USRE20763E

USRE20763E - Wringer

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Publication number: USRE20763E
Authority: US
Publication date: 1938-06-14

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June 14, 1938.v c. B. WILLIAMS Re. 20,763

WRINGER Original Filed April 27, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet l June 14, 1938. c. B. WILLIAMS' WRINGER Original Filed April 27, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 14, 1938. C. B. WILLIAMS WRINGER 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 (QM/w Q, @MW

Q22@ Mgw @Hm cq Original Filed April 27, 1931 .Reiuued June 14, 1.938

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Serial N0.-533,066, April 27, 1931.

Application for reissue July 12, 1937, Serial No. 153.285

3s claims. Kol. ss- 248) This invention relates to an improvement in a wringer for laundry purposes, and especially to that type of wringer wherein the material from which the liquid is to be extracted is first fed between a supplemental roll and a pair of pressure rolls and then guided to the bite of the pair of pressure rolls, which coact to squeeze the liquid from the \materia1. Such a wringer is shown in my Patent No. 2,068,524, issued January 19, 1937.

The present application contemplates the pre-- vision of a wringer of the type mentioned, wherein one supplemental roll is provided, which supplemental roll may be; used in conjunction with either one of the pressure rolls desired, and wherein means common to both pressure rolls is used to guide the material to the bite of the two coacting pressure rolls. This permtsthe garments to be fed into the wringer from either face thereof, without changing the direction of rotation of the pressure rolls and accomplishes this result with the use of a minimum number of rolls.

Another object is to provide a wrixger wherein the fabric may be fed between the supplemental roll and the pressure roll at an angle `convenient for the operator., and wherein the fabric will leave the Wringer at an angle which insures the falling of the fabric towardsy the side opposite the operator. Y y

A further object is to provide a wringer with a pair of pressure rolls and a supplemental roll, wherein the rolls may be tilted relative to their o transverse axis, so that they may be adjusted to an anglev which will conveniently permit the opertor to feed the fabric or other material to the. rols.` y

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description relating to 40 the accompanying drawings, and the essential novel characteristics. will beset forth in the claims. v

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved wringer; Fig. `2 is a transverse vertical section, and, is vindicated by the lines 2-2 on Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a section taken in the same plane as Fig. 2, but illustrating some of the parts in a slightly different position; Fig.; Lis an vertical transverse section, 'and is indi' 50 cated on the lines 4-4 on Fig. 1, the pressure rolls being positioned in a horizontal plane; Fig. 5 is an endielevation vof the wringer, the rolls being in a position shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 isa horizontal section, and is indicated by the oil'set lines C-l on Fig. 4: Fig. 7 is a vertical section and is indicated by ghe lines 1-1 on Fig. 4`; Fig. 8 is a perspective ilustratng the supplemental roll support; Fig. 9 is a sectional detail and is indicated by the lines 9-9 on Fig. 7; Figs. 10 and 11 are va plan and side elevation, respectively, of my wringer, as mounted for use on a standard household Washing machine; Fig. 12 is a side elevation, partially in section, of a modified form of wringer; Fig. 13 isa transverse section ci the modification shown in Fig. 12, and is indicated by the lines I3-I3 on Fig. l2; Fig. 14 is a longitudinal Vertical section, as indicated by the lines |4|II on Fig. 13; Fig. 15 is a section taken in the same plane as Fig. 13, but illustrating the parts in a different operating position.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 1l, inclusive, the wringer frame comprises a pair of spaced cylindrical drums 2U and .2|, welded or otherwise secured to a channel shaped base member 23. The base 23 is preferably made in two sections 24 and'25, to permit assembly `of the Wringer and replacement of thewringer rolls. One end of the base section 24 overlies the end of the section 25 and is secured to it by suitable bolts 25a, as shown in" Fig. 1. 'I'he

drums

20 and 2| are provided with outwardly extending hollow bosses 2B,

adapted to receive suitable bearing blocks 21,

'.F'ig. 1, Vby a bracket 28, secured to the drum 2| as by suitable bolts 29, and which bracket forms part ofa gear housing JI, which, as shown in Figs. 1,10 and 11, is secured to the tub T 'in the usual manner. The inner faces of the drums 2l and 2|` are open to permit the 'assembly of a supplemental frame un'it generally indicated. at. i

