US100062A - Improved washing-machine - Google Patents

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itntml tat-w vBENJAMIN PINE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 100,002

, lated February 1870.

IMPROVE!) WASHING-LIACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN Prsn, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clothes-Washer; and l do hereby declare that the following is a i'ull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to maire and use the same, reference being,r had to the accompanying drawing` forming part ot' this speoiiiration, in which-n Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section ot' my imM proved machine, taken through the line x x, iig. 2.

Figure 2 is a top or plan view of the same, part being` broken away to show thc construction.

Figure 3 is a detail view of the presser'.

Figure 4 is a detail view of the tbravard end of the connecting-bar.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an irnproved washing-machine which shall be simple in construction, easily operated, and effect-ive in operation, washing the clothes quickly and thoroughly by pressure, and without injuring the most delicato fabrics; and

lt consists in the construction and combination of various parts of the machine, as hereinafter nror'e fully described.

A is the box or tub of the machine, which is made rectangular in its general form, and which is snpported upon legs, B, of such a length as to raise the machine to a convenient height.

The bottom a. is made curved upon the arc of a circle having its center' upon the axis ofthe presser.

' lo the middle parts of the sides of the box A are attached two nprights, C, the upper ends of which are connected by the cross-bar D.

E are perforated metallic or wooden plates, placed at alittle distance from the ends of the tub A, with their upper' or top parts inclined toward the middle of the said'tub, as shown in tigs. 1 and 2. l`hc plates E are perforated with numerous holes to allow the water to pass through them freely, and may be permanently or detachably secured in place. I prefer to make them detachable, for convenience in washing the tub.

F are plates or valves, extending from a halt' to twothir'dsot' the length of the pertorated plates E, as shown in tig. 2. rlhe outer' ends of the plates or valves F are pivoted to the sides ofthe tub or to the ends of the perforated plates E, so that their inner or i'ec ends may move back and forth freely.

G is the presser, which is formed by attaching,r two perforated plates to the lower end ot' the bar or bars H. 'lhe ends of the two plates G are kept at the proper distance apart by being` 'attached to short bars placed between them, as shown in iig. The lower edges of the perforated plates G are also supported by a bar placed between them, as shown in nos. 1 and 2.

l is :i plate or valve, placed in the space between the perloratcd plates G, upon one side only ofthe bar or bars il, and pivotcd at its lower' end so that'it may lie along the one or the other of thc perforated plates G, according` to the direction in which the presser may be moving. The ripper end of the bar or bars l1 is pirotcd to the cross-bari 1), so that the lower edge oi' the presser, as it swings back and forth, may move alongI the curve ofthe bottoni u.' of the tub A.

etwcen the bars H, when two bars are used, or in a slot in the bar, when only one is used, is pivoted the forward end o the connecting-rod or bar J, by a bolt or piu, K., passing through the said conuecting-bar and through one or the other of the holes in the said bars H, so that by raising` or lowering thc pivotingbolt K the length of the swing` of the presser' may be adjusted according to the quantity of clothing to be operated upon.

The pivotinglpin or holt K passes through a slot in the connecting-bar J and through a block, L, placed in a recess formed in the said bar i'or its reception.

At each end of the block L is placed a rubber block or spring, M, as shown in fig. 4. rlhis construction allows the presser to yield when stopped by the clothes to allow the crank to pass its cent-er.

rllhe other' end of the connecting-rod J is pivotod to the crank-pin attached to the large gear-wheel N, the journals ot' which revolve in bearings attached to the end ofthe tub A, and the teeth ot' which mesh into the teeth 0f the small gear-wheel O, attached to the inner end ot' the shaft l, which revolves in bearings attached to the end of the tub A, and to the outer end of which the crank Q is attached,.by means of which the machine is operated.

The 'gearing N O l? is incascd, as shown in figs. 1 and 2, to prevent anything from coming in contact with it.

In usingT the machine the clothes to be washed are placed in about equal quantities upon each side of the presser', andas the said presser moves back and forth, they are. pressed against the perforated end plates E, squeezing out the water, which dissolves the dirt and carries it out of the clothes with it..

As the presser moves toward either end of the tub, pushing the clothes before it., the water forces baci; the valve F from the perforated plate E, and ilows into the end chambers of the tub. As the presser moves back, the valve F closes down against the perforated plate E, and the water `can only get out by iiowing through the perforations in the, end part of said per'-l t'oratedl plate E uncovered by thc valve F. rlhe more# ment of the presser through the water at the same time forces thevalve I against the rear plate G of the and for the purpose set forth1 presser, so that the Water is forced to take :t diagonal course, und striking against the clothes it turns the clothes around, so that when the presser returns euch time it will find the clothes in :t different position, thus insuring the clothes being thoroughly washed in all their parts.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim ns new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the valves or pivoted plates F and I with the perforated plates E and G oi' the washer, substantially as herein shown and described,

2. The combination of the swinging presser G I H and the end plates E F, whether xed or detachable,

with each other and with the tub A, connecting-rod or bnr J, crank gear-wheel N, smell geur-wheel O, shaft P, and crunk (L), substantially :is herein shown and described, und for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the block L und rubber spring M with the slotted und recessed bnr J und with the pin or bolt K by which the snidbnr J is pivoted to the bar or bars H of the presser, substnntinll y as herein shown und described, and for the purpose set forth.

'lhe above specification of 1n y invention signed by me this 30th dey of December, 1869.

BENJAMIN PINE.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. MABEE, J Aims T. GRAHAM.

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