US2635448A - Rinser for diapers and other clothes - Google Patents

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April 21, 1953 w. HIRUTTEN RINSER FOR DIAPERS AND OTHER CLOTHES Filed Sept. 9, 1948 Patented Apr. 21, 1953 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a rinser for clothes and the like particularly designed to remove loose dirt and other foreign material from clothes such as babies diapers and the like.

It is an object of my present invention to provide a novel and improved device for thoroughly and efficiently rinsing clothes and the like to remove loose or soluble dirt therefrom.

. More specifically, it is an object to provide an open-topped clothes rinsing tank adapted to receive a constant flow of water during the rinsing process, the flow of the water being adapted to thoroughly agitate the clothes within the tank.

Still more specifically, it is an object to provide a curved rinsing tank for clothes such as babies diapers and the like having a pair of water discharging nozzles mounted therein in divergin relation one to the other, at least one of said nozzles being disposed along a chord disposed in closely spaced relation to a line tangent to the curve of said tank to produce an agitated whirling action therein.

It is a further object to provide an air injector for introducing air into the water in said tank to increase the cleansing efiiciency thereof.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of my rinsing device as mounted in a toilet bowl, the toilet bowl being shown in vertical section;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the rinser shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the general arrangement of the device as mounted in a toilet bowl.

Any suitable overflow drain can be used such as a conventional toilet bowl 6 with an annular reinforcing flange 1 around the top thereof as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4. In the form of my invention illustrated, I provide an open topped tank 8 with a continuously curved main body portion which may take the form of a short horizontally disposed cylindrical section 811 having the closed ends 8b, as shown in the accompanying drawings. The curved top of the cylindrical section 8a is opened and in the form shown, is longitudinally out along the rear portion thereof and is bent upwardly and forwardly to form an anti-splash shield 9 along the front portion thereof and leaves an opening in the top of said tank 8. The side closure 8b extend upwardly to the top of shield 9 and slope downwardly and rearwardly to enclose the sides of the opening. The water overflows the rear edge 3d of the cylindrical section Ba and spills downwardly over the spillway formed between the upwardly extending side portions of the ends 812 and flows downwardly therefrom into the toilet bowl 6.

A pair of outstanding arms 10 with the depending retaining flanges ll, provide an attachment bracket for securely attaching said tank to the top annular flange "l of the toilet bowl 6.

A supply conduit l2 having a connection nipple 53 formed at the upper end thereof for attachment to a bathroom faucet or the like such as the one shown in Fig. 1 is provided. The conduit I2 extends downwardly to be connected onto an attachment sleeve 13 which is rigidly mounted on the upper portion of the tank 8 and is disposed substantially tangent to the cylindrical curve of section 8a, as is best shown in Fig. 1. A second conduit I4 intersects conduit l2 as by the interconnection T [5 and has a nozzle l6 fixed to the lower end thereof and mounted in fixed relation in the side 8b of the tank 8 and is directed in converging relation to the sleeve l3.

The sleeve I3 has a Venturi nozzle I! mounted therewithin and has an air inlet aperture l8 formed in the side thereof and disposed a slight distance rearwardly of the forward discharge end of nozzle ll, to permit air to be drawn into the stream of water discharged from said nozzle H. For purposes of convenience this air intake device will hereinafter be referred to as an air injector, the purpose of injecting air into the supply stream of water being to aid the cleansing action on the clothes being rinsed in the tank 8.

The following is a description of the assembly and operation of my improved clothes rinsing device. The tank 8 is inserted into the bowl of a toilet G or other suitable drainage basin and the outstanding attachment arms ID are placed on the top of reinforcing flange 1 of the bowl with the depending flanges ll extending downwardly to engage the outer vertically disposed portion of reinforcing flange l and securely retain said tank in position. The rear edge 8d forming the spillway is, of course, disposed toward the center of said toilet bowl 6 to permit the fiow of water thereover to spill into said toilet bowl. The connection nipple I3 is then slipped over a faucet such as the one illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4 and the dirty diapers or clothes to be rinsed are put into the tank through the opening 80 in the top 3 thereof. The water is then turned on and flows downwardly through conduit I2, Venturi nozzle ll, supplemental supply conduit 14 and agitating nozzle [6 to produce an agitated, swirling action within the tank 8 to thoroughly rinse the clothes.

