US2057277A - Convertible washing machine - Google Patents

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CONVER'1.IBI..E WASHING MACHINE Filed Feb. 23, 1952 7' ShSStSfSheet 7 Patented Oct. 13,r 1936 UNITED STATES 2,057,277 CONVERTIBLE WASHING MACHINE I George K. Parsons, Detroit, Mich., assignor to Unitor Corporation, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application Februaryfzs, 1932, serial No. 594,679 11 claims. (ci. ca -15) This invention relates to labor saving devices, and more particularly to a machine suitable for use in private households, compact, generally somewhat resembling a washing machine,

adapted to be folded out of the way when not in use, yet incorporating therein means for eiciently mechanically performing a wide variety of houshold tasks, in fact the majority of those household tasks capable of being performed mechanically. y

The invention also includes among its objects provision of such a machine to which may be attached accessories for performing other personal services such as hair-drying, providing mechanical exercise and the like.

The invention constitutes an1 improvement upon that disclosed in my copending application Serial Number 530,117, :tiled on the fourteenth day of April, 1931.v

A further object of my present invention is the provision, in such a machine incorporating a main tub, of a combined lid and auxiliary tub construction adapted when closed to provide a tightly sealed cover, and when opened to provide an auxiliary tub of relatively large capacity. Novel means for slidably mounting and locking the combined lid and auxiliary tub are further contemplated as objects of my invention.

A still-further object resides in the provision `.30 of improved means for detachably afixing the various accessories to the machine.

Improved means for mounting and for controlling the swinging and folding of the machine `are also objects of this invention.

Among the objects should also be noted the embodiment in the clothes washer and an improved dishwashing construction, improved accessories afflxable to the machine, and an improved transmission and transmission-controlling mechanism.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description wherein reference is made to the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments of my invention,A and wherein similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my improved household machine, showing the same in upright position and ready for use, standing in front of a sink, which is fragmentarily shown, and beneath which the entire machine is foldable when not in use;

Y Figure 2 is a side elevational view taken at showing in vdotted lines chine occupies when swung therebeneath;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary frontv elevational l0A view of the top portion of the machine, showing device of an improved right angles to Figure l, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 2 'of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view showing the machine folded over and ready for vswinging beneath the sink; Figure 4 is a top plan view of the machine in the same position, also showing a sink, and

the position the mathe combined lid and auxiliary tub at the upward limit of its movement preparatory to its being swung to opened position;

Figure 6 is a similar elevational view showing l5 the combined lid and tub` member fully opened;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detail elevational view, partly broken away, looking substantially in the direction indicated by the arrow 1 of Figure 5;

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view through the supporting standard, thetub and tub supports and a portion of the sub-base being broken away, taken substantially on the line 8-8 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the 25 arrows;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary detail sectional view taken substantially on the line 9--9 of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows, the

electrical wiring being omitted in the interests of 30' clarity;

Figure 10,.i`s 4a, fragmentary vertical sectional View taken substantially on the line itll0 of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows; 35'

Figure 11 is a detail fragmentary sectional View taken-substantially on the line lI--Il of Figure 10 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 12 is a side elevational view of the ma- 40 chine swung to another possible position enabling convenient scouring of the tubs;

Figure 13 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 13-13 of Figure 6 and looking in the direction of the arrows, addi- '45 tionally showing a whipping or beating attachment mounted upon the cross bar;

Figure 14 is a top plan view of a hair-drying attachment also attachable to the device by mounting the same upon the cross bar, the cross 50 bar being fragmentarily shown;

Figure 15 is a vertical sectional view of the hair-drying attachment taken substantially on the line Iiii5 of Figure 14;

Figure 16 is a side elevational view of the hair- 55 drying attachmentl looking in the direction indicated by the arrow designated I6 in Figure l5, and

Figure 17 is a top plan view of the transmission and motor driving unit.

