US252573A - Tumbler-washer - Google Patents

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WALLACE H. BA'IE, OF BOSTON, ASSIGNOR '.IO`JAMES W. TUFTS, OF A MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WASHER.

SPECIFICATION-forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,573, dated January 17, 1882.

Application filed May 11, 1881. (Model.)

lo all whom it may concern I Be it known that l, IVALLAOE H. BATE, ot' Boston, in the county ot Sult'oll; and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain Improvements in Tumbler-Washers, of which the following is a t'ull, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, making part ot' this speciljcation, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tumblerwasher constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the center ci?l the same.

My invention relates to certain improvements in tumbler-washers; and it consists in a novel combination ot' parts, as hereinafter set forth and specifically claimed.

In the said drawings, A represents a short tube or thimble, which is to be secured to the end of the supply-pipe. Into the upper enlarged end of this thimble A is screwed the body or shell B, at the lower end of which is formed a seat for the valve c, the spindle or stem C of which passes up through a guide, 5, in the center of the body B, the valve being so arranged that the action of the water, assisted by a light spiral spring, b, will close it when not held open by the weight of the tumbler ou the valve-spindle, as will be hereinafter described. The upper end of the valve-spindle C is pointed and serves as a rest for the tumbler, the weight of which, acting through the stem O, causes the valve to be pressed down to admit the water, which then passes up through a series ot' apertures, d, formed in the body B, around the guide 5, into a chamber, D, immediately vbeneath and within a screwca-p, E, forming the upper portion ofthe body B. TheapertureinthetopofthecapE,through which the spindle C passes, is slightly enlarged, so as to form an annular oritce,j`, through which the water is discharged vertically against a distributer, G, consisting of a series of curved blades, g, attached to a collar, h, which encircles the spindle C, and is free to revolve thereon, with the blades, when the latter are acted upon by the water discharged from the annular orifice f.

The spindle C is made in two parts, screwed together at t', the portion of the spindle on which the distribnter revolves being ot' less diameter than the adjacent portions, in order that the^ distributer maybe held securely in place. When the water is projected against the distributor G it is deflected thereby, and impinging against the interior of the tumbler causes it to revolve on the apex or point ot` the valve-stem O, by which it is'supported, andin this manner the water is thoroughly scattered in all directions and brought into contact with all portions of the interior ofthe tumbler, thus thoroughly cleansing it, as required.

The distributer G may be securely attached to the spindle O, so as not to revolve thereon; but I prefer to have it rotate, as it distributes the water with better effect and attracts attention by its movement.

The annular aperturefis not liable to become clogged; but if obstructed it can be readily cleared by removing the'cap E, without the employment of any tool or instrument whatever. Furthermore, less water is required, as after the tumbler has been washed the iiow of water can be greatly reduced, so as to use only just sufficient to rotate the distributer G for the purpose ot' attracting attention, this rotation of the distributer giving thetumbler the appearance of revolving, when it is really stationary.

I do not confine myself to the employment ofan annular discharge-orifice, f, for the water in connection with the distributer, as it is evident that a discharge orifice or orifices of other form may be used. For instance, the valvestem maybe made hollow for the passage of the water, and provided with one or more apertures adapted to dischargel the water against the distributer; but I prefer the construction just described, as it is more simple.

VI am aware ofthe United States Letters Patent granted to J. C. Wharton, September 29, 1868, and to E.W. Russell, December 31, 1867, and therefore make no broad claim to a revolving water-distributor, nor to a vertical valve-spindle on which the tumbler is placed and by which it is depressed to open the valve; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by -Letters Patent, is

In a tumbler-washer, the combination of the shell or body B, having a discharge orice or Witness my hand this 9th day of May, A. D. ro orifices, a valve-spindle, C, Working vertically 1881. through the shell of the valve and serving as a support upon which the tumbler revolves, VALLACE H. BATE. and a revolving distributer, G, adapted to intercept the Water issuing from the discharge In presence oforifice or orifices and deflect it against the iul). E. TESCIIEMACHER,

terior surface of the tumbler, substantially as W. J. CAMBRIDGE.

and for the purpose described,

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