US1584770A

US1584770A - Washing machine

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Publication number: US1584770A
Application number: US709616A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ephraim L Hurd
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-04-28
Filing date: 1924-04-28
Publication date: 1926-05-18
Anticipated expiration: 1943-05-18

Description

May 18 1926.

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Y E. L. HURD' WKSHING MACHINE Filed April 28 1924 '7 Sheets-Sheet' 5 ATTORNEYS E. L. HURD WASHING MACHINE Filed April 28 1924 7 Sheets-Sheet 6' 1 INVENTOR ag-W w I 1 w EL WQ' v 654 2 1 BY I I, I 0 927 d i 1 ATTORNEYS Ma 18 19% fifijm E. L.{HURD WASHING MACHINE Filed April 2 1924 7 Sheec s--Sheel'.- 7

IN VEN TOR A TTOR NE YS Patented May 18, 1926. i v

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EPHRAIM r..-nuan, or OKLAHOMA errY, OKLAHOMA.

wnsnme MACHINE;

1 Application filed April 28, 1924. Serial No. 709,616.

My invention relates to improvements in washing machines and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an improvement in washing machines which is adapted to keep the clothes separated,

whereby marking of the clothes is obviated.

A further object of my inventionzis to provide a device of the type'described which is especially adapted to wash certain kinds of clothes-such as; dark silkand wool, light silk and wool, flat, white cotton, raycotton, medium dark cotton and 'dar cotto n,"

one of these machines being adapted to wash one-0t the above linesof clothes, whereby seven of these machines will be'adapted to handle all of the :various kinds of washing that is done by the standard'la-undry.

A further object ofmy invention is to provide a device of the type described which Ibo is adapted.,.to use the same water a number p oftimes, the water being passed through a i filter before each use, whereby the device provide a' device of the type described in which the -blueirig,-j soda, sour, soapand.

bleach are 'automatically added at different intervals-while the clothes are being passed through the vmachine, thusproviding' a machine in whichf-a predetermined quantity of these elements will be added, whereby theclothes'will be washed in thesam'e manner each time they are passed through the machine.

in which the water that washes theclothes instantly drains from the clothes, thereby 5O A further object of my-fmvention isto A further object of my invention= isto provide a-device of-the type'described in which the clothes are kept in containers;

which are moved through the machine, and

carrying all of the dirt therewith.

, provide'a device of the type described'which makes use of a single control box foi" operating the entire machine. f

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type describedwhich 1 compartments.

is sectional and may be made as long as desired.

A further objectof my invention. is to provide a device of the type described which is especially adapted to wash delicate articles of clothing such as silk waists, etc. Other objects and advantages will appear 1n the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particu larly pointed out in the appended claims. -My invention 1s illustrated in the accompanymg drawings forming part of this application, in which Figure 1- is a. side elevation of the 'machine. I Figure 2 is an end elevation of the machine.

Figure 3 .is a horizontal section the machine.

Figure 4 is'a' plan'vie'w of-the control through the control box. Y Figure 6 is a plan view of the control box with the'cover removed. Y

Fi re 7 is a section along'the line 7-4 of F gure 6.

Figure 8 is .a plan view of the'container moving mechanism.- j

Figure 9 is a transverse section through a portion of the machine.

Figure 10 is an enlarged sectional .view

ofthe container moving mechanism.

- Figure 1 1 a vertical section through the water receiving tanks and shows the filter in ositlon.

=1 *igure 12"is"asection along the line 112 -12 of Figure 11.

-'Figure 13 is a side elevation of the clothes Figure 5 is a transverse section through""' container, portions thereof being broken awa Figure 14: is an end view of aportion of the container.

'Figure 15 is a view of the opposite end of the container. I

Figure 16 is a section along the line 1616 of Figure 14.

Figure 1 7 is a view of the fragmentary portion of the inner side of one of the end plates for the container.

. Figure 18 1s a diagrammatic view of the tanks showing how the blueing, etc, is added to'the water which washes the clothes.

Figure 19 is a diagrammatic view of one of the containers that is divided into four Figures 20 and 21 are diagrammatic views of gears which are provided with cams.