Referring now to the drawings: Reference character I5 indicates a tub, here shown as stamped of sheet metal, substantially octagonal in cross section and supported upon legs I6, I1, I8 and I9, to which its sides may be directly secured, by spot welding, riveting or in any other suitable manner. The tub may taper somewhat toward its base, being in my preferred form, as shown, wider at the top than the bottom. The legs are supported by a sub-base 20, upon which, and beneath the tub, are mounted the driving motor 2| and transmission 22. The transmission-controlling or gear shifting means, which is carried by and within the housing 23, is supported by the leg I6, to which the housing is secured, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. An electrical outlet and switch box 24 are also carried by the leg I6, being supported thereby upon its other side in similar and symmetrical fashion. The housings 23-24 may be formed integrally if desired. The switch, the toggle lever of which -is marked 25,k may be arranged to turn on and oi the'current supply to the motor l2| and plug socket 26 simultaneously.

The sub-base 20, and so the entire machine, which is supported thereby, is swngable about a horizontal axis provided by the shaft 21, which is supported by the vertical standard 28. The entire machine is alsoswingable about a vertical axis provided by the shaft 29 carried by and rigidly upstanding from" the main base 30. The sub-base 20 is fixed to the shaft 21, as by means of the ,set screw 3| (Figure 8), and the shaft therefore rotates as the machine is swung about the horizontal axis. A counterbalance spring 32 is provided to neutralize the weight of the machine, and permit easy swinging movement thereof in this manner. 'Ihe spring is housed within the box 33 formed in the top of the vertical standard 28, the inner end of the spring being fastened to the shaft 21, as shown in Figure 9, while its outer end is adjustably fixed by the hooked bolt 34, which extends through the side of the housing, andgis -longitudinally movable by means of the adjusting and securing nut 35. 'I'he horizontally extending portion 38 of the standard, in 'which the shaft 21 is journaled, isI

best stiifened by a web as 36. The base 30 and the shafts 29 and 21 may be" hollow, as shown in Figure 8, and the electrical wiring to the motor may extend therethrough, as there shown. The flexible B-X cable in which the wire is housed is designated 31, and one or more fuses, as 39, may be housed in the box 33.

To control the swinging movements of the machine suitable detent mechanisms may be provided. As shown in Figure 8, swinging of the machine about the vertical a detent pin 40, vertically slidable in a slideway 4I, the bottom of which opens adjacent thev top of the boss 42 of the base 30, which supports the shaft 29. 'Ihe upper surface of the boss 42 is formed with one vor more notches, as 43, in which the y'detent is adapted to engage and into which it is urged by the spring 40'. The pin may be drawn clear of the notch or notches by means of the operating lever 44, the lower extremity of which is forked, one arm extending on each side of the box portion 33 of the standard and fastened to each end of the shaft 45 axis is controlled by' lspring 53 but provides nut |54.

by pins as 46. A lever 41 is secured to the shaft Within the housing, and is connected to the pin 40 by a link 48, which may be of wire. In order to release the pin from the notches 43 and permit swinging of the machine about the vertical axis it is necessary to move the lever 44 to the right (as viewed in Figures 2 and 8)- farther however than is possible when the machine is upright, as when this is the case the leg I9 blocks suilicient movement of the lever to release the pin 4Q. This feature prevents swinging-the machine when standing upright and thus guards against its striking the sink when the machine is installed as shown with respect to a sink (49).

In order to similarly lock and release the machine with respect to swinging movement about a horizontal axis, I provide an additional detent pin, as 50, horizontally slidable in a slideway 5I formed in the top portion of the standard 28 and opening adjacent the leg I9 of the machine, Which is notched or cupped as at 52 in such manner that the pin 50, by engaging in the notch, is adapted to lock the machine in an upright position. The compression spring 53 for the detent pin is trapped behind the pin in the inwardly opening hollow boss 54 formed upon the cover plate 55 of the box 33. inwardly opening bore 56 not only houses the an additional supporting slideway for the pin 50, which intermediate the slideways 5I-56, .extends freely through the interior of the box 33, Within the box the pin is laterally kerfed or slotted as at 51, and the cam lever 58, also fast upon shaft 45, engages the notch 51 in such manner that by moving the lever 44 to the left (as viewed in Figures 2 and 8), the detent pin may be retracted from the notch 52, thereby permitting swinging the machine about the horizontal axis of the shaft 21. Thus when the machine is standing upright before the sink, as shown in Figure 1, swinging the lever 44 away from the machine enables tilting the machine to the position shown in Figures 3 and 4, after which it may be swung about the vertical axis in the direction indicated by the arrow 59 of Figure 4 to the position which it occupies (shown in dotted lines in that view) when completely folded away beneath the sink. Simple reversal of the operation again renders the machine ready for use.

