US655626A

US655626A - Washing-machine.

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Publication number: US655626A
Application number: US507900A
Authority: US
Inventors: Luke L Kellogg
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1900-02-13
Filing date: 1900-02-13
Publication date: 1900-08-07
Anticipated expiration: 1917-08-07

Description

N6. 655,626. Patented Aug. 7, |906.

L. L. KELLOGG.V

WASHING MACHINE.

[Application filed Feb. 18, 1900. (No Model.)

2 Sheets-Sheet lgagfor l (l f 1 i No. 655,626. Patented Aug. 7, |900...

L. L. KELLoaG.

WASHING MACHINE.

rApplication led Feb'. 13, 1900.)

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*ran STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUKE L. KELLOGG, OF LEON, NEW YORK.

WASHING-MACl-HNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,626, dated August '7, 1900.

Application filed February 13, 1900. Serial No. 5,079. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, LUKE L. KELLOGG, acit i Zen of the United States, residing at Leon, in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Washd ing-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements inwashing-machines.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction of washing machines and to provide a simple and comparatively-inexpensive one capable of enabling the operation of Washing to be easily and quickly performed and adapted to adjust itself to the quantity of clothes and other fabrics being operated on, whereby the same Wilhbe thoroughly and uniformly washed, whether there be a large or small amount within the machine.

Another objectl of the invention isto provide a washing-machine adapted to have one of its rubbing-surfaces arranged at an inclination and at the desired adjustment to forni a washboard for hand-rubbing. The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andpointed out in the claims hereto appended.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a washing-machine constructed in accordance With this invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective vieW of the stand. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View of the body ofthe machine, the rubbing-surface of the cover or lid being arranged to form a hand-washboard. Fig. 4 is a similar view, the cover being arranged as illustrated in Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the lower rubbing-surface. Fig. 6 is a detail View illustrating a modification of the upper rubbingssurface.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

l designates an approxmately-rectangular washing-machine body provided at opposite sides with rockers 2, arranged upon horizontal longitudinally-disposed top bars 3 of a stand or support il", and the latter is composed of crossed legs or standards 5 and G, arranged atan inclination and connected at. their lower portions by transverse boards 7 and 8 and at their upper ends by the longitudinal bars 3, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanyingdraivings. Theinclined legs erstandards 5 are arranged at the outer faces of the legs or standards 6, and their upper ends are secured to theouter faces of the longitudinal bars 3, while the inner legs or standards 6 terminate short of the upper ends of the legs or standards 5 and are arranged beneath and support the otherend of the longitudinal bars 3. The longitudinal bars I ,\vhich receive the rockers 2, are provided with upwardly-extending plates 9, having tapering slots 10 for the reception of projections 1l, extending horizontally from the outer faces of the rockers and adapted by engaging the Walls ofthe slotsto prevent the washing-machine body from 1n ovinglongitudinally when itis rocked. The slots of theplates, which taper toward their lowerends, are provided With contracted entrances forming shoulders 12, arranged to be engaged by the projections to limit the rocking movement of the body and located at opposite sides of the slots, asclearly illus` trated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. l

The Washing-machine body is provided at cne end with a depending plate 13, secured to one side of the said body and provided at its inner end with a horizontal slot adapted to receive the upper transverse portion of a substantiallyvrectangular support 14, hinged at the lower ends of the sides to the lower ends of the legs or standards 5 and adapted to hold the washing-,machine body against movement in. either direction for a purpose hereinafter explained. The hinged support is preferably constructed of a single piece of rod, metal, or other suitable material, and it is coiledat one of its corners to form an eye 15, and the lower ends of its sides are bent outward to provide journals 16, Which arev arranged in suitable bea ring openings or perforations of the lower ends of the legs or standards 5. An eye 17 of an operating-rod 18 is linked into the eye 15 of the hinged support, and the said rod 1S, whichextends longitudinally of the adjacent side of the Washing-machine, is provided with a loop 19, forming a handle and arranged at the upper end of the leg or standard 5. The operating-rod IOO is retained in the position illustratedin Figs.