In carrying out my invention I provide a laundry machine which is composed of a number of sections that consist of a main section A and additional sections B. As many additional sections B as desired may be added. A section of the machine includes that portion of the machine which may be removably secured to other sections of the machine that make up the entire device. In this way, the device may be made as long as desired for accomplishing the necessary washing operations. Each section carries a rotor (see Figure 2) these rotors being connected to each other so as to provide a single rotor that extends the entire length of the machine. The rotors are rotated by a means hereinafter described, this means being adapted to rotate the rotor three revolutions in one direction and three revolu tions in the opposite direction. I have found from experience that it is best to have the rotor make twenty revolutions a minute.

A clothes container of the shape shown in Figure 13 is adapted to be received by the rotor C and is'intermittently moved throu h the machine by a mechanism hereinafter. e-j

scribed. The machine is adapted. to carry a number of these clothes containers and it will be noted from Figure 1 that the containers abut each other, so as to resemble a solid core that extends through the entire machine. The mechanism that moves the containers permits the containers to stand in one position for of a minute, and

then moves them to their next position in of a minute. The containers are fed in at the end at of the machine and are removed from the end 3 of the machine. The means for moving the containers and for rotating the rotor which in turn rotates the containers is accomplished by a single mechanism which is now to be described.

In Figures 4: to 7 inclusive I have shown a. driving mechanism for the rotor and container mover. This mechanism is mounted in a control box or casing 1, the casing in turn eing carried by the machine (see Figure 9 A shaft 2 is rotatably carried by bearings 3 and 1 and is provided with a pulley 5. The pulley 5 is actuated by means of a driving shaft 6 (see Figure 1). A belt 7 is disposed over a pulley 8 on the driving shaft 6 and is passed around the pulley 5. In this way the shaft 2 is rotated by the shaft 6.

A worm 9 is mounted on the shaft 2 and is rotated by the shaft. A shaft 10 is carried by the casing 1 and carries a worm gear 11 that is in mesh with the worm 9. It will be noted from Figure 5 that the gear 11 is mounted upon a shank 12 of a clutch memp ber 13. The clutch in turn is mounted upon a sleeve 14, the sleeve being rotatably dis-.

posed upon the shaft 10. The clutch 13 has a gear 15 that is in mesh with an idler gear 16. The gear 16 in turn is mounted upon the stub shaft 17 which is carried by a support 18. A second gear 19 is mounted upon the stub shaft17 and is in mesh with agear 20. The gear 20 is secured to a shaft 21 which is mounted in the casing 1. A gear 22 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 21 and is in mesh with an idler gear 23, the idler gear being carried by the casing 1 (see Figure 6). A gear 24. is loosely mounted on the shaft 10 and is provided with a cam 25, see Figure 20. It will be seen from the construction thus far described that when the shaft 2 is rotated, it will not rotate the shaft 10 but will rotate the gear 24 upon the shaft 10. A second clutch member 26 is keyed to the shaft 10 and is adapted to engage with the clutch member 13. The means for moving the clutch member 26 is clearly shown in Figure 5, and comprises a fork 27 that is slidably disposed upon guide rods 28 that are carried by the casing 1. The fork is received in a groove 29 in the clutch 26, whereby movement of the fork 27 on the rods 28 will move the clutch member 26 into or out of engagement with the clutch member 13.

The means for moving the fork 27 comprises a roller30 that is kept in contact with the cam 25 by means of springs 31. The springs 31 are disposed in recesses in the fork 27 and bear against the casing so as to move the fork away from the casing, see Figure 5. It will be apparent from this construction that as the gear 24 is rotated by the shaft 2, the fork 27 will be moved so as to throw the clutch member 26 into or out of engagement with the clutch member 13. When in engagement the shaft 10 will be turned by the worm gear 11.