A combined thrust bearing and cushioning member 69 may be arranged between the top of the shaft 29 and the swinging standard, as shown in Figure 8. The lower extremities of the legs I6-I9are substantially identical and the shaft engaging portions of the sub-base 20 are symmetrical. is desired to arrange the machine to fold and swing beneath a sink in the opposite direction, to vremove the entire machine from the shaft 21, turn it completely around and replace it in the opposite position. The counter-balance spring 32 is removed, also reversed in position, and replaced, the bolt 34 being moved from the hole 6I lto the opposite position in which it projects through the hole 6I', the nut 35 being also similarly moved. The stop I5I which prevents swinging the machine downwardly in the wrong direction, comprises an angle bracket |52 secured to the web 36 as by screws |53, th'e upstanding stock screw |5I being tapped ir the horizontal bracket arm and locked bythe This stop is of course reversible in It is thus possible, when it' The position and securable to the other side of the web 4when the machine is reversed.

The tub-supporting legs I5, I6, I1, I8 are preferably of rigid and relative strong construction and extend up the sides of the tub to points adjacent the top thereof. The tub itself supports no weight except the weight of its contents. vThe combined lid'or cover and supplementary tub member 63 is also formed of sheet metal, of'such size and shape as to freely'vertically slide within the tub I5. Its supporting framework comprises a saddle 64 having spaced side rails 65 integrally extending down the hinged side of the member 63. Rods 66 extend vertically between the rails, being rigidly supported by the same integral casting, which includes the upper portion 64 of the framework, the side rails 65 and the transversely extending lower portion 61. The positioning of the slide rods 66 is best shown in Figures 'l and 10, and as also there shown, the rods are slidable in a hinged "block 68 pivotally secured to the 'leg I1 adjacent the top of the tub I5, as by the hinge pin 69. It will be seen that by lifting the combined cover and auxiliary tub member 63 to the-upward limit of its travel, at which point it is stopped by engagementof the bottom cross member 61 with the hinge plate 68, the lower the spaced side tarilyinclined rear faces vof the detent pins, and

. -wedging action of the edge of the member 63 will be elevated sufficiently so that its sides will no longer interfere with swinging the lid to opened position (note Figures 5 and 6). Lifting handles for the cover-auxiliary tub assembly may be provided in the form of rods 1ll-1I extending between 64, the handle-retaining `portions of the side rails being preferably somewhat elevated and reinforced', as shown at 12 and 13.

In order to prevent the auxiliary tub and cover assembly from dropping back into the main tub when lifted or partially opened, a latch mechanism is preferably provided, which is best shown in Figure 7. As there shown the rods 66 are provided at their lower extremities with cupped depressions 14 in which the detent plungers 15 are adapted to engage to hold the assembly in raised position. The plungers are urged outwardly, and their tapered ends urged into the depressions 14, when the assembly is lifted so that the rods are in the proper position, by engagement of oppositely inclined cam surfaces 11 of the plunger 18 with the complemen- 19 of the detent pins. is normally urged upwardly by the spring 16. The taper of the sides of the depressions 14 in the rods 16 substantially corresponds to the inclination of the tapered ends the arrangement is such that when the plunger is moved downwardly by pressing upon the nger'piece 80, the weight of the combined cover and tub assemblyis sufficient to force the pins 15 inwardly under thei cam action of the side walls of the cups 14 upon the chamfered ends 15 of the pins, since thel plunger 18 is then released and the pins are free to move inwardly into the spaces 8l. In order to move the assembly 63 downwardly into the fully closed position shown in Figures 1, 2 and 10 it` is thus merely necessary, after it has been swung to the position shown in Figure 5, to depress the finger piece The plunger 18 v 86, whereupon the weight of the slidable as- A or splashing.

members of the saddle portion y 63 contacts the bottom of the tub, as shown in Figure 10. ,f-

