US933295A - Washing-machine. - Google Patents

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H. W. DARROW. WASHING MACHINE. nruouxon FILED 8PT.11.1907

933,295. Patented Sept. 7, 1909. V 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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WASHING MACHINE. nrmuumn rnnmanr'r. 11, 1901.

Patented Sept. 7, 19,09.

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Savant UNITED STATES HENRY W. DARROW, 'OF CHICAGO,

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

rumors/assume r PARAGON MFG. 00., or

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WASHING-lawman.

Specification of Letters i'atent Application tiled September 11 1907. Beiial No. 392,336.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. Darrow, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicage, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a s ecification.

This invention contemp ates certain new and useful improvements in revoluble cylin der washing machines, and the invention has for its general object a-sim 1e, durable and eflicient construction of mac line of this ty the invention relating particularly to t e cylinder itself which is so constructed that it may be cheaply mannfacturedso that it will possess to a marked degree elements of lightness'and strength, andcapability of resisting hard usage.

To this end, the invention comprises essentially an all-metal c lifider which is reinforced and made rigi in a simple and effect- I ive manner.

' inder provided 0 asto W accompanying drawings iniyhl -A further object ofthe invention is a cylwith clothes carriers which will not only have an adoptive clothes carrying capacity (fad lift the clothes to a high point., rop the clothes from a high elevatron into thowcter in the cylinder, but which will also assist in r nforci the heads of the cylindcxgin connection wltliother arts hereinafter dmribedQ And a further ject .of the invention is ccylinder embodgircig a door which will be easy to open an osd nd which by. its inherent constructloa will hold itself securely after being closed and without'any go. or opening.- through which any of the artio es being carried thereinmay got'rude where they would be in danger of .eomin 1 With eseand other objects in VXGW '8.S will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the myfention consists in certa n constructions, arran ements and comh1 nations of the'parts the "I shall hereinafter 16* scribe and .'c aim, reference bei i fl ed Fi re 1 1s av rs tiveviewfbroke r f away, of "adrtibri of a washin chine em Fyin'g inyention; ii. 2 g

, t e section beingcaken thr view thereof the clothes carryingclylinder or -drum; v

" 11 t gs8 pie mod fied, fe gn of clothes carriers; rings-const tute reinforcing members 119 being shown open, this view be re'mov he improvementsio my; f is a transverse -sectional a detail perspective view of one of t braces employed to stiifen' the cylinder and ooaot with t e (1001 thereof; and, Fig. 5 is a fra mentar transverse sectional view thr'ougfii the cylinder and its door.

to in the following description and in icated in all the views of the drawings bythe same. reference characters. Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the-body portion of myinlproved washing machine, said body portion embodying .the sheet metal trough being preferably provided with a flat lid or cover 3 hin ed thereto at one. edge. Preferably the section 3, which may be turned. backwar preferably underneath the main portion of the lid during the washing operation, so as to expose the soap box 4 which is' also of Sheet metal and which in addition to its function as a receptacle for bars of soap, serves as a steam cut-01f or protector in connection with the which'overhangs it. In order to strengthen it, the edges of the angular plate 4'which constitutes the soap box are curled as indicated at 43. 9; one of*said edges for-[ping sockets at its ride to I Bon which the said plate is pivotally mount ed,.80 that itmay illustrated in Fig. 1 to allow the cylinder to These trunnions 5. j fin:

from and are preferably urine 7 inwardl y 5 *seoured by tegral with angular brackets 'exte n ing ledges 5" designedto support the lcteA- 1n oafrative pos1tion,.as 0 early '11- Fustrated in e drawings. g n

The clothes cnrrying' cylinder 6 1s m the presentinstance constructed entirely of thin .shet-ihetal, the body portion, as well as the heads, and in order to secure the necessary ity; of -the parts of the all-metal cyl n- 'der',-I to each esthereofrmgs 8 thatempreink we meeting atathe ma inmate-atl ses.

Patented Sept. 7; 1909.

Corresponding and like parts are referred 1 I1refinementdam that the ghn, r removed and p s. The

or tank 2 and W main portion of the lid 3 receive the trunnions be swung backwardly, a's

screws or otherwisewithintheendsof thef.

rtion 1 and formed with inwardly of the heads 7 and to.

thetrunmons 9are for Qd,-sa1d W mounted within stu'rupslQ.

which coact with compleinental members 11 in the form of bars secured preferably to the inner faces of the respective heads 7 and preferably overlapping t e ends of the webs 8' and secured to the heads by the same rivets as said webs, as Well as by other rivets. The reinforcing members 11 extend from the rin s 8 outwardly to the edges of the heads on their outer ends refera ly abut against the inner surface ofi t e bod portion of the cylinder. The rings 8, an their com le' mental reinforcir g members 11 are pre erably formed 0Q castings, so as to produce the necessary rigidity at small cost.