- In Figure 2 I have shown how the shaft 10 is connectedto a stub shaft 32 (see F igure 8) by means of a sprocket 33, a sprocket chain 34 and a second sprocket wheel 35, the latter being mounted upon the stub shaft 32. An arm'36 is pivotally carried by the sprocket wheel 35 and has its free end connected to a sliding member 37. The member 37 is slidably mounted upon a support 38 and is maintained on the support by means of flanges 39 that "are received in grooves 40 of the support. lVhen the sprocket 35 is rotated it will cause the link 36 to move the member 37 on the support 38. In Figure 3 I have shown the novel means for moving the containers while they are in the machine. The rotor that carries the containers is provided with channel irons 41, certain of these channel irons carrying channel irons 12 that are slidably disposed in the channel irons 11, (see Figure 10). Rollers 43 and 4.4 support the channel irons 42 and prevent them from coming in contact with the channel irons 41. I The channel irons 42 carry Spring pressed lugs 45, (see Figure 3) these lugs being adapted to enter the space between the containers, and to engage with the containers to move the-latter when the channel irons 42 are actuated. The triggers 45 are provided with a bevel surface 46,

whereby a reciprocation of the channel irons around by the rotor when it is rotated. The

' member 37 carries a roller 47 that is received in a groove 48 ofa ring 49 (see Figure 3). The ring 49 is provided with rollers 50'that space the ring from the channel irons 41,

. (see Figure 9) and permits the ring 49 to be moved longitudinally with respect to the rotor when the member 37 ismoved. The

ring 49 is connected to the channel irons 42 by means of connecting. members 51, these members being bolted to the ring 49 and also to the channel irons 42. The members 51 carry rollers 52 which space the members from the walls of the channel irons 41, so as to permit the members "to readilymove in f the channel irons 41'. It will therefore ap-' .pear from this constructiomthat a rotation of the shaft 2.wil1 ca'use the shaft 10 to in-' termittently rotate so as to move the chan-' 'nel irons 42 and the triggers which in turn will move the containers.

The means for rotating the rotor in bothdirections is also accomplished by the mechanisnr shown in Figures 4 to 7 inclusive. This mechanism comprises an arm 53 that is secured to a shaft 54, the shaft being carried *bythe casing 1. A second arm 55 is secured 1 to the lower end of the shaft 54 and carries two rollers 56 at its free ends. The rollers '56 are adapted to contact with

cams

57 and 58 thatare mounted upon the gear 20. A

rotation of the gear 20 will cause the arm 55 and the arm 53 to rock. In Figure 4 I have shown a link 59 that is connected to the free end of the arm 53 and has its free end con- 'nectedto a lever 60. The free end of the -'lever 60 is mounted in a collar 61 and is adapted tomove the collar on a shaft 62. A collar is connected to two

clutches

63 and 64 that are keyed to the shaft62 and areadapted to be thrown into engagement with

clutch members

65 and 66 respectively.

Pulleys

67 and 68 are secured to the

clutch members

65 and 66 and are connected'to the shaft 6 by means of

belts

69 and 7 0. It will benoted I as that the belt 70 istwisted so as'to drive the pulley 68 in the reverse direction to that of the pulley 67. It will be apparent from this construction that the shaft 62 will be rotated in both directions by means of

clutches

63 and 64 and the belts 69 and 70. In Figure 1 I have shown a gear 71 that is mounted upon a shaft 62, that is in mesh with a gear 72 that is mounted upon a shaft 73. The shaft 7 3 extends the entire length of the machine and is carried by 'bearings 74. The gears 75 are mounted upon a shaft 73 and are in mesh with gears 76 that are carried by the rotor C, (see Figure 3). The mechanism in the casing 1 is so constructed as to rotate the roller three revolutions in one direction and three revolutions in the reverse direction.

The special construction of the rotor is shown in Figures 3 and 9. In Figure 3 I show the gear 76 as encirdling the rotor.

