US325913A - Washing-machine - Google Patents

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WASHING MAGHINE.

N0.325,913. .Patented Sept. 8, 1885.

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T0 all whom it may concern to have inserted within it a wringer, herein- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

SAMUEL CONVERSE, or MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,913, dated September 8, 1885.

Application filed November 15, 1884. No model.)

Be it known that I, SAMUEL CoNvERsE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side view of my device. Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssectional This invention relates to improvements in that class of washing-machines in which one or more reciprocating beaters or dashers are actuated by proper mechanism and adapted to do the work; and it consists, mainly, in the construction of the said reciprocating dashers and their novel arrangement and actionin relation to a false bottom inserted in the tub, the construction of which is hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings. and the letters of reference marked thereon, A represents a rectangular tub or wash-box, having hinged to its rear end the cover a, which forms part of it. The front upper part, a, of the body of the box is rounded upward and outward and open at top, being adapted after described. The lid is secured down by the hooks a a which are pivoted to the sides of the box, and engage in staples on the under surface of the lid, as shown. a is a detent, piece fixed to the "rear of the box to prevent the lid turning too far off.

B is a rectangular frame rising from the lid of the box, with its side beams, 12 b, standing centrally from the side edges of the same. The frame moves with the lid, and when the latter is closed the downwardextendinglower ends of its side beams rest against the outer sides of the box.

A transverse shaft, 0, provided with the two similar cranks c and c, has bearings in the side beams, 12 b, and passes through a vertical rods G G.

beam, a, connecting the lid and the, crossbeam of the frame B, a short distance to the inner side of the beam 1). p

D is a gear-wheel on the shaft C, between the side beam b and the beam 0 and dis a short shaft journaled in bearings in the beams b and 0 below the shaft 0, and carrying a gear-wheel, d, which meshes with the gear wheel D. d is a crank-handle on the shaft d, by which the same may be rotated.

E E are similar fly or balance wheels on the ends of the shaft 0 extended beyond the side beams, 12 b.

If desired, the machine may be actuated by a belt passing on either of the wheels E.

The cranks c and 0 have, respectively, plvoted upon them the upper ends of the connecting-rods F F, the lower ends of which pivot upon and actuate the reciprocating dasher- The cranks c and 0 lie on opposite sides of the shaft 0, so that the dasher-rods are reciprocated alternately. The dasher rods pass through proper openings in the lid, and

are directed in their movement by the guideplates 9 g, standing vertically on the sides of each opening, the extended ends of the pivots which unite the connecting and dasher rods playing in grooves or longitudinal recesses 1n said plates.

H H are the dasher-plates, made preferably of wooden slats h, rectangular in shape and attached to the lower ends of the dasherrods G G, respectively, by means hereinafter described." w

I I are springs made of metal'wire or bar, which have their inner ends fixed to the lower end of the dasher rods and their horizontal portions (1 resting upon and secured to the slats h of the dasher-plates.

The construction is the same in both dashers. The lower end of the dasher-rod is bored out to receive a rod, 2', which passes up from the center of the plate and is surrounded by a coil-spring, i, which'fibears against the surface of the plate, and has its upper end passing through a short tube which screws on the end of the dasher-rod. The dasher-plates have thus a certain amount of vertical spring on their rods.

J is a false bottom fitting within thebox or tub below the dashersfand constructed as follows: Two similar rectangular plates, K K,

preferably made of wood, and provided with the perforations p, are each attached by their corners and middle portions to the front and rear supporting-strips, L L, by the coil-springs Z Z. parts that can spring separately upon the supporting-strips, and each of which lies below one of the dasher-plates.

M is a wringer, turned by the crank-handle m on the shaft m, which has bearings in the sides of the box.

N is the upper shaft of the wringer journaled in sliding-boxes a, cont-rolled by the coilspring n, which is attached within proper vertical slots 01? in the frame of the wringer, and bear upon the upper surfaces of the boxes n. The upper roller of the wringer is covered with flannel, as shown.

The dasher-plates come down alternately upon the halves or plates K K of the false bottom; hence, one dasher being elevated, the other comes down upon its own proper plate K and the clothes thereon, depressing the said plate slightly, because of its spring connections. It also drives the water up through the perforations in the other plate against and through the clothes lying loose thereon, and aids in washing them.

The bottom is thus formed of two equal The connection of the dasher rodsand plates serves to prevent fouling from overloading the plates too heavy.

WVhen not using the machine, the water is let off by a faucet or cock in its bottom.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In a washing-machine, the combination of the box A and false bottom J, composed of the strips L, plates K, and springs Z, with the dasher-plates H H, springs I and i3, rods 1', dasher-rods G G, and mechanism, substantially as described, to reciprocate the said dasher-rods vertically and alternately.

2. In a washing-machine, the combination of the tub A, false bottom J, dasher-plates H H, and rods G G, connected to said platesby springs I and i, the connection-rods F F, crank-shaft O, and means, substantially as described, for rotating the latter.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL CONVERSE. \Vitnesses:

Dnnrson W. CLARKE, BELL E. CLARKE.

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