US1408596A

US1408596A - Clothes-washing machine

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Publication number: US1408596A
Application number: US460314A
Authority: US
Inventors: Heinrich Erich
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1921-04-11
Filing date: 1921-04-11
Publication date: 1922-03-07
Anticipated expiration: 1939-03-07

Description

E. HEINRICH.' `CLOTHES WVASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1I. I92I.

Paan Mar. 7, N22.,

W@ .AVIYIILIIIIHI ENIVVIHIMT iii' UNITED srArEs man HEINRICH, or DE'rnoIT, MICHIGAN.

CLOTHES-WASHING MACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar'. '7, 1922.

Application led April 11,1921. Serial No. 460,314.

To all @clima t may concern:

Be it known that I, ERICH HEINRICH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne. and State f Michigan, have invented certain newl and useful Improvements in Clothes-Washing Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and 4use the same.

This invention relates to an improved machine which is primarilyintended for washing clothes, but has the additional function of providing an leffective means for thoroughly mixing paints, dyes, and other fluids.

The principal object of the invention is.

to generally improve upon and simplify machines of this class and to provide one em- .bodying a novel agitator which acts on the iiuid in such a way as to insure an effective.

circulation thereof which will absolutely re move all dirt from clothes in a Very short time, the action of the fluid being suchfas to overcome possible injury to the clothes as occurs with the types of washing machines now on the market.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine of the above mentioned type which embodies comparatively few, simple and inexpensive parts which are so connected together that they can be easily separated from one another for making repairs or for/any other purpose desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a washing machine for clothes which embodies a novel agitator having on its lower end, an upwardly inclined annular deilector flange which serves to drive the water or cleaning fluid toward the sides of the tub both on the up stroke and down stroke of the operating rod. Experience' with this device has disclosed the fact that itvwill float the clothes and forcibly drive the water through them to remove all dirt in the least possible amount of time.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course `of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a operating rod 3 is slidable.

Ing' the agitator up, the arrows indicating the course that the cleaning fluid follows when the agitator'is moved'down.

Figure 2 1s a viewlike Fig. 1 showing the agitator moved down to its lowermost position, the arrows indicating the course the fluid takes when the agitator is moved upwardly. y

F1gure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the plane of the line 3-3 of F 1g. l.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a tub of. suitable lsize and deslgn having an internal centrally disposed upstandlng guide post 2 through which an Surrounding and spaced from thls guide post is a tubular open ended agitator 4. In order that this agitator may accomplish the end sought, it 1s equipped at its lower end with a relatively large-annular deflector fiange 5, the periphery of which is directed upwardly as'shown to act on the cleaning Huid andcause it to take the various courses indicated by the arrows A and B. At itsupper end, the agitator tube is equipped with a second lateral flange 6 which is smaller than the first named Hange and serves to confine water between it and the inclined Hange 5 on the upward stroke of the operating rod so as to insure that the water will be driven outwardly toward the sides of the tub and then inwardly as indicated by the arrows B. To Insure'eifective operation of the agitator, it 1s equipped with one or more apertures 7 for passage of air. Referring now to the operating rod3, it will be seen that it is equlpped on its upper end with a head 8 which includes a cylindrical portion 9 depending into and closing the upper end of the agitator tube, together with an attaching flange 10 which is bolted or otherwise secured to the adjacent deflector iange 6. If desired, a stuffing box 1l of any suitable construction may be associated with the upper end of the guide post to age of Huid from the tub.

In use the clothes are placed in the tub in the usual way, the latter being filled with water so that the level thereof will be about in the position indicated in the drawing. Assuming that the agitator and operating rod is in the position lndicated in Fig. l, it will be seen that when the operating rod is moved downward in the direction of the arrow C it will carry the agitator with it. In

so doing, the annular inclined deflector flange 5 on the lower end thereof will act on the water or fluid in such a way as to cause it to rush from the center of the tub toward 'the walls thereof and then upwardly and inwardly as indicated by the arrows A. On the other hand, when the operating rod moves upwardly in the direction of the`arrow D, it will lift the water above it and cause the water to take the course indicated by the arrows 13. The water acting in this manner will cause the clothes to remain in a Heating position and will flatten them out somewhat so as to permit the water to be easily driven through them. In this way, all movable matter will be taken from the clothes in a very short time. Furthermore, the clothes will be treated gently and possi ble injury thereof will be overcome.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings is thought to be sufiicient to enable persons skilled in the art to obtain a clear understanding of the inven-` tion. Therefore, a more lengthy description is deemed unnecessary.

Since probably the best results may be obtained with the construction and arrangement herein shown and described, this construction and arrangement is taken as the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, slight minor changes coming within the scope of the subjoined claims may be resorted to.

1. A clothes washing machine comprising A a tub, an upstanding tubular guide in said tub, an agitator surrounding said guide and having upper and lower outstanding flanges,

head carried by the said rod and connexzted to the upper end of said agitator.

2. A clothes washing machine comprising a tub, a centrally disposed upstandingy tu bular guide post arranged therein, a tubular open ended agitator surrounding and spaced from said post, an operating rod slidable through the latter, and a head on the upper end of said rod, being connected to the agitator and serving to close the upper open en v of the latter.

A clothes washing machine comprising a tub, an upstanding guide, a tubular agitator surrounding and spaced from the guide, being provided at its opposite ends with deflector flanges, the lower one of which has its periphery directed upwardly for the purpose set forth, and an operating rod slidable through the guide and connected to said agitator,

4. A clothes washing machine comprising a tub, a centrally disposed upstanding tubular guide post arranged inside of the tub, a tubular open-ended agitator surroundin and spaced from said post, being rovide at its opposite ends with substantially circular deilector flanges, the lower one of which has its peripheral portion directed upwardly for the purpose set forth, an operating rod slidable through the post, and a head on the upper end of the rod connected to the agitator and serving to close the upper open end of the latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ERICH HEINRICH.