The supplemental frame l! comprises a pair of

cylindrical drums

36 and 31, adapted .to nt within the drums 2l and 2| in such a manner that they may be freely rocked therein.` The

drums

36 and 31 are spaced by a suitable spacing bar 3l, which is preferably welded tothe inner faces of the drums. When assembled, the drums Il and 31 lie entirely within the oonnes of the drums 2l and 2|, and form a closure member for such drums. The vsupplemental frame 35 in turn supports. af second pressure roll, an auxiliary roll. a guide member and `a mounting for the last two members. l

As heretofore mentioned. my improved 'ringer is provided with a pair of pressure rolls, one of which 4l is rigidly mounted on the shaft 3l, heretofore mentioned as being supported by the outer frame members 2li and 2|.,v and which serves as an axle about which the inner or supplemental frame 35 rocks. 'I'he second pressure roll 4`| is rigidly mounted on a shaft,42, carried by a pair of brackets 43, one of which is retained in each of the

vdrums

35 and 31 of the supplemental frame.l The mounting is such that the pressure roll 4I, together with the supplemental frame, may be rocked about the pressure roll 4I). The pressure rolls 4I) and 4I may comprise the usual rubber wringer rolls, and are rigidly secured to the

shafts

30 and 42, respectively.

The brackets 43, which support the pressure roll 4I, also house the pressure unit, which resiliently retains the rolls and 4| in contact with each other. These brackets are preferably U-shaped metal members, the legs of the U being bent inwardly at their outermost ends to form a housing, through which the shaft 30 projects. To position the brackets 43 in the supplemental frame, and permit them to move in only one plane, (horizontal in Fig. 4), the brackets are provided with ears or lugs (Figs. 2 and 6.) `which extend through slotted openings 45 in the

drums

35 and 31. Within each bracket 43, and at one end thereof, is a bushing 41 adapted to support the pressure roll shaft 42. At the opposite end of each bracket 43 is a. compression spring 48, one end of which abuts the end 49 of the bracket and the other end of which` coacts with a spring plate 50,- which is slidably mounted in the' bracket. The spring plate has a threaded connection with an adjusting screw 5I, which extends through the bracket, the outer and inner frame members, and is provided at its outer end with an enlarged portion 52, tov preventv the inward movement of the screw when rotated. To permit the pressure of the spring to be readily adjusted, a suitable handle 53 is also secured to the outer end of the adjusting screw. It will be noted that the construction is such that the pressure roll shaft 3l lies between the shaft 42 and the spring. Hence, as the adjusting screw is rotated to increase the pressure on the spring, the ends 54 of the brackets are drawn towards the shaft 35, thereby causing the pressure'roll 4|"to be drawn into' contact with the pressure roll 4l.

The wringer is supplied with a supplemental or auxiliary roll 55, which is adapted to coact with either one of the pressureY rolls 4I or 4I, as desired by the operator. 'I'he supplemental rolliiissupportedbyandrotatesasaunitwlth the inner or supplemental frame 35. plemental roll 55 may be of rubber or other suitable material and is rigidly secured to a shaft 55, which is supported by suitable bearings 51. The bearings 51, carried by arms 53. pivoted as 'at 5l. to bracket members 53, which are slidably mounted in the

end frame members

35 and 31. The plane of movement of brackets 55 is normal to the plane of movement of the brackets 4l. Each bracket 5II is resiliently held in an uppermost position by a suitable spring 5|. one end of which is'secured to the bracket as at 53, and the other end is secured to an inwardly extending lug 52 of the

frame members

35 or 31, in which the bracket is mounted. To guide the brackets." for movement in a plane normal to the movement of the brackets 43, each bracket 5I is preferably T-shaped, and is provided at its ends with suitable lugs 54 adapted to engage slotted openings 55 in its respective

inner frame members

35 or 31. The construction is such that the spring 5I normally retains the auxiliary roll 55 in contact with one of the pressure rolls 4l or 4|.