In addition to their function as reinforcing members or braces, the castings 11 form supports ior the clothes carrying blades or lates 14,, In that form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 2, these plates which are preferfibly constructed of sheet metal have a swingiiig movement between the diverging mem ers of the bifurcated castings, as shown, the latter being formed -with lugs 15 to limit the movements of the plates 14 in one direction or the'other. The plates 14 may be pivoted by the ends of one rolled edge receiving the rivets 1B which extend through the rings and the overlappin of. the castings 11, as illustrated in ig. 2,. By this arrangement of swinging clothes carriers, it is obvious that they may be swun to the right or the left according to the irection in which the cylinder is revolved. Each clothes carrier thus forms a;

pocket which carries a larger quantity of clothes than the ordinar straight or stationary clothes carriers t at extend usually but a short distance in a radial direction inwardly from the body of the; cylinder. 4 Hence, my construction of clothes carrier insures that the clothes will be carried to a higher point in the cylinder, thereby increasing the fall and the constant eificiency of the washing machine. In addition, also, as the edes-of the plates-14 extend close to the bo rtion of the c linder, they serve to 'assis in reinforcing t e same. It is to be understood, however, that my invention is not limited to a swingingclothes carrier. For exam 10, as illustrated in F g. 3, the reinforci Ears or castings 11' may extend straight" at from the outer ends of the webs 8 of the ring 8 and ma carr the straiglht plates-:14, the edges 0 whi are curle be held stations by the inner and outer rivets of the, id ars or castings 11.

The door fi'constructed in, aceorda ce with' this invention is dished or curved 1n- 2 and '5, and is made of comparatively lig't sheet m'etal with sufiicient resil ency or spring-'to'eflect a roper lockm' enga withthe b yport on' o the o5 cy inder, without the use of other latches ends as shown so as to extend around and wardly in section,'as best seen in that are so liable to get out of order and that increase the cost of construction. One edge 17 of the dished or concave door 16 is curled as shown to strengthen it and is preferably lunged at its ends on the trunnions 18 projecting inwardly from the door frames 19, although it is to be understood'that it is within the purview of my invention to hinge the door to the cylinder in various ways. These door frames 19 are preferably light castings which reinforce the cylinder heads .where the doorway is provided, and they are formed with outwardly projecting angplarly dis osed flanges 19 extending over t e recesse edges 0 the respective heads so as shown. They are a so formed with end recesses 20in which the curled (andthereby strengthened) edges of the body portion of the cylinder are tted, arms 20 projecting in opposite directions from the ends of the door frames 19 and bein riveted to the body portion of the cylin er as shown. In order to support the side edges of the door 16 and revent it from being swung too far within the cylinder the door frames 19 are formed with inwardly projecting curved ledges 19".

The free edge 22 of the door 16 is curled upon itself to strengthen it and to also at the same time form a locking head which may be sprun downwardly past the adjacent cur ed e ge of the body portion of the cylinder when the door is moved to the c osed position, thereby efi'ccti'n a tight joint between the door and the cy inder and securely holding the door in p ace by its inherent construction and without the use of locking accessories. By the formation of the tight joint or contact between the curled ed e 22 of the door and the curled edge 21 o the'bodly portion of the c linder throughout their ength, all possibi ity oit' clothes protruding out of the cylinder and becomin caught and damaged is effectually preclud In order to open the door 16 and at the same time to serve as handles by which the cylinder may be lifted from the body. portion of the machine when the door is closed, I provide the handles 23. These handles are r reted or'otherwise securely; fastened at one end to the door near the free edge of the latter and are provided with ofiset opposite freeaends 24 which? reject downwardly and lo'osely through sl iits 25 formed in the door to receive themi, The extremities 26 of the free ends of the handles are rejected outwardly as shown best in Fig. ee as to limit the outward movement of the handles relative to the door. In. order to 0 en the door, ,it is only necessary to gras the andles 23, pro er-ably facing't e hm e edge of the door and then twist the ban les toward you, lpressing downwardl upon the rear free en a and giving a sligit upward backwardly, its bead 22 or lugs 27 on the handles 23 maybe caught over the said hinged ed e of the lid 3 and thereb hold the cylin er stationary in an 0 vious manner.

It is to be understood that the cylinder 16 'may be rotated in any desiredway, For instance, one of the rings 8 may be provided with a series of teeth or pins 28 designed for engagement by a. driving pinion 2 9 on the shaft 30,

- Fromthe foregoing description in connection with the accompanyin drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a cheap, simple, durable and eiiicient construction of all-metal revoluble cylinder for washing machines, and one which is rovided with a door having a positive lock ng action withp out the use of the pivoted or other latches that are so liable to g t out of order and are in other we 's genera ly unsatisfactory.

Having t 111$ described the invention, what is claimed as new is: v i

l. A washin machine including a body portion, a revo uble cylinder mounted therein and provided with heads, reinforcing rings secured to the outer faces of the respective heads, radial reinforcin bars secured to the inner faces of said ends and extending outwardly from a point opp'osite said rin s, and clothes-carrying plates'supported )y said radial bars and extending )ngitudinall'v across the cylinder and wit the outer edges thereof conti uous to the outer-wall of the cylinder, sai lates being of a width less than the distance etween the circumference of the cylinder and the axis thereof.