When the machine is in use for any purpose in which water is contained within the main tub, the edge 63 is below the water level, and an effective water seal is -thus established which positively prevents any -possibility of leakage: On the Aother hand, when the assembly supporting and including the member 63 is thrown back to the position shown in Figure 6, the member 63 provides an auxiliary tub of substantial capacity, in fact its capacity exceeds that of the main tub. A bumper of rubber orthe like, as 83, is preferably secured to thc leg I1 to prevent vthe side rails 65 of the auxiliary tub and lid-supporting framework from striking the leg I1 when this assembly is in opened position, as will be clearlyvunderstoocl from an examination of Figure 6. supporting framework 64--65 and the leg I1 are of strong and rigid construction, the support for the member 6 3 when used as a tub is adequate, even though large /quantities of water, wet clothes, or other heavy objects be placed therein.

Any suitable means may be utilized for drain ing the tub when same.

Since the v prises a sump 84 secured in an aperture in the bottom of the tub, or in a depressed well I5' so arranged that the entire contents of the tub may readily4 drain into the sump, which constitutes its lowest point. A removable perforated catch plate, as 85, may be -provided if desired, being shown furnished with a handle 86 to' permit its easy removal. A drain and clean-out plug 81 is shown threaded into the bottom of the sump and the outlet connection thereto, to which the draining lhose may be attached by simply slipping its end thereover, comprises a simple pipe 86 extending from the side of the sump, but so arranged within the sump that its only opening is lat the very bottom of the reduced portion of the trap, thus insuring against the draining means drawing air until the tub has been completely emptied. As shown in Figure 2 the draining hose may comprise two sections, 89-90, the former extending from the nipple 88 to the short coupling pipe section 9I supported from the leg IB by the bracket 92, while the latter extends from the upper extremity of the coupling pipe 9| to an ejector device 93 secured to one of the sink water faucets 94.

The ejector 93 may be of any of the well known constructions, usually operating upon the Venturi principle, and creating a partial vacuum inthe side pipe 95 to which the hose 96 is connected when the water, which flows straight through the device and into the sink, is turned on. Its construction need not here be considered in detail, for it is believed that the manner of applying this well known device to draining the tub will be clearly understood. When it is desired to drain the auxiliary tub 13 or the clotheswashing tub 96, it is merely necessary to remove the hose from the coupling 9|, to which it is secured merely by friction, and drop the end of the hose into the tub desired to be emptied. Of course water may be emptied from either of the tubs 63--96 by simplyv pouring such .water into the main tub and then draining it from the sump. When it is desired to ll the main tub I5, it is merely necessary to close the end of the ejector unit 83, as with the finger, whereuponthe water will be forced through the hoses 89-90 and into the-'tub through thesump. The tubs 63-"96 may be filled inthe same fashion by means of the hose 90, which may be removed from the coupling 9| forl such purpose. For cleaning, the entire machine may be tilted, with the lid open, to the position shown in Figure 12. It may then be conveniently scrubbed or brushed out.

The main drive shaft 62 of the machine extends from the transmission housing 22 upwardly through the bottom of the tub. The transmission housing is formed with an integral threaded boss or nipple 91 which extends upwardly through the bottom of the tub surrounding the shaft, and the joint is sealed by means of nuts 98 and suitable packing gaskets as 99. By means of a suitable transmission, (the details of construction of a preferred form of which are described in my copending application Serial Number 594,681, filed February 23, 1932) the shaft 62 may be rotated at either low or high speed, or may be oscillated, as desired. The details of construction of the transmission, and its mounting with respect to the machine itself, are of course more or less optional, and need not be considered herein. In the construction shown, the various shaft movements are obtained and the transmission is controllable by means of a shifting lever |00 fulcrumed 1in the housing 23 and connected to the transmission by means ofthe shaft |0|. The upper extremity of the shaft 62 is splined, as at |02.