'Ihe supplemental roll 55 is so mounted that it may be moved to a position substantially beneath either the pressure roll 40 or the pressureA roll 4I, as desired. As heretofore mentioned, the auxiliary roll 55 is carried by arms 58, which are plvoted at 59, to the anchor brackets 5U. As each pivot 59 lies substantially in the line of contact of the two pressure rolls the arms may be swung so that the supplemental roll 55 will underlie either pressure roll desired.

To retain the auxiliary roll in either of its adjusted positions, I prefer to provide a plunger 65, mounted in a housing 51, which is secured to the arm 5B. The nose 15 of the plunger 55 is adapted to enter openings 10 and 1I in the anchor plate bracket 50. A suitable compression spring 12 is mounted within the housing 51, and serves to retain the plunger in one of the openings. When it is desired to change the auxiliary roll from oneposition to the other, it is simply necessary to withdraw the nose 15 of the plunger from the opening 1| by'means of a openings 14 in the outer frame members, after ,which the entire unit may be swung to a position beneath the other pressure roll, in which position the nose 15 of the plunger 55 will enter the opening 1I.

As shown in the drawings, the rolls 40 and 4I are somewhat larger than the supplemental roll 55. However, I contemplate that they may be made smaller, larger or the same size. Suflicient space, however, must be provided between the three rolls to accommodate a guide member, such as the metal bar 15.

The bar 15 serves to guide the material from the bite of a pressure roll and the supplemental roll, into the bite of the two pressure rolls and prevents such material from becoming wrapped around the supplemental roll. The guide 15 extends the entire length of the rolls and is carried by the brackets 5II -in the openings 15a, and therefore travels with the auxiliary rolls. One of the edges 11 or 1I of the guide lies adjacent the supplemental roll 55, depending upon the position of the supplemental roll. From the edges 11 and 'I8 the guide extends inwardly and upwardly, forming concave surfaces 19, which substantially conform to the contour of the pressure rolls. The faces 19 meet in a common vortex Il, which lies between the two pressure rolls. As the material is progressed .through the roll 55, and the coacting pressure roll, one of the faces 1B retains such material in contact with one of the rolls 4I or 4l, until the material enters the bite of the two pressure rolls. Y

As shown in Fig. 4, the pressure rolls 40 and 4l are in a substantially horizontal plane, while the supplementary roll 55 is'in a position substantially directly beneath the pressure roll 4I. In this instance, material is fed to the bite of the supplemental roll 55 and the roll 4I in substantially' a horizontal plane. It is sometimes more convenient for the operator` to feed the material to the rolls in a plane which is tilted from the horizontal. is accomplished by rotating the supplemental frame. 35 about the axis ofthe roll 4l, thus moving the plane passing through the rolls 4| and 55 from a vertical to able that this swinging movement be such that the angle at which material isfed to the rolls through the supplemental roll 55 and its associated pressure roil 4| is inclined from thevertical, thereby permitting the garments to be readily fed between the two rolls in a direction of the arrows thereon indicated. In Fig. 2 I show the supplemental roll 55 in a position tocoact with the pressure roll 40, in which instance the garments are fed between such rolls. In this figure it will be noted that the supplemental frame has been swung in a counterclockwlse direction, permitting the garments to be fed from the direction indicated by the arrows on that figure. As heretofore mentioned, the supplemental frame, together with the pressure roll 4|, the guide 16, and the supplemental roll 55, are swingable as a unit about the axis of the pressure roll 40. The construction is such that the supplemental frame 35 may be locked in any desired position, relative to the main frame, by means of the adjusting screws 5| heretofore mentioned. It will be noted that such adjusting screws pass through a circular opening 80 in the

drums

35 and 31 of the supplemental frame, and through slotted openings 8| and 82 in the drums 20 an 2|, respectively.

outer drums

20 and 2|. The clamping members |40 are of such diameter that they act against the periphery of the drums 20 and #2| adjacent the openings |42 and clamp the drums together. This locking action is supplemented by the reaction of the heads 52 of the adjusting screws 5|, the latter acting in substantially the same manner as the clamping members |40. It will be noted that the supplemental frame may be clampedin any desired position within the range of the slots 8|, 82 and |42. While I have shown these slots encircling approximately 90 degrees of the circumference of the main frame drums 20 and 2|, I contemplate making it so that the supplemental frame may be swung a greater degree. However, I find that for most practical purposes that arc length shown is sufficient.

