US26215A

US26215A - Washing-machine

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Publication number: US26215A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1859-11-22
Anticipated expiration: 1876-11-22

Description

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

MOSES D. NVELLS, OF MORGANTOIVN, VIRGINIA.

WASHING-MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,215, dated November 22, 1859.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mosns D. IVELLS, of Morgantown, in the county of Monongalia and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Vashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the sam'e,.reference being had to the annexed drawing, forming part of this speciication, in the several figures of which similar characters of reference denote the same part.

Figure l is a plan view of my washing machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sect-ion on line 1 y. Fig. 3 is a cross section on line fr, x, showing the position of the rack in block.

The nature of the invention consists in having a ribbed, reciprocating plunger, moving' upon guides, and attached by a pitman to a pendulum rod, and weight dependent from a shaft above, by the rocking of which the reciprocating movement of the plunger is produced.

In the front of the machine is a reciproeating rack, fitting into openings in a block; the ends of this rack extend on each side of the plunger, and rest on guides at the sides of the machine, and have on their rear extremities a shoulder or projection against which the plunger strikes during its backward movement, and moves the rack out of the openings in the block. And there are two springs on either side of the box, which act on these rear ends of the rack, and force it back in its former position again, thus giving it a reciprocating motion. There is also a false bottom to the machine with openings to allow the water to flow under, and pass up behind the clothes. And there is another spring attached to the shaft which strikes against the box, and aids the motion of the plunger.

In the drawing, P represents the plunger, moving on guides g, and connected by pitman p, with the pendulum rod R, which depends from shaft S, the shaft being moved by handle H.

a, is the spring on shaft S.

D, is the rack, fitting in the openings in block B, moving on guides g, and `having projections b, on its rear ends against which the plunger strikes, and on which the springs d, d, act, giving it, its reciprocating motion,

and F, is the false bottom having openings 0, through which the water iows.

The clothes are placed in the box between the plunger P, and rack D, and by the rocking of shaft S, the plunger is moved forward pressing the clothes against the block, and by the next movement of the shaft the plunger is drawn back, and comes in contact with the projections Z), on the rear ends of the rack D, forcing it out of the block B, and by it turning the clothes completely over. The distance which the plunger moves before it comes in contact with the projections on the ends of the rack, allows the clothes to be released from all pressure of it, before they are turned over by the rack, and also gives them room to turn clear of the plunger. The springs d, d, then act on these projections and force the rack into place again when t-he plunger again strikes the clothes; thus Aconstantly turning theln over, and pressing' them against block B, and ett'ectually removing all dirt from them.

The pitman p, is attached to the pendulum rod R, by a pin through diii'erent holes in each, so that it can be adapted to any quantity of clothes,land'also t'o give the pendulum a different distance of movement.

The spring ct, attached to the shaft S, assists in giving reaction to the movement of the plunger. And the false bottom F, allows the water to flow under it, through its openings 0, and to rise again behind thel clothes as the rack D, throws them forward, and is advantageous as without it there would not water enough remain between the clothes, and the surface against which they work, namely the block B.

I do not claim the reciprocating plunger of itself, nor do I claim the rack D, but

Ihat I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The reciprocating plunger operated as described in combination with the rack piece D moved by the plunger' in its backward motion, and springs d 0l throwing said rack in place, the whole operated as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name before two subscribing witnesses.

M. D. WELLS.

Vitnesses:

E. P. FITCH, IV. GRIFFITH.