US274946A - Erasmus l - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

E..L. KEYS.

- V WASHING MACHINE. N0. 274,946. V Patented Apr. 3,1883.

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ERASWUS L. KEYS, 0F MUNGIE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO MUNGIE WASHING MACHINE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPEC'IIEIGA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,946, dated April 3, 1883.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERAsMUs L. KEYS, of Muncie, in the county of Delaware and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in \Vashing-Machines, of'which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in washing-machines, and the objects of my improvement are to improve my old machine, for which Letters Patent No. 211,746 were issued to me the 28th day of January, 1879; and the improvement consists in arranging the mechanism so that the rotation of the rollers may be stopped at will without stopping the revolving of the crank or the reciprocating motion of the small rollers; in providing revolving guards at each end of the rollers, and making the bottom of the machine adjustable, so that it will fit the various-sized tubs. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation with one guardboard removed. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of one end of my machine. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

Similar letters refer to similarparts throughout the several 'views.

The frame of my machine consists of the end boards, A A, top or handle B, and bottom B. The shaft E extends the full length of the machine and passes through each end board A, cam-wheel c, clutch a, roller 1), and

, said arm rests.

clutch-wheel b, as shown in Fig.1. The camwheels 0' are firmly secured to the shaft E, so that they turn with it. The clutch a and roller D are made loose on the shaft, so that it may turn independent of them. The clutch a has a groove, 1, cut around it, as shown in Fig. 1. In this groove the upper ends of the arm 6 work, the said arm being made in a U shape atthe top, and provided with studs e, which project outward, and on which the The said studs 6 work in the notches on the top of the post d, and the lower part of the arm eextends down through the hollow in said post and through the end of the elbowf, most clearly shown in Fig. 4 by dotted lines. The said elbow is pivoted by a Application filed July 3, 1882. (No model.)

screw,j", passing down through the foot of post 0 and said elbow, so thatthe elbowmay be easily moved, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 4. This elbowf extends through the slot 0 in the end board A, and engages in the lower end of the lever g, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The said lever is pivoted to the end board A by a screw, as shown, so that when the lever stands as shown in Fig. 2 the machine is in gear and the rollers revolve with the shaft, and when the lever is pulled over, as shown by thedotted lines in Fig. 2, the clutch a. is slid back from the clutch-wheel b,'as shown in Fig. 1, and the rollers are thrown out of gear, so that they will not revolve. The guard-boards L are each provided at their inner edges with a small roller, 8, which are secured tothe said boards by two small castings, s, which are provided with a small stud, s, as shown in Fig. 5. This stud is inserted in a hole in the end of the rollers, so that they may revolve when the clothing presses against them in passing through the machine.

The adjustable bottom consists of the ratchet-bar t', T-head i, board 1', and keyj. The ratchet-bar i is secured to the bottom B. The T-head t" works in a slot in the said bar 2', and is secured to the board '5, all as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The outer end of the board '5 is provided with a slot,j. Through this slot, and through a similar slot in the board B, the keyj is secured, which holds the said board t' firmly to the bottom B, as shown in Figs. 1,2, and 3.

It is well understood by those familiar with my first patent, and it may be seen in Fig. 1, that the revolving of the crank E will cause a reciprocating motion of the upper rollers, 0, across the top of the roller D. This is caused by the cam-wheels 0, (only one being shown in Fig. 1,) which are placed at each end of the roller D, and work against the downward-projecting ends of the cross-bar h. It will therefore be seen that the only new features of this invention are the adjustable bottom, revolving guards, and the feed-governing device.

I theref0re claim the following as new and and lever g, whereby the small rollers may be desire to secure the same by Letters Patent: reciprocated without; turning the main roller,

In a washing-machine, the loose roller D, substantially as set forth.

shaft Ream-wheels c0,rollers G,l)earings for ERASMUS L. KEYS. 5 the same, as described, and cross-bar h, rig- Witnesses:

idly attached to said hearings, in combina- H. J. LOOKHART tion with the clutch a, arm 0, post d, elbowf, JOHN S. ELLIS.

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