US85315A - Improved washing-machine - Google Patents

Description

",PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHEF WASH NGTDN D C gtie-ital 5 @atm/tl @iii JOHN LEIB, or `AKRON, o'HIo.

Leners Patent No'. 85,315, aerea Deeembef 29, 186s. l

rMPRovED WASHma ivneczsruvrrl The Schedule referred to 'in these Letters 'Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it ma/y concern:

Be it known that I, Jonas LEIB, of Akron, in the colmty of Summit, and Stateof Ohio, vhave .invented new and useful Improvements in VVashing-Machines5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a fnll,

` clear, and exact description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specificatiomand to the letters of refer ence marked thereon, of which drawings- Figure l is an elevation of my improved washingmachine.

Figure 2 is a plan of the same.

Figure 3 isa detail elevation of the mechanism for securing and pressing down the rubber.

Figure 4 is a perspective view, showing manner of combining rubber-frame, axle, and handles.

The nature of my invention consists in lthe novel mode of constructing the i'ame for the axle of the rubber, whereby I am able to vary the amount of pressure on the rubber in a very cheap and effectual manner, "at the same time having the several parts so arranged as to render it very easy to remove the rubber from tliebox whenever found desirable.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The box A is made of wood or other suitable material, of the general form shown, and may be set on the ground, as shown in drawing, or legs may be secured to it in an ordinary manner.

The wash-board frame E E is secured in the inside of the box A by nails or screws, which are driven through said trame-pieces into the sides of the box.

At the upper ends of the frame E E is pivot-ed the roller Gr, by means of pins at its ends 'which run in holes in said fra1ne-pieces, said holes being so arranged as to bring the surface of the roller G'a little above the plane of the wash-boards F F.

The frame-pieces E E have a deep notch, j', cut in them, in which set the pieces F F, which form the wash-board. These pieces F are rounded oi' on their upper edges, and form, when setting beside each other, a corrugated wash-board, with'a surface similar to that of an ordinary wash-board.

The rubberconsists of the two rollers Dr D, which are pivoted between the rubber flame-pieces B B by pins driven into their ends, and running into holes 1n the pieces B B, and the corrugated rubber-board G, which is secured between the pieces B B and between the rollers D D. I In the upper ends of these pieces B B are mortised the axle-pieces N N, which are of the form shown in fig. 4 the ends of which are Inortised into the handle.` pieces M M, which are united at their other ends by the handle O, as seen in iig. 2. The handle-pieces M M and frame-pieces B B are placed at an oblique angle with each other, as seen in gs. l and 4, for greater4 convenience in operating the rubber by the handle O.

The pieces H H are secured by nails or screws to the box A, and their upper and central portions are cut out, leaving the arms I I andra rounded bottom portion, on which rests the round portion of the axlepieces N N, when there are no clothes between the wash-board F Fand rubber D C I). y

These arms I I are of such size and material as to possess a small degree of elasticity, and in their outer edges are cut the notches k k.

The pressers J are of the form shown in fig. 3, and are arranged between the arms I I, their endsbeing cut ina concave brxn, and resting on the round part of the axle-pieces N N.

A spiral spring, L, sets around the round portion.

of the pressers J, its lower endirestin'g on the square lower part of said pressers, while its upper end' bears against the collar K, which is of the form shown, and is provided with bevelled faces on the inside ends, as seen in fig. 3, which bevelled faces t into the notches k 7c in the arms I I, and thus secure the collars K K in any desired position.

The general construction of my machine havingv been thus fully described, its operation-is readily seen. The clothes to be washed are put into the box Aat the lower side of the wash-board F F, anda snicient amount of washing-water is introduced to fill the box A up to about one-third vof the height of the washboard. The handle O is then brought down into the box A, which carries the rubber D G D back from the wash-board F F, when a portion of the clothes are drawn up on said wash-board. Then, by raising and operating the handle O, the rubber Dv O D is caused to rub that portion of the clothes on the board F F, the rollers D D serving to keep the clothes pressed down, so as not to be torn by the rubber-board G, and the springs L L serving. to keep the 'rubber D GD pressed down on the clothes, and also to allow of a rising of said rubber, to conform to any irregularities in the thickness of the clothes.

When that portion of the clothes on the board F F.

has been suiiiciently washed, the handle O is raised to such a height as to bring the rubber C over and beyond the roller G. The portion of clothes on the board F F having been brought up so as to come on' the roller G, the passing of the rubber Cover said roller will draw up the clothes over the board F F a distance equal to the width of the rubber C. The clothes thus drawn vover the roller G being grasped by the operator, to prevent their beingdrawn back, the rubber D G D is brought back over the board F F, and the washing orrubbing of the clothes performedas before shown.

It is readily'seen that, by springing together' the arms I I, tl1eco1lars K K may be slipped up or down one or more notches L k, thus decreasing or increasing the tension on the splings L L, as desired; orsaid 'collars K K may be taken off of the arms I I, the pressers J J removed from between 'said arms ando' of the arms N N, andthe -whole rubber and fra-Ine I) C D, B B, N N, M M, O, taken from the box A, which v can then be used for rinsing the clothes if desired.'

It is `also readily seen that rubber springs might be used in the place of the spiral springs L L, if found desirable.

Having thus fully described my invention,

' What I olztiin as new, and desire to secure by Letteis Patent, is-

The peculiar arrangement nndombination of the amepieoe H with .the elastic :mns I I, having notches k k cut therein, the collar K, with bevelled inner-end faces, the spring L, presser J, and axle-firm N of the rubber-frame, the several parts being arranged and combined substantially as md for the purpose herein speciied. v

Asevidence that I elaini the foregoing, I have herevunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses,

this 17 th day of October, A. D. 186,8.

JOHN LEIB. Witnesses:

' JOHN ORAMER,

J. A. SUMNER.

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