Rings

77 and 78 are disposed on each side of the gear 76 and are secured to each other and to the gear by means of bolts 7 9. The

gear 76 connects each section of the rotor to the adjacent section and this is accomplished by means of

rings

77 and 78. The rings carry lugs 80 to which the channel irons 41 are secured, the channel irons extendingbetween the gears. braced at predetermined intervals by means of arcuate. shaped members 81, (see Figure The channel irons are 9). The rotor C is hollow and is adapted to carrythe containers, and at the same time to allow the water to pass through the rotor and into engagement with the clothes with- 1n the container. channel irons-are sufficient to make a rigid rotor, and I have also found that three of these channel ironsis all that need be provided with channel irons 42 that'carry the container moving triggers 45. Thechannel irons 41 which do not carry the channel irons 42 are provided with triggers 82 which are similar to the triggers 45, but which are .not moved longitudinally with respect to the rotor. In the present form of the device the distance between the gears 7 6 is adapted to hold six containers. It is obvious that the length between the gears may be changed at Wlll' without departing from the spirit and scope. of the invention. The channel irons 42 carrya trigger 45 for each container -with the end walls of the containers even though the containers abut one another while they are passing through the machine.

I have found that six' mounted in the castings 84. It will be noted fromv Figure 8 that the gears 76 have flanges 86 that project on each side of the teeth of each section of the machine.

ure 1. from a supply tank (not shown) to the first off into the tanks.

the gear. The idlers 85 are adapted to contact with the flanges 86 to support the gear. In FigureQ I have shown four idlers as being provided in each casting 84. The'idlers are carried by roller bearings (not shown), whereby the idlers are readily turned or rotated.

The means for conveying the water to and from the containers is clearly shown in Fig- A water pipe 87 conveys the water container. The casing 83 carries a spray 89. The pipe 87 is connected to the spray S9 and delivers the water to the spray. Three sprays are provided for each section of the machine and are disposed in the man ner shown in Figure 1. As clearly shown in Figure 13 the cylindrical wall of each container is a screen through which the water is adapted to pass. The sprays 89 are disposed at the top of the-casing 83 so as to permit the water to fall in a vertical plane and strike the clothing that is within the containers. It will be noted from Figure 1 that water receiving tanks 90 are carried by the machine, one of these tanks being provided for two containers. It willtherefore be observed from the present construction second pipe 94 conveys the water from the second tank 90 to the next pump 95, this pump liftin the water to the third spray in the line. is operation is repeated from the time the water enters the machine through the pipe 87, until it is finally expelled from the last tank 90. Very little water is necessary with this device, due to the fact that the clothes do not lie in a pool of water as is the case with a standard laundry machine, but the water is drained from the clothes and is first filtered and then conveyed to the next spray where it can again be used. The same quantity of water can be used time and time again.

The filter construction that is provided with each tank is clearly shown in Figures 11 and 12. It will be noted from Figure 12 that the side walls of the tank are provided with angle irons-97 which form a guide way 98. The filter consists of two frames 99 and 100 which are hinged together at 101. The

' frames 99 and 100 are disposed in the guide way 98 and they are secured to each other by means of the angle irons 97. A coarse screen 102 is carried by the lower frame and supports a filter cloth 103. It will be noted from Figure 11 that the upper frame 99 car: ries a hood 104, this hood extending from the hinged. end of the frame 99 to a point adjacent to the .opposite end. The hood 104. has an open end at 105 and provides a water passageway from the end 105 to the closed end 106. The water that drains from the casing 83 falls upon the hood 10 and is conveyed to the open end 105. The suction of the pump 95 draws the water through the filter and out through the pipe 94. The filter strains the water and the dirt and sediment remain on the surface of the cloth. It is obvious that this dirt and sediment when left to accumulate will prevent the water from that three of these tanks are provided with lrainin through the filter. Since the water A section of the machine is considered to be a portion extending between two supporting frames 84.

The tanks are slidably carried by flanges 91 and channel irons 92. The channel irons in turn are carried by rods 93 that are supported by the castings 8 1, (see Figure 1). The channel irons 92 not only support the tanks 90, but also cause the water that strikes the top of the cha inel iron. to drain The water from the first spray 89 comes in contact with the clothes inthe container disposed beneath the. spray,

' and then drains from the clothes and drops into thetank 90. From here the water is sucked by means of a pipe 9% tea-pump 95.

is first rawn through the lower end of the filter, the sediment will be first collected at the lower end of the filter. When the sediment accumulates to a sufiicient extent to prevent the water from draining through the lower end of the filter, the suction pump 95 will cause the waterto flow, up into the hood 104 and to pass through the filter at a point above the place where the sediment is accumulated. This continues until the entire filter is filled with a uniform layer of sediment. The special construction of the hood 104 permits the water to be sucked u to the top or closed end 106 of the hoo when the rest of the filter has been filled with sediment. The filter is disposed at an angle so as to provide a greater amount of filtering space that is passed.

