US1162492A - Clothes-wringer. - Google Patents

Description

' W. J. KELLY.

CLOTHES WRINGER. APPLICATIONl FILED Nov. s. IQIz.

1 62,492., Patented Nov. 30, 191.5.

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N I N ef Ik W. J. KELLY.

CLOTHES WRINGER.

APPLICATION Flu-:D Nov. 6.

1912. L ,l @2,4923 Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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1%1 ,0 Il@ 4X0 entre sraras earner orion WILLIAM J'. KELLY, 0F CLINTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR T0 LOVELL MANUFACTURING COIVIPA'NY, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

cLoTHEs-WRINGER.

` Application filed November 6, 1912. Serial No. 729,854.

To all vwhom it may concern.'

Be i lrnowngthat I, WILLI-AM J. KELLY, a citiz of the United States, residing at Clinton, in the county of Clinton and State .0f Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in ClOtheS-VVringers, of which the following is a specification.

This inventio-n relates to clothes wringers and particularly that type of wringers having a pressure rail or bar jat the top portion with adjusting means to hold the rollers in firm associated relation or in such close position relatively to each other as to render the wringing operation eifective.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a clothes wringer with means for quickly releasing the pressure on the upper roller for the purpose of loosening the latter;

in order that an operator may readily extricate the hand used in feeding the clothes from injurious engagement with the rollers and also to facilitate the release of articles of clothing from the rollers that may be wound around the latter, especially articles of fine material.

The invention is adapted for use either on hand wringers or on power operated wringers used in connection with other laundry machinery, and in power operated wringers there is always considerable danger to the operator in feeding the machine in that the fingers of the hand are liable to be drawn in between the rollers and crushed or mashed, and, furthermore, in operating power wningers loss of ne pieces or articles )often ensues, especially when made from some thin material in view of the fact that the goods being of light weight wrap around the rollers and wind so 'tight that it is almost impossible to release them and if a pulling strain is eXerted on such fine articles to effect a release under the` conditions noted, the articles are torn or otherwise injured. The release attachment embodying the present features of the invention has been devised to overcome these disadvantages, both in hand-operated and power wringers.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wringer embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through a portion of the wringer. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the portion of the wringer showing parts brokeny away and illustrating the clamping rail or bar in released position.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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The numeral 5 designates the lower roller and 6 the upper roller of the pair of rollers as ordinarily used in a clothes wringer and mounted for rotation in suitable bearings provided in the upright frame posts or side stiles 7 and 8, the said posts being slotted as at 9 and the rollers 5 and 6 having their spindles 10 extending into the slots and the upper ro-ller supporting compression springs 11 to yieldingly dispose the said upper roller above and in close association with the lower roller. In the slots 9 the opposite extremities of a pressure bar 12 are movably mountstood that the compression springs 11 are located at opposite ends of the wringer and the pressure bar has the contact strips or plates 13 projected rbeyond the ends of the bar and provided with depending studs 14 over which the upper ends of the springs 11 are fitted, as clearly shown by Fig. 2. The lower ends of the springs 11 are fitted over posts 15 projecting upwardly from saddle hearings 16 engaging the extremities of the spindles 10 of the upper roller 6,'thf` spindles 10 of the lower roller having opposite extremities resting upon metal bearings 17 at the bottoms of the slots 9. The construction as just described is well known in the art and may be modified, or any other analogous organization may be adopted, and in the present form of wringer the usual clamping rail 18 is employed and is hinged at one vend as at l!) and has the other end free to open, the said railv carrying clamping or adjusting screws 20, the lower ends of the screws being adapted to engage the sti n -s or plates 13 to regulate the tension on the roller 6 through the springs 11.

A releasing means for theclamping rail 1S is embodied in the ywringer and consists Of an angle plate 21 secured over the free end of the said rail 1S and depending below the same and formed with a slot 22, the lower extremity of the angle plate or hinge member 21 being bifurcated to form the said slot and provide knuckles 23, and in this bifurcated portion of the angle plate or hinge member 21 the upper end of a latch 24 is pivotally mounted. rlhe latch 24; embodies a head 25 and a notch 26 at the lower.` terminal of the head and a depending handle 27. rl`he notch 26 has a base wall 28 forming a shoulder which runs off through a curved corner :29 into the inner edge. of the depending handle i7, and the head 25 gradually curves down to the notch 26 with sufficient clearance to facilitate engagement of the latch with and release of the said latch from an angular catch plate 3() secured at a suitable elevation on the one upright or side stile 7 and extending 'fully across the slot or opening 9, as clearly shown by Fig. 1.

