US82584A - James ballard - Google Patents

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Letters Patent 'Na 82,584, dated September 29, 1868.

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'lO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JAMES BALLARD, oflAlmond, in .the county of Lapecr, and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WashingMacl1inesg and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. l

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my inventioml'will proceed to describe its lconstruction aud operation.

In the annexed drawings, forming part of this` specification, A represents the suda-box, made of wood or other suitable material, and of such dimensions as' may be desired, and which has two short legs, B, and two long ones, C. These atter legs C are attached to the box, in an inclined or standing position, in s uch a manner that i their top, whichis joined by a cross-piece, D, will be over the centre of tbe suds-box A. To and between the legs C, and near t-he top cross-piece D, is a bar, E, pivoted, to which bar the rubber is attached,` by means of arms made of two parts, Gr and H. The parts G of the arms are securely fastened to the bar or'cross-piece E, and inclined inwards, so that they'are closer together at bottom than at the top, and have two sockets, I I, of metal or other suitable materialyin which .the arms H may slide up and down. These arms H are securely fastened to the rubber F, which is 'made of wood, and provided with grooves on its bottom side to correspond with 4and* rub against the small rollers O O, placed cross-ways in the suds-box A. These rollers O O are pivoted in a piece of wood fastened to eachside of the box A, and are placed,=in the form of an arc, in such a manner that when the rubber Fis moved backward or forward without loweringior raising the arms, it will b'e at the same distance from the rollers O O. In one' corner of the suds-box A is a. hole, with a spout, N, to empty the suds out ofthe box. This hole is'provided with4 a plug. I

For the purpose of moving, raising, and lowering the rubber F, it isprovided with a lever, K, which levier is p iv ted on the outer side of the arm H. One arm bf the lever K extends towards the back part of the box,`

and is connected with the arm G bymeans of a bar or rod, L. The other arm of thc lever K extends far enough in front to be worked from that side whereV it is attached to asimilar lever on the other arm H', by means of a cross-piece or handle.

When working the machine, itwill take about the same amount-,of power to depress the rubber F in the.

sockets I, as it does to raise it, as the arms Gand H are closer together at the bottom than at the top, as already described, thus dispensing with the use of springs for raising the rubber. The great leverage attached to the rubber F makes it a very easy working machine, as also cheap of construction, and not liable to get out of order.

Having thus fully described my invention,` whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pateut,`is-

The combination ofthe sliding bar H and its stationary rubber F with the swinging bar G, and levers L and K, and the tub, all constructed to operate as set forth.'

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 20th dayrof ApriL-ISGS,

' JAMES BALLARD.

Witnesses:

lJOHN RA'rTReY,. C. R. FERGUSON.

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