`1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings on the `an approximately-rectangular lower rubber 2l, composed of longitudinal side bars 22, connected by

end bars

23 and 24 and provided at intervals with bearings for the reception of journals 25 of transverse bars or rolls 26. The transverse bars or rolls are preferably rectangular in cross-section, and the journals consist of round nails or other suitable fastening devices passed through the 'bearing perforations or openings of the -side bars 22 and embedded in the ends of the bars lor rolls, which are adapted to rotate and rub the clothes or other fabrics passing over them in moving from one end of the washing-machine body to the other through the rocking thereof. The end bar 24 is recessed or cut away at 26 adjacent to a drain-opening, and the washing-machine body is preferably provided at the said drain-opening with a spout 27 and with a plug 28 or other suitable means for normally closing the said opening. The washing-machine body is provided on its interior at one end with 'a transverse cleat 27, spaced from the bottom to provide a recess for the reception of the adjacent end of the lower rubber, whereby the latter is held against upward. movement. The other end of the bottom rubber is locked against upward movement by a hinged brace 28, of substantially-rectangular form, adapted to be swung upward and engaged with a transverse top bar 29, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. The rectangular brace 28 is composed of a transverse connecting portion and parallel sides terminating in eyes for the reception of suitable journals. When itis desired to remove the lower rubber froml the washing-machine body, Athe brace may be readilyswung out of engagement with the top end bar 2f), and it will form a convenient handle for enabling the lower rubber Ito be pulled out of the washing-machine body without the hands of the operator coming in contact with the liquid contents of the said body. This is advantageous in removing the lower rubbing-surface to permit the washing-machine body to drain freely after the operation of washing or any stage thereof has been completed and it is desired to empty the washing-n1achine body.

The lower rubber cooperates with an upper rubber 30, carried by a lid or cover 31 and composed of two sections 32 and 33, provided with a suitable rubbingsurfaee and hinged together at their adjacent ends at 332L and arranged normally at an angle to each other, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings. The upper end of the section 32 is hinged to the cover at opposite sides thereof `at 34, andthe upper end of the other section 33 is provided at opposite sides with projections 35, engaging longitudinal ways 36, whereby the section 33 is slidingly and hingedly connected with the cover to permit the upper rubber, when the washing-machine is in use, to move upward and downward to accommodate itself to the clothes and other fabrics being washed and to engage the same evenly. This sliding and pivotal connection also permits the sections of the upper rubber to be arranged in alinement toform a handwashboard when the cover or lid is swung backward to the position illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The lid or cover is provided with a recess for the reception of the upper rubber when it is arranged as shown in Fig. 3, and it is composed of a rectangular frame and a sheet-metal plate, the frame consisting of side and end bars secured to the inner or lower face of the pla-te. The ways 36 preferably consist of grooves or slots, which are lined with-metal to enable the projections or journals 35 to move freely and to avoid wearing the side bars of the lid orV cover. The upper rubber extends within about an inch of the lower rubber when the lid or cover is in place, and during the operation of the washingmachine body the clothes and other fabrics are thrown from one end. of the washing-machine body to the other, passing be-r neath the vupper rubber and between the'same and the lower rubber,A whereby they are thorf oughly rubbed and quickly washed. The section 33 of the upper rubber is preferably provided with a weight 38 to increase the power of the upper rubber, which may be weighted to any desired extent, and when the cover or lid isin an inclined position, as shown in Fig. 3, the weight assist-s in retaining the upper rubber in position for use as a hand-wash-y board. The sections of the upper rubber are provided with any suitable rubbing-surfaces, which may consist o f corrugations, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of `the accompanying drawings, or of rectangular bars or rolls 39, similar to the lower rubber, as clearly illustrated in Fig. G of the accompanying drawings.