' Engaging the extremity of the rail or bar 18 opposite that to which the latch 24 is connected is a spring 31 having an arm 32 attached to the end of the rail or bar 18 and a coil 33 suitably engaging the pin 34 of a hinge 35, the said spring also havinga depending` arm 36 secured to the outer edge portion oi' the adjacent upright or side stile 8. The function of this spring 3l is to exert upward pressure on the clamping rail and to add to the pressure exerted by springs 11 to quickly throw the rail or barv 18 upwardly when released by the latch 24 The wringer is arranged normal condition for operation by pressing downwardly on the rail 18 and drawing the latch 21 inwardly and causing the notch 26 to engage the catch 30, the shoulder 28 of the latch bearing against the under part of the catch, as clearly shown by Fig. 2. Vhen it is desired to release the rail 18 and relax the pressure oi' the upper roller 6, the latch 24 is released by drawing outwardly on the depending handle 27 thereof to disengage the shoulder 28 from the catch 30, and immediately the springs throw the rail or bar 18 upwardly and release the pressure or compression springs 11 to permit the upper roller (3 to be raised sufficiently from the lower roller 5 to release any article that may become wound around the rollers, or in the event of accident to the hand of the operator permit the latter to withdraw the hand. The wringer may be afterward reset by. a very simple operation to bring the roller 6 in close association with the roller 5. 'It will be seen that the latch 24C may be readily manipulated to release the rail 18 and consequently slaclien the springs 11, and said catch is in a position most effective for quickly operating the same. It will be observed that in this construction of wringer the clamping rail occupies the position ordinarily occupied by similar devices and is also brought back or closed down in the same fixed position and the adjustment of the springs 11 is eil'ected by the adjusting screws 20 carried by the rail. It will also be seen that the hinge for the clamping rail is offset with relation to the side stile to which it is attached and the adjacent spring. This arrangement is particularly desirable in wringer structures wherein the springs are mounted inslots in the side stiles as in the present instance. l

A further advantage of the improved wringer attachment is that the roller 6 may be readily released in case Ian operator should overload the wringer 'with a very Aheavy piece of goods and interfere with the free operation of the rollers and stall the motor for driving the wringer. If an elec tric type ofmotor is used as thel power means, be prevented under the stallin conditions just explained by the quick re ease of the roller 6. A still further advantage in the reinforcement of the wringer structure generally results in that the catch piece braces the frame posts or side stiles 7 and 8 at one side and strengthens the said posts or side stiles in view of the necessity of cutting out the wood to make room for the spring, and at the opposite side the lower portion of The improved wringer attachment will be .found exceptionally advantageous for the burning out of the said motor will y purpose for which it has been devised, and

the same may be applied to wringers now inv use at a comparatively small expense and, without disorganizing such wringers.

It will be understood that the proportions and dimensions of the several parts may bev modified at will without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Vhat is claimed' is:

1. In a clothes wringer, the combination of a frame having side stiles, wringing roll-A ers mounted in said Stiles, spring pressure means coacting with said rollers., an upper' clamping rath-hinged at one end and having a fixed ,location with relation to the stiles when vclosed down, adjustable devices carried by the rail to coperate with and regulate the tension ofthe spring pressure means, and means for detachably locking th rail in depressed position with the side Stiles.

2. In a clothes wringer, the combination of a frame having side Stiles with slots, wringing rollers mounted between the Stiles, springs c'oacting with the rollers and disposed in the slots of the side stiles, an upper clamping rail having a hinge connection otset with relation to the adjacent spring, adjusting devices carried by the rail to cooperate with and regulate the tension of the springs, and means for detachably lock-v ing the rail with the Stiles in closed position.

i In testimony whereof I have hereunto set. my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VILLIAM J. KELLY. Vitnesses M. A. ANDERSON, G. D. KEEFE.

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