It Will be noted. from Figure 11 that the frame 100 has a handle 107 which-permits memro the frame 99 may be swung away from the frame 1.00 so as to permit the filter cloth 103 to be removed, and a new or clean filter cloth be substituted for the old filter cloth. As heretofore stated the angle irons 97 exert a binding action upon the frames 99 and 100, and cause these frames to grip the filter cloth 1 03.

I have also shown in Figure 11 the novel means for regulating the temperature of the water within the tanks 90. This means comprises a steam coil 108 that is disposed within the tank and is covered by the Water within the tank. A steam inlet pipe 109 and an outlet pipe.110 are in communication with the coil 108. The

pipes

109 and 110 are in communication with a source of steam supply, not shown. A thermostat shown diagrammatically at 111 is operatively con nected to a valve 112 by means of a link 113. The thermostat may be set for any temperature desired, and will actuate the valve 112 so as to control the. amount of that the frame 100 carries an angle iron 1141-.

This iron abuts the free end of the frame 99 and has its ends contacting with the side walls of the tank and with the walls of the upperangle iron 97. The angle iron 11 1.

with the frame 99 and side walls of the tank form a water receiving pocket, that holds the dirty water. and conveys it out of the tank when the filter is removed therefrom.

The special type of clothes container that carries the clothes through the machine is shown in Figures 13 to 17 inclusive. This container comprises two

end plates

115 and 116 and it will be noted from Figure 14 that I the end plate 115 carries a door 117. The

door is hinged to the end plate 115 by means of a hinge 118 and is locked in closed position by means of a latch 119. Both of the

end plates

115 and 116 are identical in structure, except for the fact that the end plate machine.

115 carries the door 117. -Each of the end 1

plates

115 and 116 is provided with an outwardly extending flange 120, thus providing ada ted to receive the

triggers

45 and 82.

as eretofore described. The main body portion of the

end plates

115 and 116 is provided with depressions 122 (see Figure16). The inner surfaces of these depressions are provided with grooves 123, these grooves receiving the end of the wire 124;. The wire 124 is circular in shape and isprovided with inwardly extending portions 125 (see Figure 17). The portions 125 are received in the grooves 123, while the circular portion oft e wire 124 is received in the grooves 126. The portions 125 act as fingers or cloth engaging rojections that carry the clothes from the ottom of the container upwardly to. a slight distance, and then tumble the clothes back into the body of the container. This is accomplished during the rotation of the container. If the rotor C were to rotate in one direction continuously, the clothes within the container would likely roll. up into a bundle or log. By providing a mechanism that first rotates the containers in one direction and then'in the reverse direction, I obviate the disadvahtage of ham ing the clothes roll into bundles. The lengths of the containers are such as to position the-ends of the containers directly above the channel irons 92' (see Figure 1), thus preventing the water that drains from the containers from contacting'cr dropping upon the channel irons 92. In like manner the containers are of such length as to position the ends of the containers in alinement with the gears '76. This construction also prevents the water from draining upon the

rings

77 and 78. The

rings

77 and 78 are provided with outwardly extending flanges which tend to drain the water, from the gear 76 and away from the castings 84 (see Figure 3) In Figure 19 I show a diagrammatic view of a clothes container 127 that is similar to the container shown in Figure 13 but which is about one-fourth of the length of the container shownin Figure 13. This container is provided with partitions 128 that divide the container into four compartments. This container is specially adapted to wash delicate clothes such as silk waists, etc. Acompartment 129-formed by the partition 128 is small enough to prevent a silk shirt or waist received therein from being moved around to any great extent, yet at the same time permits the waist to be thoroughly washed as it is passed through the machine. can also provide containers one-half the length of the container shown in Figure 13 if I so desire. The container shown in Figure 13 is ada ted to carry about thirty pounds of clot es. In case asmaller bundle of clothes is necessary to be washed I either provide a container one-fourth the length of the conate the cmitai and the mech-,

the end y is filtered and is used time and In Figure 18 I have shown time again. diagrammatically a series of tanks 90, and have also shown how the temperature of the water within the tanks is raised, and how the various solutions, bluing, sour, etc., are added to the tanks.