When it is desired to utilize the machine for washing dishes, pans, vegetables or the like an impeller, as |03, is secured to the shaft 62, the impeller being of course cooperatively socketed to t over the shaft and engage the splines. The impeller is contoured to throw water upwardly and outwardly in all directions within the tub, and due to the natural downward thrust upon it when in use, no additional sei curing means :is required to hold it upon the shaft 62. A removable rack as |04 for dishes and other objects desired to be washed, may be placed within the tub when the machine is desired to be used for this purpose. The details of construction of a suitable rack are disclosed in my copending application Serial Number 530,119, filed on the fourteenth day of April, 1931, although any other rack construction might of course be employed. Its details need not herein be again considered. For the dish washing operation the transmission is ordinarily adjusted to drive the impeller at the high speed. The lid is of course closed. I

When it is desired to wash clothes in the machine, the impeller |03 and dish-rack are removed, and the tub 96 placed upon the shaft 62, for driving thereby. The tub 96 is provided with an upper portion |05 constituting an-in wardly extending overhanging edge adapted to prevent splashing of washing into the dish-washing tub. An impeller or agitator |06 is rigidly secured to and within the clothes-washing tub, and seals the bottom thereof, as is socketed to fit over the shaft 62 and cooperatively engage the splines |02. It is believed that the operation of the clothes-washer will be readily apparent. It is of the agitator type, and when the transmission is set to oscillate the e'ntire assembly, the swirling action set up by the vanes of the agitator |06 forces water or suds placed in. the tub 96 through `thev fabric being Washed.

v within the socket ||5,

water from the clothes-v i. ment. The. top of the latch hook shown in Figure 10. It also Any ,other accessory devices which may be desired to be directly secured to the drive shaft 62, such as a grinder, buffer, pot scourer, drill or the like,pmay be attached by means of a simple chuck arrangement, such as is shown in my copending application, Serial- Number 530,120, filed on the fourteenth day of April, 1931.

Other accessory apparatus requiring additional support may be secured to the machine by means of the removable cross bar |01, which is terminally provided with thumb screws |08, whose ends project downwardly therefrom for cooperative engagement in threaded apertures |09 tapped in the tops of the legs I6, I9, as shown in Figures 1 and 12. The contour of the cross bar is shown in Figures 6 and 12. It is centrally provided with a downwardly extending elongated boss as H0, which may be braced by webs bored and provided with suitable bearings for journaling the extension shaft 2 which at its lower extremity carries the interiorly splined cup ||3 adapted to align with and couple the extension shaft to the main drive shaft 62when the cross bar is in position. The extension shaft may be divided into two sections (||2||2) by a flexible coupling as ||4, the upper extremity ofthe shaft terminates within the upwardly opening socket ||5 formed in the cross bar, and secured to the shaft within the socket may be the coupling collar |6, across the upwardly opening cupped portion of which extends the cross pin ||1 by means of which auxiliary devices may be driven. Devices designed to be supported by the cross bar and be driven by the extension shaft are provided with supporting plug portions-adapted to slidably t through which plug portions a drive shaft Iextends. The plug portion |20 showncarried by the beater assembly illustrated in Figure 12 serves to illustrate this construction. To secure such attachments against rotation I preferably form upon the cross bar at a point spaced from the socket an upwardly extending boss or locating pin |2| over which suitable apertures correspondingly formed in the various attachments are adapted to fit. Suitable securing means adapted to prevent undesired displacement of "such attachments may be incorporated with the locating boss |2|. As shown in Figure 12, the boss, which extends downwardly aswell as upwardly from-the cross bar, may be slotted as at |22, and Athe latch member |23 pivoted in the slot upon the horizontal pivot pin |24. 'I'he latch piece is adapted to project upwardly from the boss and overhang a cooperating portion of the attachment to prevent its removal. As shown in Figure 12, the bottom portion |25 of the supporting housing of the whipper attachment may be formed with a' laterally extending apertured lug |26 adapted to fit over the pin |2|, while when in this position the latch piece |23 overhangs the top of the lug to prevent removal of the attachis inclined, as clearly shown in the drawings, so that the attachment may be secured by merely aligning the lug with the boss and forcing it downwardly thereover, during which movement the latch piece will be forced inwardly and then snap out into the latching position in which it overhangs the edge of the aperture in the lug, under the influence of the spring |21.

