US139313A - Improvement in washing-machines - Google Patents

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IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,313, dated May 27, 1873; application filed April 19, 1873.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ELIAS M. HoDGsoN, of

Stanhope, in the county of Morris and State which the following is a specilication:

Figure l is a vertical cross-section of my improved machine taken through the line y y, Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal'section of the saine taken through the line .r w, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

. My invention is an improvement in the class of washing-machines having aixed and swinging or vibrating presser-board. The improvement relates to the construction of the face of the presser-boards, the same being grooved longitudinally and transversely to form rectangular projections or blocks, and perforations being formed in the grooves in such a manner that when the boards come together the blocks of one board will strike against those of' the other, and the horizontal and vertical grooves in one board will come opposite those in the other, and the water be eX- pressed through the holes.

A represents the box or tub of the machine, which is madewith a concave bottom, ver- Vtical ends, and slightly inclined sides, as

shown in Figs. l and 2. B are the legs, which are made ot' such a size as to raise the machine to a convenient height. The cover is placed a little below the upper edges ot' the sides and ends of the box A, for convenience in attaching a wringer, and is made in three parts, O D E. The side parts C E are stationary, and the middle part D is hinged at its forward edge to the inner edge ofthe front part D. Upon the under side ofthe middle part D is formed, or to it is attached, an ordinary rubbing-board, F, which is brought into proper position for use by turningthe said middle part of the cover up to rest upon the edge of the side of the box A. G is the stationary presser-board, the ends of which are secured to the inner edges of triangular blocks, or to cleats attached to the ends of the box A. The board G is arranged with its upper edge inclined inward, as shown in Fig. 1, and is strengthened by a longitudinal rib or brace attached to its outer side or back. The ends of the board H are securely attached to the arms I, which pass up along the ends of the box A, and are pivoted' to said ends above the cover (l D E, the ends of the middle part D of said cover being cut oi to allow the said arms to oscillate. To the upper ends of the arms I, at or near their pivoting point, are rigidly attached the ends of the bars J, the outer ends of which are connected by a round, K, to serve 4as a handle in operating the machine. The bars J are arranged at such round K into a convenient position to be grasped by the operator. The lower parts of the arms I are inclined toward the stationary' presser G, so that when the movable presserboard His moved up against the stationary presser-board G the two boards will be parallel with each other.

With washed by being pressed against `the stationary board G, andagain allowed to fall back into the water to be again saturated, the inclination of the board G causing the clothes to turn over as they fall back into the water.

The perforations of' the boards G H enable the water to escape freely from thefclothes, as they are pressed between the boards G H, carrying the dirt with it.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The combination'of the vibrating presserboard- H with the lxed board G, each provid-` ELIAS M. HODGSON; Witnesses:

DANIEL P. HENDERsHoT, CHARLES W. TROWBRIDGE.

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