The wringer is so constructed that it may be readily dismantled, so as to replace therolls. To this end the bolts 26a are removed from the

base members

24 and 25, and by separating the two members the

drums

20 and 2| may be withdrawn from the supplemental frame which previously has been rotated to a position where the adjusting screws 5| may readily be withdrawn from the main frame through the transverse slots ,.which communicate with the slots 0| and 02. The

brackets

43 and 60 may then be released from the supplemental frame and removed, and the rolls are then dropped down through openings l1, which extend through the base and periphery of the supplemental frame drums 36 and 31.

Power may be supplied to the wringer in any suitable manner. -However, it is to be noted that mywrlnger is especially adapted for use in powerdriyen mechaniscm, in which casethe housing 3|,

which may secure the wringer to the washing machine or tub T, preferably contains a pair'of bevelied gears 90 and 9|, the former being rigidly secured to the roll shaft 30 and the latter to a vertical shaft 32, which is driven through suitablev gearing 53 by a motor 99, ,which ls secured vto the base ofthe machine.y If desired, the wringer may be attached to the tub by means of a base 2land a suitable hand crank amxed to the shaft 20. and the rolls manually rotated.

`A suitable drain board is provided which, as shown in the drawings, comprises a at member 95. member 23 of the wringer and is provided with a pair of downwardly extending

surfaces

31 and 98, which extend into either side of the wringer adjacent the base thereof.

The drain board 95 is provided with a apper board |50, which is pivotally connected thereto, as at |5|, and is tiltable toward either side of the wringer, depending upon which 'side of4 the wringer the material is being fed. This tilting movement is accomplished by a pair of pins |53 and |54, which are secured to and project from the

inner drums

36 and 31; The pin |53 contacts with a cam faced upturned flange |55 of the flapper board. The pin |54 contacts withvthe bottom surface of the fiapper board, at the opposite side of its pivot. When thesupplemental frame is swung from position shown in Fig. 2, to the position shown in Fig. 3, the weighted end |55 of the flapper board causes the latter to swing, while remaining in contact with the pin |54. This movement of the frame member 36 causes the pin |53 to engage a notch |51 in the flange |55 and a. continued movement of the supplemental frame draws the pin |54 out from the path of the fiapper board, which is retained and locked in position by the pin |53.' When the apper board is swung in the opposite directionp the pin |53 acts on the flange |55 and l cams the flapper board |50 counter-clockwise.

This cam is so arranged that the pin |53 will bring the outer edge of the Wing |58 above the pin |54. Further rotation of the supplemental frame then brings the pin |54 into a position below the flapper board and causes lit .to act against the lower surface of the board and cam it to its tilted position, retaining it there until the supplemental frame 35 is again swung in the opposite direction.

In Figs. 12 to 15, I illustrate a modified form oi' wringer, wherein the pressure rolls permanently lie in a horizontal plane. However, I show in this modification means whereby one supplemental roll may be used with either of the pressure,` rolls, as desired. As shown in Figs. 12 to l5, inclusive,V |00 indicates awringer frame of a usual type, adapted to house a pair of pressure rolls |0| and |02, which are rigidly mounted on ,shafts |03 and |04, respectively. .The shaft |04 is carried in bearing blocks |05, 'mounted in guide members |05, while the shaft |03 is mounted in bearing blocks |01, against which pressure springs |00 are urged by 4adjusting screws |09. d'I'he construction is such that the two rolls are resiliently urged into contact with each other.

