US726683A - Boiler. - Google Patents

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PATENTED APR.. 28, 1903t H. B. HBMPHILL.

BOILER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1963.

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UNITED STATES ATENT @stricts IIENRY B. I-IEMPIIILL, ELDORADO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR'OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAMr ROBINETT, ELDORADO, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,683, dated Aprn 28,1903. Application ned January 21, 1903. senti No. 139,986i (No model.)

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Be it known that I, HENRY B. HEMPHILI., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Eldorado, in the county of Saline and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Boilers, of which the following is a4 specification. Y

This invention relates to boilers; and the object thereof is to provide a boiler to contain clothes or fabricsto be cleansed wherein a circulation of water will be set up to pass through the clothes and remove dirt and other impurities therefrom.

The invention consists in the peculiar arrangement of parts and combination of parts, to be referred to hereinafter,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a boiler constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the same.

The reference-numeral l designates a boiler or outer casing having a removable cover 2,

` provided with an exhaust pipe or tube 3 at the center thereof. A drain-pipe et leads from one side of the casing l,near the bottom there'- of, and is provided with a removable cap 5,

which can be threaded thereon when it is desired to retain'the water within the boiler. An inner casing 6 is provided within the boiler or casing 1 and is designedforthe purpose of receiving the vfabric to be washed. This inner casing 6 is spaced apart from the sides of the casing 1 to permit a water-space to be formed betweenthe walls'ofthe two casings, whereby a circulation of the liquidwill be set up, as will be presently explained.

Near the bottom ofthe inner casing is a transverse partition 7, which is provided with a plurality of tubes 8, communicating with the space above the partition and with the space below. The side walls ofthe casing 6, below the partition 7, are provided with a plurality of perforations 9, and a perforate partition l0 is arranged a suitable distance above the partition 7 to form a support for the fabric.

The numeral ll designates a telescoping wall-section which is slidably secured within the receptacle 6, whereby the distancebe- .through the clothes or fabric.

vtween the top of the casing l and the point flows through the perfoi'ations 9 in the lower .end of the casing 6 to thereby establish a thorough circulation. By employing the per- Vforate partition l0 at an elevation above the partition 7 the clothes disposed in the inner casing are prevented from closing the tubes 8, and a positive downward iiow of the water into the lower perforate end of the casing 6 and against the bottom of the outer casing is maintained to establish a thorough circulation of the water in the entire device.

In the operation of the device a sufficient quantity of water will be placed in the outer receptacle l and surrounding the inner receptacle 6. The fabric will be placed upon the bottom or partition 1,0; and the telescoping wall 11 will be adjusted so as to permit the water to overliow the upper edge of the said wall and pass down to andthrough the clothes disposed in the inner casing on the perforate partition 10, this being desirable in order that a perfect circulation of water may be had The water will pass down into the space. between the vpartition 7 and the bottom of the outer casing through the p'erforate partition l0 and tube 8 and pass out through the openings 9 up in Athe space formed bythe parallel'walls of the two receptacles and over the top of the telescoping wall of the inner receptacle. As soon as ebullition begins the water will thoroughly circulate through the olothesresting on the perforate partition l0, with obvious advantages in the washing operation. This circulation of the liquid will thoroughly agitate the garments and free them from all foreign matter, thereby obviating the necessity of rubbing them upon a board, as is commonly done. It will be obvious that a device constructed in accordance with this invention will be instrumental in effectually removing IOC) foreign matter from the garments or fabrics to be cleansed, thereby saving considerable time and labor in laundering them.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Aclothes-boiler comprising an ou ter casing and an inner casing, the inner casing being spaced apart from the sides of the outer casing to form a vertical Water-space, said inner casing being formed with side Walls having lines of perforations near the lower extremity thereof, a vertically-sliding adjustable wall-section on the side walls, a perforate partition between the upper and lower ends of the side walls, a second partition secured to the side Walls and parallel with the first-named partition, communicating tubes carried by the second partition and communicating with the space formed below the same, the second partition being arranged above the lines of perforations for the purpose set forth.

2. A clothes-boiler comprising two receptacles one Within the other, a perforate partition horizontally disposed Within the inner receptacle, a second partition parallel there with and having discharge tubes leading from above the second partition to a suitable point below the saine, said Wall being perforate below the second partition, and a vertically-slidable wall-section carried by the inner receptacle for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY B. HEMPHILL.

Vitnesses:

W. S. ROBINETT, R. T. GASTON.

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