The air injector mixes the air and the water flowing through Venturi nozzle l7 and this air in the swirling water tends to draw the dirt out of the clothes and materially aids in cleaning the same. The dirty water, of course, flows out over lip 8d and down over the spillway into the toilet bowl 6. If only the tangentially disposed discharge of water is used, a continuous circular swirling action is produced within the tank but by use of the agitating nozzle I6 directed in converging relation to the discharge from the primary nozzle I1, and sleeve I3, an'agitated swirling action is produced which more efiiciently cleans the clothes being rinsed.

It should be noted that although the rinser disclosed herein, is primarily designed for rinsing dirty diapers, it has a wide variety of other uses in rinsing many other types of garments. It is possible to add soap to the water, but the prime purpose is merely to remove the loose or soluble dirt from the clothes.

It will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple and inexpensive rinser which is designed to efli cien'tly'remove loose dirt or soluble material from clothes such as diapers which produces an aerated agitated swirling flow of water therethrough and which is adapted to be easily connected to any suitable overflow drain such as a toilet bowl or a tub with the water supply being furnished by a conventional faucet tap. The nipple I3 is adapted to receive conventional faucet taps in sealed relation therein and carry the water from said tap into the conduit l2 and tank 8.

It will, of course, be understood, that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of myinvention.

WhatI claim is:

1. A rinser'for diapers and other clothes comprising an open-topped tank having closed ends and a cylindrically curved portion adapted to receive clothing to be rinsed, a water supply conduit adapted for connection "at one end to'a source of water supply, one discharge nozzle connected to said supply conduit and mounted to discharge into "said tank along a chord disposed in closely spaced relation to a line tangent to the curved portion thereof to produce a swirling action therein'and a'second nozzle connected with said water supply conduit and mounted in one end of the tank to discharge into said tank in converging relation to thedischarg'e of said first nozzle at an acute angle thereto to agitate the swirling action in said tank, the excess water in the tank spilling outwardly through the opening in the top thereof.

2. A rinser for'diapers and other clothes comprising a substantially cylindrically curved tank body with closed ends and havin an overflow opening in the top thereof, a conduit adapted to be connected at one'end to a source of water supply under pressure, an air ejector mounted in said conduit for feeding a flow of air into the water carried by the conduit, a nozzle connected at the other end of said conduit and directed to discharge the mixture of water and air into the tank along a chord disposed in closely spaced relation to a line tangent to the curved body portion thereof, and a second nozzle connected with said water supply conduit and mounted to discharge water into said tank at one end thereof in acutely converging relation to the discharge from the first nozzle to agitate the swirling action within the tank.

3. A rinser for diapers and the like to remove and dispose of dirty solid material therein, said rinser comprising a tank having a substantially cylindrically curved segment with closed ends, the upper portion of said cylindrical segment being constructed to provide an open top, a discharge nozzle mounted in the cylindrical portion of the tank, supporting brackets for holding the tank in supported relation within a toilet bowl, a flexible conduit adapted to connect to a water supply faucet at its upper end and connected at its lower 'end to said discharge nozzle, and a second nozzle mounted in one end of said tank in converging relation to said first nozzle.

4. A rinser for diapers and the like to remove and dispose of dirty solid material therein, said rinser comprising 'a tank having a substantially cylindrical curved segment with closed ends, the upper portion of said cylindrical segment being constructed to provide an open top, the cylindrical portion of the tank extending a suflicient distance around the circumference of a circle defined thereby to retain the diapers therein, a discharge nozzle mounted in the cylindrical portion of the tank to produce a circumferential swirling action on the diapers therein, supporting brackets for holding the tank in supported relation within an overflow collection basin, conduit means adapted for connection at its upper end to a water supply and connected at its lower end to said discharge nozzle, and a second nozzle connected with said conduit means and mounted in one end of said tank in converging relation to said first nozzle to produce agitation of the swirling diapers within the tank.

WALTER H. RUT'I'EN.

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