US5048A

US5048A - Washing-machine

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Publication number: US5048A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1847-04-03
Anticipated expiration: 1864-04-03

Description

sTATEs PATENT OPP-ICE.

JN0. sHUGERT, OE ELIZABETH, AND G. w. PORTER, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.Y

WASI-ITNG-MACI-IINE.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 5,048, dated April 3, 1847; Antedated November 2, 1,846.

To all lwL-om t may concern Be it known that we, JOHN SHUGER'I, of Elizabeth, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, and GEORGE W. PORTER, of the city and county of Philadelphia, State aforesaid, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vashing-Machines, which are described as follows, reference being had to the annexed drawings of the same, making part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of the machine. F ig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a top or birds eye view of the apparatus forwringing, detached from the machine.

Similar letters in the figures refer toy corresponding parts.

This machine in its general features is made and operated similar to the one for which Letters Patentof the United States were issued to John Shugert, one of the parties named above, on the 19th day of May, 1843-that is to say, the clothes are placed in a box or trough, A, supported in a suitable manner and are washed by a dasher B operated by means of handles C.

The improvements consist, lirst, in making the back part of the bottom of the box A horizontal, instead of on. an inclined curve as in the former case, for prevent-ing the clothes from following the dasher B on its return from the clothes, and causing them to turn in the .water with greater facility; second, in arranging a series of rollers D, on a segment of a circle atthe back part of the box for lessening the friction and pressure on the clothes; and third, in the addition of a wringing apparatus E, for partially drying the clothes after being washed-the whole being arranged and combined in such a manner as to but slightly increase the expense and proportions of the former machine.

The rollers D, are made of wood and turn on journals inserted in the sides of the box A. They are arranged in the form of a segment of a circle-the center of the'up per one being on the same vertical line with that of the lower one, as represented in Fig. 2 of the drawings. f

The horizontal part F of the bottom of Then the clothes with the required quan-V tity ofsoap and water are placed in the 'space between the dasher B and `rollers D,

and the dasher is moved backward, they are forced upward over the surfaces of the rollers .with a. very small amount of ypower exerted on the handles; for the rollers. being suspended on journals turn and allow the clothes to pass without much friction or pressure. On the return of the dasher, the lower part of the clothes rests on the f .abrupt or horizontal edge F, and the kupper part ofthe same turns toward the dasher. f .70V

They are in this manner at each succeeding stroke gradually forced around, and every piecev is in its turn subjected to a thorough` cleansing.

After the clothes have been thoroughly washed they are removed fro-m the box A, and placed in a horizontal perforated box E, of the wringing apparatus, which is arranged longitudinally yat the back part of the box'A immediately above the rollers D. A piston G correspondingl in size and form with the interior of said box E ofthe wringing apparatus is moved either way in the same by mea-ns of a screw H attached to one side and passing through a female screw in the end of the perforated box E, said by which it is turned.

The clot-hes being placed in a wet state on the opposite side of the piston G, the lid L, of the box E is closed and secured- 4sa screw having a handle K on its outer end the screw H, is then turned to the right byy the handle K, and the clothes are pressed between the piston and the end M ofthe box until all the water that can be is extracted from them,*whenv the mot-ion of theV screw is reversed, and the clothes are re-l moved and thoroughly dried in the usual manner.

The machine may be converted into an ironing or other table by suspending a board cover on pivots at the back part of the machine and drawing it forward to a hori-k zontal position on top of the machine.

What we claim as our invention, and

which We desire to secure by Letters Pat following the dasher B on its return, and 10 ent, iscausing them to gradually turn at each suo- Arranging the rollers Din the back part ceeding stroke as described. of the box A in the form of a segment of JOHN SHUGERT a oirelef-tbe lower one being on a line With the upper n the manner and for the purpose set forth,-in combination With the `abrupt Witnesses: edge or rest F formed on the bottom of y JOHN THOMPSON, the box A for preventing the clothes from EDWARD MAHER.

GEO. W. PORTER.