US113444A

US113444A - Improvement in washing-machines

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Publication number: US113444A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1871-04-04
Anticipated expiration: 1888-04-04

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MPEYERS, PMOTO-UTNUGRAPHEH, WASHINGTON. D. C,

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Letters Patent No, 113,444, dated April 4, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

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

To all whom it may concern.: 4

Beit knownthat we, J ons OsirUN and J ons Guin., of Rockport, in the county of Warren and State ot' New Jersey, have mvented certain Improvements in -Ii/ashing-lvlachines, of whichthe'following is a specilication, reference being had to 'the accompanying drawing. y

-Our invention relates to washing-machines, and consists in the novel construction and'arrangement of certain mechanical devices by which 4the articles to be washed are held between two corrugated surfaces, one of which applies any desired pressure, while the other has a reciprocating motion and does `the necessary rubbing, as hereinafter explained.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of the ma-I chine; i

Figure 2 is a top `plan view ofthe same; and

Figure 3 is a cross-section of the corrugated sul'- taces. p

In constructing this machine a frame, A, is made of any size desired, with suitable legs or supports, B.

In this frame a tub, C, having vertical ends-anda Vcurved or circula-r bottom, is arranged as shown in fig. I. Y

Within this tub, and to the inner sides of its ends,

are pivoted two levers, I), one on each side, as shown in the same gure.

The inner ends of these levers are connectedby a broad cross-piece, E, having 'its upper surface corrugated with corrugations similar to those shown in` lig. 3.

'lhe outer ends of the levers are connected-by another cross-piece, F, which serves as a handle to op ei-atc them,:as shown in ligs. l and 2.

The length of the'jnner arms of these levers' is such that, when operated, the board or cross piece E will keep close to the interior surface of the tub, as shown in lig. l.

At one end, and near the front side of the machine, alland-lever, G, is pivoted nea'r` its lower end at a, and so as to standl in a vertical position, as shown in said fig. 1, and is connected by a rod, H, to one arm `of an elbow-lever, I, pivoted upon the back side of the machine, as shown in iig, 2. lhe coi'inecting-rod lI l turns freely on its points 0i' connections The elbow-lever I is connected at its other end to a board, J, arranged to move in guides longitudinally under friction-rollers K. l

'This connection of the lever to the board may be by means of a pin, b, passed through its end,`and

through a curved metal spring, L, attached to the board', the spring passing through avslot in the end of the lever, as shown in iigs. l and 2, or by any other suitable devices.

The board J has its under side corrugated, and is so ai-'ranged'as to be immediately overthe bonrd E when the latter is swung up toward it.

The friction-rollers K may be Vmade ot rubber or other elastic material, ii' desired.

In operating the machine thus constructed, the water and -article or articles to bewashed are placed in it, the latter in front of the board E.

The operator then takes the handle Ii ofthe levers l) in one hand and the handle of the lever G iu the other. With the former he agitates the articlesin the i largest; that any desired pressure may be applied within the limit of'the operator-s strength; and that y the articles to bewashed can both be dashed about in g the water as well as thoroughly washed by the reciprocating board.

Having thus described our invention,

That we claim is- 1.' lhe combination of the lever G, rod H, elbowlever I, and board J with levers D and board E, when constructed and arranged as herein described, for the purpose of applying a variable pressure and a rubbing surface at the same time, as set forth.

2. In combination with theboards Eand J and the elbow-lever I, the spring L and rollers K 0r their equivalents, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. Y

3. The combination of the swinging board Iiland `reciprocating board J, when constructed and arranged to be operated' substantially as and for the'purpose set forth.

JOHNUSMUN. J OHN GURL. Witnesses:

Isaac S. DILE, DANIEL AXFonn.