US66181A - Improved washing machine - Google Patents

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Be it known that I, SMITH, of Strongsville, in the county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full and complete description of the construction and operation of the same., reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specication, in which-4 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine.

Figure 2 is a top view with the cover detached.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinalsection.

Figures 4 and 5, sections to which reference will be had.

, Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views. l v

A, tig. 1, is the-box or body of the machine,\in which is arranged a gang of pou-nders or beaters, B, tig. 2

-connected to the multiplied crank C by the links D. The peculiar shape of these pounders is shown in fig. 3,`

in which it will be seen that the lower end is cut biasing downward andlprovided with a. number of rectangular notches, E. In the lower angle of the box is a fillet, F,'upon which stands the lower end ofthe wash-board Gr, 'which is also supported by the projecting rib H. This board is kept in position by the depending :finger I, under which the upper end of the board is slipped, as shown in iig. 3, and is prevented from being forced back against the end ofthe machine by the springs J, which may be of rubber or other suitable material. It will be observed that the front end of the bottom of the machine is considerably elevated above the rear end, thus making the bottonraninclined plane from the cranks downward, and upon which the beaters or pounders lie upon their longest side, as shown in fig. 3. `The rear end of the machine being planed at right angles with. the bottom gives it thereby an inclination backward from a vertical line, and thus' makes thehpproach to the machine much more convcnient'to the operator than if the same were straight or perpendicular also. This construction 'and position of the body er box give the most favorable shape for receiving and washing the clothes, as by this construction a small single article can be washed with a. very small quantity of water, as wellasa larger one or number of articles, with a proportionate quantity of water. It will be seen that the cranks Ywhichthe beaters are operated are so arranged in relation to each other as to act at right angles or quartering,'the result of which is that the pounding or rather the blows are given in successive single strokes; hence the-working of .the machine is attended with much less eifort than ifV two or more blows were given at the same time; It also favors the lateral'dashing of the `water and motion of the clothes, and thus facilitates the Washing.

'Having thus described the construction and arrangement of the machine, the practical operation of the same is as follows: The clothes Aare thrown into the machine with thel proper quantity ofsoap and water, and which is then covered, as shown in fig. 1. The poundcrs are then operated by the crank K, each .giving a single and successive blow, striking the clothes at the bottom and thereby forcing them Vto roll upward and over toward the pounders, and thiis presenting their top to each blow, which carries it down and under to the top aga-inin a continuously rolling manner during the operation of the machine. The clothes on being sufficiently pounded, the covers are then removed andthe pounders either detached or turned up out of the way, as indicated in iig. 3. When thus removcd'out of the way a board, L, fig. 3, also indicated by dotted lines a, fig. 2, is then dropped into the grooves M, andthus is provided-a convenient tub, in which the clothes are nishedvoif by the use of the washboard referred to, if found needful, sudsing and rinsing the same without taking them fromlhe machine and putting them into tubs for that purpose, and thus the use of tubs, the labor of lifting, emptying, and removing the clothes for wringing, is dispensed with and avoided, as the wringer is attached to the side of the machine and the clothes run through it without the necessity of removing them from the washer. By the introduction of the springs J bctweenthe wash-board and the end of the machine, an easy springing movement is given to 4the board, which adds much to lessen the labor of rubbing. This board may be removed, if so desired, and

thereby increase thc capacity of the machine, so that a larger article can be washed or a greater number of articles. lig's.'4 and 5 are enlarged views of'the'connections by which the pounders are attached to the cranks, and which consists of a metallic strap, N, surrounding the crank, and brought back over the end of the link and then scured by a clamp, O, inserted through the link,'and astrap, in the manner and positionshown in iig. 5. Between thc end of the link and the block P is a rubber cushion, Q, the purpose of which is to give elasticity to the pounders, so that they may be allowed to yield to any unusual resistance that may inter-pose between them and the end of the machine, and thus the danger of breaking or causing any extra effort of working thern is avoided.

The advantages of this machine are, simplieity of construction, strength and durability in all its parts, ease and direetness of action, facility and thoroughness in its work, requiring but little skill and comparatively but little labor t0 work it. V

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The series of beaters B, as arranged in relation to the spring-boaril G, rib H, and springs J, in combination with the inclined bottom, and operating conjointly, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The elastic cushion Q and block P, arranged in relation to the links D, strap M, and crank, and applied as and for the'purpose set forth.

. L. SMI'll-l.

Witnesses:

J. H. BURRIDGE, J. HOLMES.

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