2. A washin machine including a body pqrtion, a revo uble cylinder mounted therepivoted at t in and provided Wlth heads, r inforcing members secured to the respective headson the exterior face thereof, bifurcated bars also secured to said heads on the inner faces thereof, said bars extending radially outward from a point opposite said'first named reinforcing members and the circumference ofthe cylinder, the bars bein provided with lugs, and clothes carrying p ates ivoted to the bars at the fork thereof ada to swin between the bifurcated bars an to be limite in their movement by the lugs thereon,

4. A washing machine including a body portion, a cylinder rotatabl mounted therein and provided with hea s, a reinforcing ring secured ,to the outer faceof each head, a plurality of pairs of bifurcated bars secured to the inner face of the heads, the junction point of each of the bifurcated bars being opposite to the reinforcin ring, lugs on the bars, and a plurality o clothes-carrying plates, each plate being pivotall mounted at the junction of each pair of bi urcated b'ars and adapted to be limited in its movement by the lugs thereon.

5. A washing machine including a body ortion, a rotatable cylinder mounted therein and provided with heads, a plurality of pairs of bifurcated bars secured to the inner side of said heads, the junction point of each bifurcated bar bein midway between the circumference and t e center of said heads, and the arms of each bar diverging in an outward direction, clothes-carrying plates pivotally mounted between oppose pairs 0 bars at the junction point t ereof, said plates extending outward from their ivotal axis to the circumference of the cyliner, andlu on the said bars extending outward there rom and limiting the movement of the plates in either direction.

6. A washing machine including a rotatable cylinder rovided with opposed heads, a series of c othes carrying plates freely mounted between said heads and extending outward awa from the center of the cylinder, the insi eedges of thesaid plates at their inside margins being ivotally connected to said heads and said plates. being less in width than the radius of the cylinder, and lugs extendin inward from said heads, and engaging wit the plates to limit their movement in either direction.

7. A washin machine, comprisin a body portion, a revo uhle cylinder mounte therein and provided with heads and a doorway, door frames-secured to the bod portion of the cylinder at the ends of the oorway and provided, respectively, with butw ardly ecting flanges overhanging the edges 0 the heads, said door frames being also formed with. inwardly projecting ledges below the level of the'iipwardly projectin flange, and a, door adapted to close the oorway and rest upon said ledges.

8. washin machine, comprisin a body portion-,a revo uble cylinder mo m therein Looting flanges over and including a bod portion and heads and provided in its b y'portion with a doorway, door frames secured to the body portion of the cylinder at the ends of the doorway and provided, respectively, with outwardly projecting flanges overhanging the edges of the heads, and inwardly projecting flanges concave on their up or faces,adapte to suplport the door, said oer frames being I'OVl ed with arms projecting in opposite irections from the ends thereof and secured to the body ortion of the cylinderyand a door adapted to close said doorway.

9. A washin machine, comprisin a body portion, arevo' ublec linder mounte therein and provided with eads and a doorway door 'frames at the ends of the doorway and formed, respectively, with outwardly fproan 'ng the ed es 0 the eads and also forme with en recesses, the body portion of the c linder being curled alon the side edges 0 the doorway with the en s of the cur ed portions resting in said recesses, and a door adapted to close said doorwa v 10. A washing machine comprisin a body portion, a revoluble cylinder mounte therein and provided with heads and a doorway, door frames at-the ends of the doorway and formed with end recesses, the body ortion of the cylinder being curled along t e side ed es 0 the doorway with the ends of the cur ed portions resting in said recesses, and a door adapted to close said doorway.

11. A washin machine, comprisin a body portion, a revo 'uble cylinder mounts therein and provided with a doorway, a'door of ssring material hinged at one edge to one e ge of the doorway and adapted to be sgrung at its opposite edge to t e opposite e ge of the doorway whereby to hold the door closed, and handles secured to the door near the free or opening ed e thereof, the opposite ends of said han les having a limited independent movement inwardly relative to the door.

12. A washing machine, comprisin a body portion,a revo uhle cylinder mounte therein and provided with a door-way, a doorof 3 ring material hinged at one edge to the cor-way and hdapted to spring past the opposite edge of the door-way into lockin engagement therewith, and handles 'securer at one end to the free or opening edge of the door and provided,with o posite ofiset ends, the door near its hinge ed e being formed with slots through which the ofl'set ends of the handles loosely extend, as and for the pur ose set forth;

13. A was iin machine comprisin a body portion,a revo uble cylinder mounte therein and provided with a. door-way, a door adapted to close said door-way, and handles secured to the said door, said handles being: formed with lugs adapted to enga e a po| tion of the body of the machine in t e swung back position of the door,- whereby to hold the cylinder stationary.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in resence of two witnesses.

{ENRY W. DARROW.. L. 5.] Witnesses:

Hnnvnr Ror DAILEY, LEO S. THEIN.

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