In this modication, the supplemental roll ||0 is carried by a shaft ||0a, which is shown as mounted in ybearing members carried by spring cups H2. The cups |2 are supported on The board is rigidly mounted on the base plungers Il i, mounted in hollow sleeve members v sion springs mounted in the sleeves III, normally urge the plungers upwardly, thereby acting t'o maintain the auxiliary roll |||l in contact with one of the pressure rolls ||-or |02.V

When the rolls are in a normal or inactive position, the supplementary roll shaft` ||0av is engaged by a hook |20 of an anchor plate |2|. As the material is fed between the roll ||0` and the roll |02, the two are separated," causing'the shaft ||0a to rock the plate |2| about a pivot pin |22, which is secured to the frame member |00. The material, upon passing between these two 'rolls, is maintained in contact with the pressure roll |02 by means of a triangular shaped guide |26, which is similar in all respects to the guide 16, lheretofore described. The guide |26 is carried by the anchor plate |2|, hence .it follows the supplemental roll and serves at all times to strip the material therefrom.

Large apertures or openings are provided on the inner sides of endA frames |00 to allowv the guide |26 and roll ||0 to move freely substantially universally as clothes pass through the wringer. This permits the unit ||0 and |26 and supports therefor to Aassume positions varying from that of Fig. 13 to that shown in Fig. 15.

When it is desired to use the supplemental roll in conjunction with the pressure roll |0|, to feed material from the opposite face of the wringer,V

the operator withdraws a spring pressed plunger |30 carried by the frame |00, which normally serves to retain the supplemental roll in the position shown in Fig. 13, and by means of a handle 3| which is secured to lthe plungers ||3, the operator swings the plunger counter-clockwise until the shaft ||0a engages a hook |35 of the plate |2l, which hook corresponds to the aforementioned hook |20. The operator then releases the plunger |30 `and the latter serves to retain the supplemental roll ||0 in contact with the pressure roll |0|. In this instance, when the material is fed between the supplemental roll 0 and the pressure roll |0|,'the anchor plate |2| rocks about a pivot pin |30 and the action of the vguide |26 is substantially the same as described in connection with the pressure roll 02.

From the foregoing description, it is evident that I have provided a wringer of the type having a pair of pressure rolls with a supplemental roll, which is'adapted to` be positioned to coact with either one of the pressure rolls, as desired, so that material may be fed between the supplemental roll and either one of the pressure rolls, as desired, thereby permitting material to be fed to the rolls from either si@ of the wringer. I have also provided a simple adjustment for said supplemental roll so that it may be readily changed from a position where it coacts with one pressure roll to a position where it coacts with the other pressure roll. I have also provided a wringer which has a pair of pressure rolls which normally extend in a horizontal plane, and a supplemental roll coacting with one of the pressure rolls substantially in a plane normal to the plane of the pressure rolls, wherein the plane passing through the supplemental roll and its coacting pressure roll may be swung from the vertical about the axis of one of the pressure rolls, thereby permitting the operator to feed garments or other material to the rolls in a. con-- venient plane and causing the material progressed from the pressure rolls to fall to the opposite side of the wringer from which it was fed.

I claim:

1. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame adjustably carried by the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably supported by the main frame, a second pressure roll adapted to coact with the first named roll and rotatably mounted in the supplemental frame, pressure vmeans carried by the supplemental frame and adapted to resiliently urge the two rolls into contact lwith each other, a supplemental roll carried by the supplemental frame and arranged to contact with one of the pressure rolls and wherein the supplemental frame together with the supplemental roll and second named pressure roll are shiftable as a unit about the rst-named pressure roll, without disturbing the contact between the two rolls.

2. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame rotatably carried by the main frame, a

, pressure roll .rotatably supported by oneof said frames, a second pressure roll adapted to coact with the iirst named roll and rotatably mounted in the other of lsaid frames, pressure means adapted to resiliently urge the' two rolls into contact with each other, a supplemental roll adjustably carried by one of said frames and arranged to coact with either pressure roll as desired, and wherein one of said frames together with its associated roll are bodily rotatable relative to the other frame and in a concentric circle about the axis of the other roll. 5

3. In a wringer, a main frame comprising a pair of open ended drums, means adapted to space said drums, a supplemental frame comprising a second pair of spaced drums telescopically carried by the first named drums, means adapted to space the second named drums, a pair of coacting pressure rolls rotatably supported by said frames, the axis of one of said rolls lying along the axis of said frames, wherein the supplemental frame and one of said rolls are rotatable as a unit about the axis of the main frame.