The clothes in passing through the machine pass through three stages which are commonly known as breakdown, suds and rinse. The water upon entering the first tank is raised to a temperature of 85 and is mixed with the blueing, and sour from a tank 130. It should be noted at this point that the temperature of the water may be raised to any other degree desired, and that the blueing and sour need not be added at this point. I am merely describing one operation for washing clothes. The-water is filtered in the tank 1 (see Figure 18), and then is conveyed to the next spray 89 and passes through the container disposed beneath the spray, and is received in the next tank, or tank 2. At this point sudsis added and is provided by means of a container 131. The

tanks

130 and 131 may be secured to the machine by any means (not shown) and are provided with outlet pipes and pet cocks 133 whereby the amount of solution added to the water may be controlled at will. From tank 2 to tank nothing further is added. The temperature of the water however, is steppedup from 85 to approximately 160. As heretofore stated this may be controlled by the thermostat in each of the tanks. In tank 5 a container 134 is provided which adds soap and bleach to the water. From this point to the last tank nothing further is added, and the water is allowed to cool by radiation until it is finally discharged from the last tank, and is conveyed away.- The clothes on entering the container are first sprayed with the water that has previously been used for rinsing the clothes and for washing the clothes in soap suds. The breakdown of the clothes is carried on through a length of approximately ten cont ainers. Since each ofthe containers remains in one position for ,4 of a minute,

and is then moved on to the next position in of a minute, the length of time required for one container to be moved the distance of ten containers will be ten minutes.

is heretofore stated, the movement of the containers is accomplished by means of triggers 45, and the containers are held against return movement by means oi the triggers 82. The containers now pa: into what is called the suds operation, here the clothes are sprayed with a soapy solution and are thoroughly washed. This operation also continues for the length of ten containers. The clothes are then passed into -,what is called the rinsing operation and hero clear water comes into contact with the "clothes, and removes all of the soap from the clothes. If desired the clothes may he saturated with a solution containing soda. bluing and sour before they are finally ejected from the machine.

In Figure-3 I have shown rccnforcing rods 130 which secure the castings 84 together. The rods are spaced from the outside rasing and may be used as rungs of a ladder or a person when he is climbing up over the machine to fix the latter. lit will also be noted from Figure 3 that the casing 83 is provided with a slot 131 through which the member 37 projects. The member 2? slides in the slot 131 as it moves the ring 49. The member 51 connects the ring 49 to the channel irons 42 and are adapted to slide in the slot 131 in the channel irons 41. It will be noted from Figure that the channel irons 41 carry strips 133 which are spaced from each other so as to provide a slot that acts as a uide for the rollers 44, and also permits the triggers 45 to move therein. The channel irons 41 which carry the triggers 82 are provided with openings 134 through which the triggers are adapted to extend. The umps 95 are Opel-a tively connected to the s raft 6 by means shown in Figure 1. The shaft 135 is carried by the castings 84 and extends the entire length of the machine; A pulley136 is secured to the shaft 135 and is connected by means of a belt 138 to a pulley 137. The pulley 137 is mounted upon the shaft 6. Stub shafts 142 actuate the pumps 95 and are connected to the shaft 135 by means of

pulleys

139 and 140 and belts- 141. It will be seen from this construction that as soon as the shaft 6 is rotated it will'ac'tuate the pumps 95. In Figure 1 I have shown the end piece of the machine as provided with rollers 143. These rollers are adapted to carry the containers after they have been removed from the rotor C. The containers will quickly come to a stop when carried by the rollers 143 and may then be readily removed from the machine.

In case it is desired to stop the rotor from being reversed in its movement, every three revolutions, the operator may disconnect the arm 53 from the shaft 54 whereby the arm will not be actuated and will not move the

clutches

63 and 64 into operative engagement. In Figure the arm 53 is shown loosely mounted upon the shaft 54 and supported by a supporting member 144.

