US297949A

US297949A - Ferdixaistd pollmiller

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Publication number: US297949A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1884-04-29
Anticipated expiration: 1901-04-29

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- (iloModel-J P. POLLMILLER.

WASHING magm I N0. I Patented Apr WITNESSES N. PETERS. Pun-mum, withlflm D- C.

UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE.

nnnmnann POLLMILLER, OF EDDYVILLE, IOWA, nssrenon or ONE-HALF T O JAMES B. BIOKFORD, or SAME PLACE.

WASHING- sPncIPIcA'rIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,949, dated April 29, 1884-.

I Application filed September 4, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it mxty concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND POLLMILL- ER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Eddyville, in the county of \Vapello and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVashing Machines; and'I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved washing machine. Fig. 2 is a plan or top View of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through line 00 a; in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a section on an enlarged scale through line y y in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to certain improvements upon the washing-maehine for which Letters Patent of the United States No. 274,140 were issued to me on the 20th day of March, 1883; and the said improvements relate to an improved driving-gear for the machine.

The nature of my said improvements will be fully understood by reference to the drawings hereto attached, in which A represents the tub or suds-box of the machine, B'the movable rubber, and C the concave against which the rubber works. The shaft of the rotary reciprocating rubber B has a pinion, D, which meshes with thecogs F of the drivewheel E, said wheel being provided. with another set of cogs, G, which project from the face of the wheel at right angles to the 40 cogs F. H is a short shaft fixed in one side of the machine, upon which the drive-wheel 'E is journaled; and J is the'handle, which is pivoted upon the same shaft betweenwheel 'E and the washer I. This handle J has a slot,iK, adapted to fit or engage any one of the outwardly-projecting cogsvor teeth G, and

it is held in engagement with the wheel E by means of the spring L, placed upon the bent end of an arm, M, the inner end of which works upon shaft H between the machine and the drive-wheel, while its outer bent end is inserted through a slot, K, in the handle or lever J. From this it will be seen that if it is desired to change or shift the position of the handle or lever J in relation to the drivewheel all that is necessary is to pull the handle outward from the machine, so as to compress the spring L, which releases the slot K in the lever from the tooth or cog G, with which it is engaged, so that the handle may be shifted to any other position upon the drivewheel, and fi'xed in place thereonafter slot K has been placed opposite to the appropriate tooth by simply letting go of the free end of the handle, when spring L will force it into engagement with the appropriate tooth of the drive-Wheel. By this construction and arrangement the handle may be shifted to any desired positionfor operating the machine, as may be found desirable by the person using it, and this can be done ina moment of time and without in any manner affecting the operation of the machine. In my Patent No. 274,140 the concave is supported below the rotary reciprocating rubber by rods, the upper ends of which are fastened in springs resting upon the side pieces of the tub; but by my present improvement I. support the ends of the concave in curved arms N, which are pivoted atone end upon bolts 0, inserted into the suds-box, while the free ends of the arms are connected by coiled springs Q to cleats P, which are fastened on the inside of the suds-box. By this construction the concave is less liable to become displaced than by the construction shown in my patent above referred to, and I also obviate the disadvantages resulting from springs projecting above the suds-box over the arms.

Having thus described my invention,I'claim 0 and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. The combination of the shaft H, the drivewheel E, journaled upon said shaft, and having a double set of cogs, F and G, set at right 9 5 angles to one another, lever or handle J, slotted at K and K, bent arm M, projecting with its free end through slot K, and spring L, constructed and combined substantially as and for the purpose shown and set forth. 10o

2. The combination of the suds-box A, ro-l In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 10 tary reciprocating rubber 13, having pinion my own I have hereunto affixed my signature D, shaft or pintle H, drive-wheel E, hevinga in presence of two witnesses. double set ofcogs, F and G, set at right angles 5 to one another, lever-handle J, slotted at K FERDINAND POLLMILLER.

and K, bent arm M, projecting with its free end through slot K, and spring L, all 0011- \Vitnesses: strueted and combined substantially as and H. E. BOYD, for the purpose shown and set forth. J B. BICKFORD.