The washing-machine body is provided at the inner faces of its sides with longitudinal bars 40, located a short distance below the upper edges of the sides and arranged to support the lid or cover, which is reduced or re-l cessed at one end at 4l to engage beneath the top bar 29, and also to engage the brace 28, whereby the latter is prevented from accidentally becoming disengaged from the top bar 2) through the rocking of the washing machine body. The recessed end of the lid or cover is provided with a longitudinally--A IZO ' ment.

estacas s disposed loop 42, receiving a link 43, which is adapted to engage a projection or pin 44, extending upward and outward from the top bar29.. The link also forms a hinged joint and permits the lid or lcover to be swung backward to the position illustrated in Fig. 3. The other end of the lid or cover is provided with perforated ears or bearings 45, receiving a locking device 46, consisting of a transverse rod provided with a central crank-bend 47, and having crank-arms 4S at its ends, hooked for engaging eyes or keepers 49, located at opposite sides of the Washing-machine body adjacent to a top bar 50. By oscillating the central crank-bend of the rod the latter is rotated or rocked in its bearings to engage the crank-arms with and disen gage them from the keepers 49, and when the crankarms are in engagement with the keepers the central crank-bend is arranged near the upper face of the bar 50 and in approximately a horizontal position, whereby the catch is retained in engagement with the keepers by gravity, the intermediate crank-bend being arranged to be swung upward in order to disengage the arms.

The lid or cover is supported in the inclined position (illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings) by a vertically adjustable handle 51, consisting of a horizontal handle-bar 52 and a pair of vertical bars 53, adjustably secured to the adjacent' end of the Washing-machine body and-adapted to be raised and lowered to arrange the handle-bar at the desired elevation for enabling the washing-machine to be conveniently operated and also for supporting the lid or cover at the desired inclination. The lid or cover is adapted to be arranged to form a washboard when the washing-machine body is upon the stand and also when it is removed therefrom, the body being adapted to be detached for use as an ordinary tub.

The sides and bottom of the washing-inachine body arc extended beyond the ends thereof to form end recesses, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 3, and 4 of the accompanying drawings, and the upper portions of the sides are connected by cross-bars 54, forming handles for enabling the washing-machine` body to be conveniently grasped in placing it on and removing it from the stand. The bar 54, adjacent to the vertically-adjiilstable handle, also assists in supporting the same, and the vertical bars thereof are provided with squared lower portions, which are engaged by clamps 55, whereby the vertically-adj ustable handle is retained in the desired adj ust- Each clamp consists of a horizontal plate or member 56, secured at it-s outer end to the adjacent edge vof the contiguous side of the washing-machine body and provided at its inner end with a perforation through which passes a threaded shank 57, receiving a thumb-nut 58, arranged at the outer face of the plate and adapted to engage the same. By adjusting the thumb nut the plate is forced tightly against the squared portion of the bar 53 and the vertically-adj ustable handle is securely clamped in the desired position.

The recessed end 41 of the lid or cover forms a tight joint at that end of the ma-' chine, and the other end of the lid or cover is provided with a recess 59 and iits tightly against the adjacent edge of the top bar 50 and a transverse bar 60, located beneath and projecting beyond the said bar 50, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4.

The stand is collapsible and adapted to be compactly folded, and in practice the parts will be constructed of a proportion that will permit the stand and the support to be packed Within the washing-machine body in shipping the same, thereby enabling the machine j to be compactly arranged for shipment and storing. The fastening devices 61, which connect the crossed legs or standards, form pivots and permit the legs or standards to be folded compactly together and in the same plane. The rectangular support 14 is suflicientl y resilient to enable its sides to be readily p compressed to disengage the journals 16 from the bearing recesses or perforations of the lower ends of the standards, whereby the hinged support may be detached to facilitate the folding of the stand. The longitudinali bars 3 are pivoted to the upper ends of the legs or standards 5 by the fastening devices 62,v and they are provided at their other ends with depending projectionsor dowel-pins 63, fitting in sockets 64 of the upper ends of the legs 6, and adapted to be readily swung out of engagement with the latter to permit the legs or standards to fold, as before explained. The vertically adjustable handle is also adapted to be arranged within the washingmachine body, and the handle-bar 52 is provided at its ends with projections 65, detachably engaging eyes 66 of the upper ends of the bars 63, whereby the handle-bar 52 may be separated from the bars 53.