The supporting member is rigidly secured to the shaft 54 and is provided with a notch 145. An arm 148 is carried by the arm 53 which carries an actuating arm-150. The arm 150 is adapted to swing the link 149, which is operatively connected to a link 146 by means of a rod 147. A latch 145 is operatively connected to the link 146 and is adapted to be swung into the notch 145, when the link 149 is swung from the dotted line position into the full line position. it is desired to disconnect the arm 53 from the supporting member 144, it is merely necessary to swing the actuating handle 151 so as to release the latch145 from the notch 145.

l have also shown in Figures 4, 6 and 7 manually controlled means for stopping the rotation of the shaft 10. The casing 1 carries an arm 151 which is connected to a shaft 152. A lever having arms 153 and 154 is secured to the. shaft 152 and is adapted to be swung when the control handle 151 is swung. The free end of the arm 153 has a pin which is slidably received in a groove 158 of a clutch mefnber 157. i The arm 154 is adapted to be swung toward the gear 24, when the handle 151 is actuated and to contact with the edge of a stop member 155 mounted upon the shaft and the increased and it is that is carried by the gear 24. When the handle 151 is moved into in Figure 4 it will cause the arm 153 to release the clutch member 157 from the clutch member 156, and thus disconnect the gear 22 from the shaft 21. The gear is loosely clutch member 157 is keyed to the shaft; While the arm 153 is releasing 157, the arm 154 is being swung into engagement with the sto member 155 and stops the ear 24 from urther rotation. In this way t e shaft 10 is brought to an abrupt stop. I r

In case it is desired to increase the speed of the containers as they are being moved through the machine, it is merely necessary to decrease the diameter of the pulley 5, whereupon the shaft 2 will be rotated at a.

higher speed, and will rotate the shaft 10 at a higher speed: If the speed of the con through the machine is desirous to wash the tainers in passing clothes-for the same length of time, .it is merely necessary to add a section or two tothe machine. The machine is practically automatic in operation and merely requires one person to insert the containers at one end of the machine and a second person to remove the container at the other end of the machine. This cuts down the amount .of help to a great extent. It

dirt along with it. In this way the the position shown 1 tions, 2. gear section,

the clutch member is also obvious with the present machine that the lot system may be done away with if desired, although this system may be used even though the present machine is employed. One of the principal advantages of the present device lies in the fact that the clothes are not submerged in a pool of water during the washing operation.- ter is sprayed upon theelothes and is instantly drained therefrom, carrying the clothes are washed more quickly than can be done f with the ordinary laundry machine.

I claim:

1. A washing machine comprising a casing, a rotor carried by said casing, clothes containers disposed in said rotor, a control box, means for rotating said rotor in both directions, means for moving said contain ers while in the rotor, said rotor actuating means and container moving means being controlled from said control box, and manually controlled meansfor causing the rotor to rotate in only one direction.

2. In a washing machine a container carrying rotor, means for oscillating said rotor,

The wa-' said means including a support, a clutch a lever carried by said support and operatively connected to -said clutch member, means for swingingj'said lever, a latch operatively connecting'fsai'd last named means to said lever-andineans for swinging said latch out of engagement with said lever swinging means.

3. A washing machine. comprising a casing, a rotor in saidcasing made up of secinclosing said rotor at each means for actuatingsaid gears and rings disposed on each "side of said gears for keeping water from contacting withsaid gears.

4. In a device of the type described, a

member,

sectional rotor including guide channel irons,

clothes containers movable through said rotor, container moving bars slidably disposed 1n said channel none, means carried by said bars for moving said'containers when said bars are moved in one direction,

and means for reciprocating said bars.

5.1m a device of the type described, a sectional rotorincluding guide channel irons, clothes containers movable through said rotor, container moving bars slidably disposed in said channel irons, meanscarried by said bars for moving said containers when said bars are moved in one direction,

means for reciprocating said bars, said' means comprising a ring slidably mounted on said rotor, a ring moving member for reciprocating said ring on said motor, and

a pitman for reciprocating said member.

EPHRAIM L. HURD.