Within the housing |25 may be arranged stepup gearing, the details of which are not necesgear of the step-up train extends upwardlyr through the boss |28 carried by the cover plate |29 of the housing |25. A suitably formed container or receptaclel |30 is formed to vfit over the boss |28, where it is frictionally positioned in the manner clearly shown in Figure 12. To the other extremity of the drive shaft |3| which projects from the top of the boss |28 may be coupled any suitable device or devices, as for whipping or otherwise treating the contents of the receptacle, or for shredding or extracting material which then falls into the receptacle. A whipping` or beating vattachment is shown secured to the shaft 3|. The whippers themselves are designated |32, and are supported from a housing |33 which serves also as a lid for the container and as a housing for the gears |34- |35 through which the whippers are driven. A'

handle, as |36, is secured to the housing and the attachment may be removed by merely lifting. Since the receptacle |30 is free to turn upon 'the boss |28, it may do so during a'whipping operation, and in fact, because of this floating arrangement of the container, the frictional engagement between the material being whipped and the side walls is sufficient to slowly turn the receptacle while the whipper is inoperation, to thus insure thorough beating of the entire contents.

In Figures 13, 14 and 15 I have shown a hairdrying attachment adapted to be mounted upon the cross bar in a manner similar to that in which the whipper, just described is shown mounted thereon in Figure 12. As shown in Figures 14 and 15, the lower supporting portion of thedevice comprises a gear housing 225 and a downwardly extending boss or plug portion 228 adapted to fit inthe socket ||5 of the cross bar, and in which is journaled a shaft 231 adapted to be driven by the extension shaft ||2 through the pin ||1 in the manner previously described. The apertured lug 226, formed to cooperatively engage the upstanding boss |2| and latch piece |23 may be of similar construction to the analogous structure shown and described in connection with the whipping attachment. The upper portion of the hair-drying attachment comprises a centrifugal blower, the case of which is designated 238 and the impeller 239. 'I'he latter is driven from the shaft 231 through step-up gearing comprising the gear 24|) and pinion 24|. The latter is fast upon the impeller shaft 242. Inv the blower intake, which is shown4 positioned in the side of the casing in; the conventional manner, is arranged an electrical heating element 243 adapted to warm the air entering the blower, all of which must pass through the perforated heater casing 244 secured, as by screws 245, overthe blower inlet 246. The required current supply for the 'i be readily apparent. l the device is installed upon heater may be conducted thereto by the flexible cord 241, which may be fitted with a plug (not shown) adapted to be inserted in the socket 26 4previously described, and shown in Figure 1.

The nozzle 248 of the hair-dryer may be secured to the blower outlet 249 by a ball and socket joint 25! to render it capable of limited universal movement. It isy believed that the operation of the hair drying attachment will also It will be seen that when the cross bar, and the cord 241 electrically connected to the outlet receptacle 26, turning onv the current by means of the switch 25 both starts the blower and turns on the current to the heater 2.43, whilethrowing the switch to the off position stops the blower and shuts off the heater current.

As shown in Figures 6 and 13, the cross bar |01 carries a laterally projecting extension |31 which is terminally apertured as at |38. This apertured extension constitutes additional loeating means adapted to assist in firmly positioning upon the cross bar one or more other accessory attachments not herein described,

'embodiments of my invention herein disclosedf are well calculated to adequately fulfill the objects and advantages primarily stated, it is to be understood that the invention is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and scope of the subjoined claims.

What I claim is:

l. In a,` machine of the character described, a main tub, an auxiliary tub forming a closure member for the'main tub, securing means including a horizontal pivot portion hingedly connecting said member to the main tub, said member and the main tub beingof different diameters to permit them to nest one within'v another, means slidably connecting said member and said securing means, whereby said member may either be swung to a position open end uppermost beside the main tub to serve as 'an auxiliary tub of Substantial capacity,l or may be nested with the main tub to serve vas a closure member therefor.

2. Inl a machine for washing and the like, a main tub, a combined' closure and auxiliary tub member therefor of slightly lesser diameter, a swingable frame, a horizontal pivot portion for hingedly connecting the same with the main tub member, means slidably connecting the auxiliary tub: and said frame member, whereby said auxiliary tub may be swung to an open end down position over the main tub, and may be moved downwardly within the main tub until its rim lies adjacent the bottom of said tub, or may be moved upwardly and then swung to an inverted upwardly 4opening position beside the maim tub.

