US814989A - Washing-machine. - Google Patents

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kPA'IENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

. J. V. DA SILVEIRA.

WASHING MACHINE. A

l APPLICATION -IE'ILEI) MAR.9, 1905.

- UNITED STATES PATENT onirica.

JOHN v. DA` siiiviiinimmn, CALIFORNIA.

' l l WASHING-MACHINE. i

Specification' of Letters Patent.

ratenteoi Maren 13, 1906.

California, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Washing-Machines, of'which ,j the following is a specification.

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- Myinvention relates to a machine which is particularly designed for washing clothes.

It consists in a combination of parts and in fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1` is a longitudinal section of my machine. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of same with dasher removed. Fig. 3 is a plan view of cover, showing opening. Fig. 4 is a section through dasher.

As. shown in the drawings, A is an outer fcase, which may be Irectangular or of other I have here shown it as rec-- suitable form. tangular and as having a cover B, which is hingedto one side so as to be opened or closed at will.

At one end of this case is fitted a false end piece, as at `2, and this piece is separated from the end and maintalne'd in position by vertically-removable standards 3, these standards being located betweeny the false end piece 2 and the fixed end of the box. The standards are ofsuch length as to stand upon the bottom of the boxand to thus maintain the false end 2 in position.\ Each of these standards has a projecting lug or shoulder 4, and upon these shouldersthe bar 5 is supported, extending from one to the the standards in tion. As a preferred construction I herein show the false end as extending only up to the level of the cross-piece 5, and a supplemental extension 6 may rest upon the top of the false end 2, extending across the width of the boxand being su ported against the uprights 8, as shown. nthe false end 2 and in the opposite fixed end of the casing are made openlngs to receive the journal-shaft 7 ,which Upon this shaft are the disks 8, and extending between these disks are bars 9. One end of the shaft extends through the fixed end of the case A and is fitted to receive the hub of a wheel 10, which may be removably secured thereto by a pin passing through the'hub and shaft or in other suitable way. Through this wheel power may be applied by any of the usual methods to turn the shaft andv its attachments.

Through' the shaft 7 are'iitted the pins 11,

which are locked, so as to project radially from the shaft, and they are secured by pins or keys, as at 12, so that by removing these keys the pins may also be removed. Normally the ins project between the horizontal .bars 9 an extend beyond them. The interior of the case A is fitted with longitudinal V-shaped ribs 18, extending from end to end upon the sides, bottom, and upon the cover which closes the case.

When small clothes are to be washed, the pins 1 1 are in position in the shaft, and water, with suitable soap or cleansing material, being placed in the box the small clothing is o ved by` engagement with the ends of the arms 11 and carried around in contact with the ribs 18 until they are cleansed.

When it is desired to wash larger articles, as blankets and heavy goods, the pins 11 are removed from the shaft, and the bars 9 then serve to engage with the larger articles and dash them through the "cleansing liquid until they are-thoroughly washed.

When it is desired to remove the beatershaft from the apparatus, the Wheel is first removed from` the projecting end of the shaft. j

The horizontal bar 5` being lifted from the lugs 4, the vertical braces 3 can beV taken out, and the false end 2 may then be moved into the open space at'that end of the box or casing until sufficient space is provided to allow the revoluble beater to be moved endwise' IOO sition, and the supplemental false end piece 6 being set in position between the top of the false end 2 and the under side of the cover the Working portion ofthe box is practically closed from the other space.

Whatever water may pass through the interstices and into the end chambermay be Adrawn off through a faucet or, cock at the bottom of the box, as shown.

For convenience inremoving the clothes from the apparatus and partially drying them I have shown the cover B of the box IIO having a eut-away portion, as at 15, so that the end of the box is exposed, and this exposed end serves as a point to which awringer may be attached and remain permanently in place without interfering with the opening and closing of the cover B.

When the clothes are passed through the wringer, it is desirable to have some receiver for them. bottom 16, movable in guides beneath the bottom of the part A and having foldable support 17. When not in use, this part is slid in beneath the box A. The support 17 is folded up and is retained in place by a turnable button 18 or equivalent contrivance. When it is to be used, the support is released and the bottom 16 is slid out to a distance sufficient to hold the tub which may be set thereon. The support being turned down supports the outer end of the slidable bottom. The inner end is properly supported by the guides in which it slides. Thus a tub to receive the clothes may be supported in close proximity with the wringer.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination in a washing-machine of a box having internal longitudinally-disposed ribs, a shaft having end disks and arms, a journal-opening in one of the ends of the box through which one of the shaft-journals passes, a supplemental false piece at the opposite end of the box said false piece having a bearing for the journal at the opposite end of the beater-shaft, said supplemental end being movable to disengage it from the beatershaft and to allow the latter to be removed.

2. The combination in a washing-machine of a box or casing having longitudinally-disposed ribs upon its top bottom and sides, a shaft having end disks and arms, a remov- I have therefore shown a slidable able false end piece spaced from one end of the box said false piece and the opposite end of the case having means for supporting the journal ends of the shaft, said shaft being extended beyond the box at one end and provided with means whereby the shaft may be rotated, and bars extending between the disks near their peripheries.

3. In a washing-machine, the combination of a box having ribs upon its bottom and sides, a removable false end, a shaft journaled in said false end and the opposite end of the box said shaft being extended beyond the box and provided with means whereby it may be rotated, a cover for the box said cover having ribs upon its under surface, said false end terminating short of said cover, verticallyremovable standards for maintaining the false end in position, said standards having lugs or shoulders, a bar supported on said lugs and. adapted to hold the standards in place, and a supplemental piece interposed between the top of the false end and the cover and supported against said standards.

4:. In a washing-machine, a box having a hinged cover, a shaft with beaters and radial arms, a false and movable end located at a distance from one of the main box ends and carrying one of the journals of the beatershaft, the other journal extending through the opposite end of the box and having a removable crank-wheel iixed thereto, said cover having means permitting the attachment olE a wringer to the 'fixed end of the box.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN V. DA SILVEIRA.

Witnesses:

HENRY P. TRrooU, S. II. NoURsE.

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