US1405964A

US1405964A - Laundry assorting apparatus

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Publication number: US1405964A
Application number: US410076A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ralph W Barrier
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1920-09-13
Filing date: 1920-09-13
Publication date: 1922-02-07
Anticipated expiration: 1939-02-07

Description

R. W. BARRIER.

LAUNDRY ASSORTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEN-13,1920.

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LAUNDRY ASSORTING APPARATUS.

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LAUNDRY ASSORTING APPARATUS.

Specification o Application filed September To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH IV. BARRIER, a

paratus, of which the following is a specifica-tion.

The object of my invention is to provide a laundry assorting device of simple, durable and inexpensive construction and of few parts.

And further to provide a device of this class which may be used for purposes of laundry assorting or the like in a convenient, facile and economical manner without danger of tearing the paper bags into which the laundry is to be placed.

lVith these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, ar rangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth pointed out in my claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 shows an end elevation of my device. 7

Figure 2 shows a top view of the same.

Figure 3 shows a central, sectional view taken on line 38 of Figure 2, showing one of the bag holders or laundry compartments in section; and

Figure 4- shows a side elevation of the laundry assorting apparatus.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference character A to indicate generally a wheel mounted base, which coinprises pairs of pipes 10 and 11, which are fastened together on their inner ends by means of the cross joints 12. At the outer ends of the pipes 10 and 11, I have provided the downwardly extending

elbows

13 and 14. Fixed to the lower side of the cross joints 12 and the

elbows

13 and 14 are the castor wheels 15. Extending upwardly and fixed to the cross joints 12 are the short pipes 16. p

Mounted on the upper ends of the short pipes 16 are thecross joints 17, which have the upwardly extending pipes 18. Extending laterally from the cross joints 17 are the short pipes 19, which have the elbows 20 fixed to their outer free ends. Extending upwardly and outwardly from each of the elbows 20 are the pipes 21.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

13, 1920. Serial No. 410,076.

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The parts just described substantially form the frame member of my assorting apparatus. V

It will be seen that the frame is composed of simple parts and may readily and easily be assembled without the use of any special. tools or any great amount of skill.

Fixed to the pipe 18 is the frame member 22. connected by the horizontal reinforcing pipe 23. Extending between the cross joints 1'? is the similar horizontal reinforcing pipe 24.

From the construction of the parts just described, it will be seen that I have provided a wheel mounted frame of rigid construction.

Support-ed on and extended between the inclined pipes 21 is the wall member 25.

The wall member 25 is preferably made of sheet metal and is formed with upwardly extending ribs 26.

It will be seen that between the ribs 26, I have formed a substantial pocket for receiving the bag holders, which will be heretom member 27 are the bag holders or laundry receiving compartments 30. Each of the bag holders comprises a. rectangular body shaped portion having both of its ends open. A paper bag 31, which is slightly larger than the outside dimensions of the holder 30 receives the bag holder 30. The bag 31 and the bag holder 30, which forms the laundry receiving compartment, are placed between the ribs 26.

From the construction of the parts just described, it will. be seen that after the bag holder is placed in the bag that one end will remain open in which the laundry may be placed.

Fixed onto the frame member 22 is the table or platform 32, which is preferably made of sheet metal and is bent upon itself so as to form the upwardly extending flange 33 and the narrow ledge 34. The upper edge of the bag holder 30 is substantial y adja- The upper ends of the pipes 18 are of the bottom member ported by the wall member 25 and the botcent to the forward edge of the ledge 34-. The ledge 34 is preferably used for supporting laundry lists and the various markers used by the laundries for identifying each of the articles. In Figures 1 and at of the drawings, I have shown the devices 35, which are used for receiving the pins or markers of the articles.

It will be understood that suitable hooks or clips maybe provided instead of the devices 35 or the ledge 34 for holding the laundry lists or such other articles as are commonly used by the present laundries for identifying the different articles of the customers.

Fixed to the reinforcing pipe 23 and the upwardly extending pipe 18 is the partition member 36. Each side of the partition member 36, which'is directly in front of the operator may be used for placing any rules or any such other information, as should be called to the attention of the operator, as for example lost articles or unidentified articles. This partition member is always directly in front of the operator, when she is assertingthe laundry, and it will always be brought to her attention to look for any articles which are not properly being handled.

The table or platform 32 is used for supporting the paper bags 31. v

In the practical use of my invention you first place the paper bagson the open ended bag holders. These bag holders may then be very conveniently andeasily placed in position within the apparatus because of the rounded sheet metal ribs 26 forming spaces for the bag holders so that there is no danger of tearing the bags whenthe holders are being placed in position or being removed therefrom. 1 It is obvious that the device is of very simple and inexpensive construction and has few parts. The two upwardly and inclined pipes 21 at each end of the frame form a rigid support for the sheet metal wall member 25 and this wall member is provided with rigid corrugations 26, which form bag compartments between them, having rounded edges to avoid danger of tearing the bags. The same rigid frame has horizontal arms 22 at the top which support a sheet metal platform 32 in position where it will not interfere in any way with the insertion or removal of the baa holders and at the same time will form a convenient support, for other articles.

I claim as my invention: 7

An improved laundry assorting apparatus comprising a rigid framchaving at each end two arms near the bottom extended out-- wardly and upwardly and two arms at the top extended outwardly, a sheet metal wall of the frame, for the purposes stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, May 26, 1920.

RALPH W. BARRIER.