	Dec, 1912	Felt	134/159.
1209849	Dec, 1916	Kintzele	134/159.
2202344	May, 1940	Hamilton et al.	134/159.
3302655	Feb, 1967	Sasaki et al.	134/152.

Other Refs: 85,531256,276654,194

Jun, 1920	CH
Mar, 1912	DT
Dec, 1937	DT

Primary Examiner: Christian, Leonard D.
Assistant Examiner: Moore, C. K.
Attorney: Flynn and Frishauf