US106136A - Improved clothes-wringer - Google Patents

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niet @diem stent @with CHARLES n. DE KNIGHT, or PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

Lette-rs Patent No. 106,136, dated ugust 9, 1870.

rMPRovED CLOTHES-walnoten.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same Be it known that I, OHARLEsH. DE Kutcher, of `Pittsburg,in the `county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clothes-Wringcr; land I dohereby declare t that the followingis a `full and exact description thereof', reference being had `to the accompanying.drawing andto the letters of reference marked thereon.

4The nature of my invcntionconsists in so constructing the base of the frame ofa clotbes-wringer that Vit shall be provided with a ange, which forms an are of a circle corresponding to the exterior and top edge of' the ordinary wash-tub, and combiningwith said ilange another ilauge, which projects at a rightangle inwardover the top edge of the wash-tub, said inward-prof jectingilange being provided with spring clamps,

which, inl combination with the flange which is adapted to the exterior and top edge ofthe tub, are used for the purpose of holding the wringer in position upon My invention also consists, in combination with the above, of guides and bearings, rollers, gearing, and

springs, constructed, arranged, and operating substantiallyfas hereinafter described. Y

To enable others skilled in the art to make. and use my invention, I will proceed 'to describe more fully its, construction and operation.

`In the accompanyingdrawing', whiclriorms part of ,my specicationi t 1 l l Figurel is a front elevation of my improvement in clothes-wrin ger.

Figure 2 is an end view of the same. A Figure 3V is a section of the frame, a roller-and itsl i guide orbearing at lines y y' and y".

I n the accompanying drawing- A "represents the trame of` the clothes-wringen which -is provided with a flange, R, whichV forms an arc of a circle, nd adapted -`to the exterior and top edge of theordinarywash-tub. j .l v

` B' represents a dange, which projects from the dange R inward over the top edge of' the wash-tub; chev upper surface of the ange `B ;is inclined, so Athat 'the water falling from therollers D upon it will flow back into the tub. f -To the ilan'geB' aref'attached two spring clamps, .0,

which, in combination \vth;the ange 1t, are used for thepurpose of holding'the frame upon the wash tub.' i

D represents ordinary rollers u sed in wringcrs; the axis a; is constructed of iron or 'brass, 'and :the surtace used for wringing covered with India rubber,

known as vulcanized rubber,

The rollers D are .pivotedi'n guides or bearings f,

which arearranged in the frame so as to move up and down init. 1`

On the axis a: of the rollers are gearwheels g and To the axis a: of the rollers .are attached springs e;

theform oi their construction and the manner of securing them to the axis ofthe rollers, and their-action upon them, will bereadily ,understood by reference to figs. 1 and 2. f y The crank for turning the rollers is attached to the axis of A the lower-roller, and the rollers are operated and manipulated in' theusual manner for wringing clothes with a wringing-nnachine.v

The frame A may be made of cast-iron, and coated with zinc or tin to prevent it from oxidizing.

- Byconstrnct-ing the frame for a clothes-wringer in the manner hereinbefore described, it can be made very light, strong, and durable, its peculiar forni being welladapted to being easily molded, forming what is known and termed among molders as plain castin :77 glhe ease and facility of molding the frame and lightness of it will enable the manufacturer to furnish the public with 4a cheap, strong, and durable frame for clot-her-wringcrs, Athe vvalue and importance of which will appear in view of thc fact that the frame of clothes-wringers is very liable to become wrecked and Vimpaired by the st-rai'n thrown upon itby the clothes passing between the rollers underheavy press'- ure..

' A frame constructed asA herein described will be easily and securely held upon the'tnb', and can be removed from it with ease and facility.v it not being `necessary to work andmanipnlate either screw or levers so. common in clothes-wringers.

, Another very important advantage obtained by constructing the frame as hereinbei'orc described consists in' preventing the Water, which is pressed from the clothes,.from dripping down on the outside of the wash-tub, .which dripping wete the dress of the washer and floor of the wash-house, two things that are very annoying to the good house-wife and very trying upon the patience, and always increase'her labor.

Having thus described the nature, construction, and operation of my improvement, y

What I claim as of my invention is'- -f 1. The frame A, the base 'of which conforms to the outer suxfaceand top edge of the tub, over which projects a flange, B', to which is attached clamp O, the whole being constructed, arranged, and operating as herein described, and for the purpose set forth. f

`2. ."In combination with the above, the arrangement of the rollers D, guides and bearings f, and spring'se,

` constructed, arranged, andoperating as herein described, and for thepurpose setforth.

, Witnesses: O; H. DE KNIGHT.l

A.. C. JOHNSTON, Jnm's J. JonNs'roN.

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