3. In a washing machine, a main tub, a support extending up the side of the main tub to a point adjacent its rim, an auxiliary tub of lesser diameter than the main tub forming a closure member therefor and adapted to lslid,- ably iit within the main tub, and means swing-v ably land slidably securing the closure member to said support including a member pivoted to said support for swinging movement about a horizontal axis, andmeans slidably connecting the closure member to said pivoted member, whereby the closure member may be swung either to a position open end down kover and insubstantial alignment with the main tub and lowered into the same, or moved to an inverted upwardly opening position therebeside to serve as an auxiliary tub.

4. In a washing machine, a main tub, a cupped closure therefor having a mouth and a body portion of lesser diameter than the main tub, the height of which closure member is at least substantially as great as the inside height of the main tub, the closure member being proportioned to intert with and vertically slidable in the tub, means within the main tub for projecting water therewithin against the interior of the closure member when tted mouth down into said main tub in inverted position, handle means on the closure member for moving said member in and out of the tub, .whereby said closure member, when so arranged in inverted Iposition in the main tub with its mouth abutting the bottom of said main tub may extend beneath the level of water in such tub to form a seal, and whereby said closure member may also be removed from the main tub and used mouth up as a separate tub of substantial capacity with relation'to the main tub.

5. In a washing machine, a main tub, a closure member therefor comprising a cupped. member, means supporting the cupped member adjacent the main tub, including horizontal pivot portions and vertically slidable portions to which saidl member is attached, whereby it may be moved to a raised position above and in substantial alignment with the main tub, and slid downwardly into nested relation therewith, and latching means cooperating with said slidable portions for holding the closure member in raised position and releasable at will to permit its downward movement.

6. In a washing machine, a main tub, supporting means therefor, an auxiliary tub and closure member for the mainl tub proportioned to telescopically interfit with said tub when slid vertically relatively thereto, means for supporting said member open end uppermost adjacent the main tub, and latch means for holding said closure member in raised inverted position over the main tub and releasable at will to permit downward movement of the closure member into intertted relationship to the tub.

'7. In a device of the character described, in combination with a main tub, a supporting portion extending vertically of and outside a wall of said tub, a hinging element pivoted to said supporting portion adjacent the top thereof, a closure and auxiliary tub member slidable within the main tub, a portion carried by said member slidably connected to said hinging element, and latching means for releasably holding said member against sliding into the main tu b.

8. In a device of the character described, in combination with a main tub, a supporting portion arranged substantially at the top of said tub, a hinging element pivoted to said supporting portion, a closure and auxiliary tub member slidable within the main tub, a portion carried by said member and also slidable within the tub and slidably connected to said hinging element, and latching means operable from outside the main tub for releasably holding said member against sliding into the main tub.

9. In a device of the character described, in combination with a main tub, a bracket portion v mounted outside and arranged near the top of said tub, a hinging element pivotally carried by said bracket portion and swingable about an axis transverse to the tub, a closure and auxiliary tub member carried by and swingable with said hinging element proportioned to t within the main tub, a supporting portion for said member and providing sliding connection between the same and the hinging element and slidable with said member within said tub in a path generally parallel to the axis of and at least equal to the internal height of the main tub, said hinging element being swingable throughout substantially 180, whereby said member while remaining attached thereto may be slid downward into the main tub or elevated to a position clear thereof and swung to an inverted position therebeside.

10. In a device of the character described, in combination with a main tub, a bracket portion mounted near the top of said tub, a hinging element pivotally carried by said bracket portion and swingable about an axis transverse to the tub, a closure and auxiliary tub member carried by and swingable with said hinging element proportioned to nt within the main tub, a supporting portion carried by said member and provid-l ing sliding connection between the same and the hinging element and slidable with said member within said tub in a path generally parallel to the axis of and at least equal to the internal height of the main tub, said hinging element being swingable throughout substantially 180 whereby said member while remaining attached thereto may be slid into the main tub or .elevated to a position clear thereof and swung to an inverted position therebeside, and latching means including a control member carried by said hinging element for preventing said closure and auxiliary tub member from sliding into the tub.

11. Apparatus as set forth in claim 10 including projecting means for automatically engag ing the latching means when said auxiliary tub and closure member are pulled out of the tub.

GEORGE K. PARSONS.

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