4. In a wringer,.a main frame comprising a pair of open ended spaced drums, a supplemental frame comprising a second pair of spaced drums carried by the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably supported by the main frame the axis of such roll lying along the axis of the iirst-named drums, a second pressure roll rotatably supported to' coact with either one of said pressure rolls desired, resilient means adapted to retain the supplemental roll in contact with its coacting pressure roll, a guide member disposedbetween the three rolls, whereinthe work may be fed from either side of the frame between one pressure roll and the supplemental oll, and thereafter guided into the bite of the two pressure rolls, and means whereby one of said pressure rolls, the supplemental roll and the guide maybe rotated bodily about the axis of the other pressure roll.

6. In a wringer, the combination of a frame, a pair of pressure rolls mounted in said frame, resilient means adapted to retain the pressure rolls in contact with each other, a supplemental roll adapted to be positioned .to coact with either one of said pressurerolls vas desired. resilient means sones plemental roll and thereafter guided into the pass oi' the two pressure rolls.

1. In a wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, a supplemental roll adapted to coact with either one oi' said pressure rolls desired, a guide in the forni of a ridge projecting toward the pass of the pressure rolls, a pair of brackets supporting the guiie and carrying the journals for the supplemental roll, springs adapted to support the brackets, whereby the supplemental roll and the guide may be moved as a unit, and wherein the supplemental roll may be moved relative to the guide from a position coacting with one pressure roll to a position coacting with the othei pressure roll.

8. In a Wringer, a pair L7oi' pressure rolls' adapted to coact to squeeze moisture from the Work, a supplemental roll, said supplemental roll adapted to coact with either one of the pressure rolls to receive the work, a guide associated with said supplemental roll adapted to guide the Work from the pass of the supplemental roll and the coacting pressure roll into the pass of the two pressure rolls, and wherein the guide occupies substantially the same position relative to the supplemental roll and its coacting pressure roll regardless of which pressure roll the supplementalroll coacts with.

9. In a wrlnger, a pair of pressure rolls, re-

silient means I'adapted to retain the pressure` rolls in contact with each other, a supplemental roll adapted to coact with one of said pressure rolls, said supplemental roll being pivotally carv ried whereby the supplemental roll may be rocked to coact with either one of said pressure rolls desired, and releasable means to retain the supplemental roll in a position coacting with the desired pressurev roll.

10. In a Wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, va supplemental roll adapted to contact with either one of said pressure rolls as desired, means to retain the supplemental roll in position substantially beneath the desired pressure ro1l, a guide adjacent said supplemental roll an'd thepressure rolls, said guide having `a concaved surface substantially parallel with each of the pressure rolls, means connecting the guide and the supplemental rolls and yieldingly supporting them so that the guide and supplemental rolls may move bodily away frm the coacting pressure roll. o

11. In a wringer, the combination/of a frame, a pair of pressure rolls mounted in the frame, resilient means adapted to' retain the pressure rolls in contact with each other, an'l auxiliary roll mounted in the frame, said auxiliary roll being adapted to be positioned to coact with either one of said pressure rolls as desired, and resilient means adapted to retain the auxiliary roll in contact with either of, said pressure rolls.

l2. In a wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, a supplemental roll adapted to lie beneath and coact with either one of said pressure rolls desired, a guide in the form of a ridge projecting upward toward the pass of the pressure rolls, said supplemental roll adapted to be moved iroma position beneath one pressure roll to a position beneath the other pressure roll,

and whereink said guide coacts with the supplen mental roll in either of its adjusted positions to strip the work therefrom.

13. In a wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, an auxiliary roll adapted to coact with either one of said pressure rolls desired, a guide in the form oi! a ridgeproiecting towaxtd the -passl of the pressure rollsl a pair of bearing blocks supporting the .guide andcarrying the journals for the auxiliary roll, a spring adaptedk to support the bearing block,n whereby the auxiliary roll and the guide maybe moved as a unit, the auxiliary roll adapted to be moved relative to the guide, from a position in contact with one pressure roll to a position in contact with the other pressure roll, and wherein the supplemental roll and: the guide may move bodily in a plane substantially normal to the plane of movement of the pressure rolls.

