US917014A - Washing-machine. - Google Patents

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A. H. CUTRIGHT.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED 14113.24, 190e.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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WASHING MACHINE.,

APPLIoATIoN FILED MAR. 24, 190s.

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ABRAHAM H. CUTRIGHT, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

WASHING-MACHINE.

No. 917,014. Specification of Letters Fatent. Patented April 6, 1909. Application led March 24, 1908. Serial No. 423,018.

fo all whom tt may concern: strap bearings, one of which J', carries by Be it known that I, ABRAHAM H. CUT- means of the pin d, the pawl K, that eniuci-ir, a citizen of the United States, residgages the teeth of the ratchet wheel L, that ing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt is provided on one side with ratchet teeth Lake and State of Utah, have invented cerand on the other or under side with a deec tain new and useful Improvements in Vashpending pin integral therewith and fitted to ing-Machines, of which the following is a enter the top of the perpendicular pipe or specification. rod O; and is secured in said pipe by the pin l am aware of the fact, that other maa, that is inserted through it and through 9 chines provide cones similar to mine, and are the bearing collar N, and pipe G. Between 65 made, by mechanism, to strike the clothes at the ratchet wheel L, and the bearing collar different points of impact. And my object N, and carried by the pipe O, is the trunis to provide a washing machine of this nioned sleeve M, that is pivoted in the strap type, whose cones, or pounders, are moved bearings. On the lower end of the pipe O, by simple yet positive mechanism and that is carried a cone support P, that is adjusted 7o can be used for rinsing the clothes in anby the thumb screw Q, and has three or more other tub placed near, without loss of time, arms (preferably three) that carry dependand to provide a light, strong and serviceing cones secured on their outer ends. The able frame, holding the tub, without fastenconical shape of the cover B permits the g@ ing the frame and tub together by bolts, raising of the cones lt, high enough to clear 75 rivets or other means that will cause it to the water in the tub A, and to allow air to leak when subjected to constant use. These enter and be compressed under the cones R,

objects l attain by the machine illustrated and forced through the clothes by a downin the accompanying drawings, in which ward stroke of the handle l. The cover is similar letters of reference indicate like held down on the tub by the spring catch S. so

parts throughout the several figures. Any standard size galvanized tub may be Figure l, is an elevation showing the inused if desired by supplying near its botside mechanism dotted in. Fig. 2, is a plan tom, a discharge opening u, as shown.

view with parts dotted in. Fig. 3, is a The tub is only partially filled with water,

ze vertical section on line se, m, Fig. 2. Fig. l, and in operation the handle is raised suti- 85 is an elevation of the bottom of the perpenciently to bring the cones above the water, dicular pipe and cone holder with parts cut so that in the downward stroke, air is forced away. l1`ig. 5, is a plan section view on line with the water through the clothes; and the y, y, of Fig. Ll. Fig. 6, is an enlarged secrevolving mechanism is so arranged, that 1 tion view of a part of the handle and the the cones strike perpendicularly. And co revolving mechanism. when they are being raised, they are moved rlhe frame is made with legs F, F, and E, circumferentially in the tub by the positive that are held at the top with the circle band mechanism of the pawl and ratchet, and Gr, and near the center by the triangle brace strike in another place on the clothing in the H. The tub A, fits snugly within the frame. tub. The hinge at the fulcrum of the bell c5 The top of the leg E, is provided with a vercrank lever C, allows the cover B, and the tical eye in which is journaled the swivel cones with all the actuating mechanism, to yoke D forming the fulcrum of the bell be raised and turned back and out of and crank lever C; and they are formed into a from over the frame, and its inclosed tub A;

hinge by the bolt b. One end of the bel or, wishing to rinse the washed clothes, anico crank lever C, is securely fastened on the other wash tub with rinse water and the cone shaped cover B, and through the edge washed clothes, is placed near the machine, of the cone T, by bolts or rivets. The cone and when the cover, cones and actuating T is litted to allow a free action of the vermechanism are raised (sufficiently to clear so tical reciprocatory and rotary hollow shaft the flange of the cover) they can be turned 105 of pipe O. The other and upper end of the to the right or left, and when the cover 1s in bell crank lever C, is formed as a clevis to place on the second wash tub, the washed receive one end of the handle I, which is pivclothes can be rinsed with a few strokes of oted therein, by bolt or pin c. the handle.

5 On the handle by bolts e, c, are secured Having thus described my invention, I 11o l0 cleansing devices Within the tub, and an operating lever connected at one end to the vother 2mn of the bell Crank and at an nterlneclate point to said Cleansing devices.

ln lestnnony whereof I have aHxecl my @gnature 1n presence of two Wltnesses.

ABRAHAM H. CUTRIGHT.

vWitnesses: Y

XV. E. oon, L. C. JOHNSON.

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