US2646675A - Wringer spacer - Google Patents

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WRINGER SPACER Filed April 5, 1950 IN VEN TOR. flafiry Jerame ATT'DRN EYE Patented July 28, 1953 WRINGER SPACER,

Henry Jerome, Walsenburg, 0010., assignor by decree of distribution to Helen Jerome Application April 5, 1950, Serial No. 154,046

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a clothes wringer, and more particularly to a spacer member to be inserted between a pair of rotary rollers of a clothes wringer.

The object of the invention is to provide a spacer member which is adapted to be interposed between a pair of rotary resilient rollers of a clothes wringer after the housewife has finished washing clothes, so as to maintain the rollers separated from each other, thus preventing the rollers from adhering to each other.

Another object of the invention is to provide a spacer member for insertion between a pair of coacting rollers of a clothes wringer after the clothes have been washed, whereby the rollers will be prevented from sticking together.

A further object of the invention is to provide a spacer member for clothes wringers which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

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

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the spacer member of the present invention shown inserted between a pair of clothes wringer rollers, the rollers being shown in broken lines;

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective of the spacer member of the present invention.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numerals l and H designate a pair of conventional rotary resilient rollers which form part of a clothes wringing mechanism that may be part of a conventional washing machine. The rollers l0 and It may be spring mounted, so that slight movement of the rollers and II toward and away from each other can be accomplished.

The present invention is directed to a wedgeshaped spacer member l2 which is substantially triangular in cross section and is adapted to be inserted or positioned between the coacting rollers 10 and II of the clothes wringer, so as to maintain the rollers I0 and H separated from each other in order to prevent the rollers from sticking together after the clothes have been washed. Thus, after the housewife finishes washing clothes, the spacer member 12 is inserted between the rollers Ill and II, a shown in Figure 1, so that these rollers will be prevented from sticking together.

The spacer member l2 of the present invention may be fabricated of any suitable material, such as plastic, and includes a body member M which has a substantially wedge shape. The spacer member [2 has its front end shaped to define a tapered or pointed end l5, while the rear end of the body member I4 is wide, and this wide portion is designated by the numeral [6.

One side of the body member I4 is provided with an arcuate or curved, longitudinally extending recess or cutout l'l, while the other side of the body member I4 is provided with a similar longitudinally extending arcuate recess l8. The recesses I1 and I8 are of unequal contour and provide an enlarged longitudinal edge and a foreshortened longitudinal edge. These recesses H and I8 are adapted to receive therein or be engaged by opposed portions of the rollers Ill and H when the spacer member I2 is being used.

Projecting rearwardly from the wide portion it of the body member [4 and secured thereto adjacent to the foreshortened longitudinal edge is a handle IS. The handle I9 is adapted to be gripped by the users hand so as to facilitate placement of the spacer member l2 between the rollers I0 and H, to facilitate removal of the spacer member from between the rollers.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that a spacer member has been provided which, when inserted or positioned between a pair of rollers i0 and H of a conventional clothes wringer mechanism, will cause the rollers l0 and ll to remain separated so that these rollers will not stick together. Thus, after the housewife has finished washing clothes, tension on the rollers l0 and il may be released and the spacer member l2 inserted between these rollers. The arouate recesses ll and I8 snugly receive the rollers so as to prevent the spacer member I2 from accidentally being dislodged from between the rollers. When the housewife desires to use the rollers Id and l I for washing or wringing clothes, the spacer member 12 is, of course, removed so as to permit normal use of the rollers l0 and H. The size of the spacer member I2 can be varied as desired, depending upon the size of the rollers of the clothes wringer.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a spacer member for insertion between a pair of rollers of a clothes wringer, comprising a wedge-shaped body member which is substantially triangular in cross section, the front end of said body member being pointed and the rear end thereof being wide, there being a longitudinally extending arcuate recess arranged in each side of said body member for receiving therein portions of said rollers, said recesses being of unequal contour providing an enlarged longitudinal edge and a foreshortened longitudinal edge and a handle projecting from the wide rear end of said body member and secured thereto adjacent to the foreshortened longitudinal edge.

HENRY JEROME.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 413A89 Brooks Oct. 22, 1889 466,104 Naegele Dec. 29, 1891 816,824 Scholl Apr. 3, 1906 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 7,389 Great Britain of 1895 27,485 Great Britain of 1896

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