It will be seen that the Washing-machine is simple andcomparatively inexpensive in construction, that it is capable of rapidly and thoroughly Washing clothes, and that the upper rubber, Which automatically adjusts itself to the quantity of clothes Within the Washing-machine body, thoroughly and uniformly rubs the clothes, turning them over and forcing water and suds through them. It will also be apparent that the handle for operating the washing-machine may be adj usted to the desired height and that it also forms an adjustable support for the lid or cover when the latter :is arrangedat an inclination to provide a hand-washboard. The rockers by being constructed of Wood render the operation of the washing machine practically noiseless, and the stand, which is collapsible, to enable it to be readily arranged within` the washingmachine body, is provided with a hinged support adapted to lock the Washingmachine body against movement in either IIO Zio

direction vand capable of folding inward, so as to be out of the way when the washingmachine is in motion. The lower rubber is adapted to be readily withdrawn from the washing-machine body without the hands of the operator coming in contact with the liquid contents of the same, and 'one end of the body is extended upward, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, to permit a wringer to be readily mounted on it.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is- 1. A washing-machine provided with an upper rubber composed of two oppositely-inclined sections hinged together at their adjacent ends, one of the sections being pivoted at its upper or outer end and the other section being slidingly and pivotally mounted, whereby the upper rubber is adapted to yieldingly engage the clothes and adjust itself to the same automatically, substantially as described.

2. A washing-machine having a lower rubber and provided with an upper rubber suspended within the body and having its ends located above its center, one end of the upper rubber being permanently pivoted, and the other being slidingly mounted, whereby the upperrubber is adapted to engage the clothes yieldingly to adjust itself tothe quantity of clothes being washed, substantially as described.

3. In a washing-machine, the combination of a washing-machine body provided with a lid or cover, and an upper rubber composed of movably-connected sections and pivoted at one end to the cover and slidingly and pivotally connected at its otherend to the same, said rubber being arranged to depend within the washing-machine body, and adapted to rit against the cover when the latter is swung out of the body to form a washboard, substantially as described.

4. In a washing-machine, the combination with a body, a lid or cover provided with side pieces having ways located at one end of the lid or cover, and an upper rubber composed of jointed or movable sections and provided at one end with pintles to fit into said ways and having its other end pivoted between the side pieces, substantially as described.

5. In a Washing-machine, the combination of a washing-machine body, an upper rubber composed of sections and suspended Within the body, one end of the upper rubber being permanently pivot-ed and the other end bein g slidingly and pivotally mounted, whereby the upper rubber is adapted to engage the clothes yieldingly and adjust itself to the quantity of clothes being washed, said sections being adapted to be arranged in alinement to form a hand-washboard, and a vertically-adjust-f able handle adapted to support the washboard in different positions, substantially as de'- scribed.

6. In a washing-machine, the combination of a body, alower rubber arranged at the bottom of the body and provided with a hinged brace arranged to engage the upper portion of the body and adapted to be swung inward and outward from such engagement, and a lid or cover arranged adjacent to the'upper end of the brace and locking the same against inward movement, substantiallyas described.

'7. In a washing-machine, the combination of a body provided at its ends with

transverse bars

27 and 29, the bar 27 being arranged near the bottom of the body and the bar 29 being located at thev top thereof, the lower rubber arranged within the body and having one end arranged beneath the transverse bar 27, a brace hinged to the other end of the rubber and forming a handle and extending upward and engaging the lower face of the bar 29 to retain the lowerrubber in position, and a cover engaging beneath the bar 29 and retaining the brace in engagement with the same, substantially as described.

8. In a washing-machine, the combination of a stand, a rocking body mounted thereon, plates or keepers depending from one end of the body and provided at their inner edges with slots, a hinged support mounted on the stand at the bottom of the same and arranged beneath the body and engaging the slots of the keepers, said support being adapted to swing inward beneath the body, an operatingrod arranged at one side of the washing-machine and hinged to the support, and means for supporting the operating-rod, substantially as described.

9. In a washing-machine, the combination of a body provided at one end with a hookshaped projection and having keepers at the other, a cover provided with a link arranged at one of its ends and engaging the hook-shaped projection, and a cranked rod mounted on the other end of the cover and provided at its ends with arms engaging the keepers, substantially as described.

` In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LUKE L. KELLOGG. Vitnesses:

J. C. TURNER,' W. W. I-IALLENBECK.

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