14. In a wringer, the combination of a main frame,l a supplemental frame, a pressure roll rotatably mounted in the main frame, a second pressure roll Vrotatably mounted in, the supplemental frame, resilient means carried by the supplemental frame and adapted to retain the pressure rolls in contact -with each other, bracket members mounted in the supplemental frame. a

guide menber carried by said brackets, resilient means adapted to retain the guide member and the bracket in a position adjacent the two pres-- bearings associated with said arms and adapted to support the supplemental roll, wherein said supplemental roll may be swung to coact with either one of said pressure rolls desired, said second named resilient means adapted to retain the supplemental roll in contact with one of the pressure rolls, `means adapted to secure said arms in, an adjusted position relative ,to said brackets, said supplemental roll and guide member being movable as a unit in a plane substantially normal to va plane passing through' the axis of one of the pressure rolls, and wherein said supplemental frame and itsassociated parts may be rotated relative to said main frame.

15. In a wringer, the combination oi a main frame, a supplemental frame rotatablir mounted in the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably mounted in the main frame, a second pressure roll rotatably mounted in the supplemental frame, resilient means lcarried by one of` said frames and adapted to retain the pressure rolls in contact with eachother, bracket members mounted in the supplemental frame, a guide member carried by said brackets, resilient means adapted to retain the guide member and the bracket in a position adjacent the two pressure rolls, pivoted arms carried by said brackets, bear` ings carried by said arms adapted to` supportthe in said supplemental roll and guide member move.

as a unit with the supplemental frame and one of the pressure rolls, and a. clamp including the first named resilient means to clamp the supplemental frame in an adjusted positionl relative to 70 the main frame.

16. In a wringer, the combination witha pair of coacting pressure rolls adapted tp receive material between them to have liquid squeezed therefrom,'a supplemental roll adapted to coact with one of said pressure rolls to receive the material before it reaches the bite of the two pressure rolls and means whereby one of said pressure rolls and said supplemental roll may be swung about the axis of the other roll.

17. In a wringer, the combination with a pair of coacting pressure rolls, means whereby one of said rolls may be swung aboutlthe axis of the other roll to change the location of the contact between the rolls, and a supplemental roll shiftable to Contact with either of said pressure rolls as desired.

18. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame rotatably mounted in the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably mounted in the main frame and in axial alignment with both of 'said frames, a second pressure roll rotatably and slidably mounted in the supplemental frame, resilient means carried by one of said frames to maintain said second named pressure roll in contact with the first named pressure roll, a supplemental roll rotatably carried in the supplemental frame, resilient means carried by one of said frames to maintain the supplemental roll in contact with one of said pressure rolls, wherein 'the supplemental frame, together with the two rolls carried thereby, may be rotated relative to the main frame without disturbing the relative'relationship of the axes of the three rolls.

19. In a wringer, the combination of a stationary frame having a pair of upright end members spaced apart, a supplemental frame mounted 1 between the upright. members and pivotally carried thereby to turn on an axis connecting such end members, a pressure roll and an auxiliaryroll both carried by the last-mentioned frame and adapted t'o occupy various actual positions while preserving their relation one to the other, and a second pressure roll adapted to coact with the -pressure roll first mentioned.

20. In a w'ringer, the combination of a stationary frame, having a base portion and a pair oi' upright end members spaced apart, a frame mounted between the upright end members and pivotally carried thereby to turn on an axis connecting such end members, a pressure roll and an auxiliary roll both carried by the last-mentioned frame and adapted to occupy various actual positions for preserving their relation one to the other, a second pressure roll, spring means for causing pressure between the second-named pressure roll and the first-named pressure roll, and means for locking the last-mentioned frame in a plurality of positions relative to the first-mentioned frame. e

21. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame movably mounted on the main frame, a wringer roll carried by one of said frames, a pair of wringer rolls carried by the other of said frames, each of said rolls arranged to contact with another roll in a series relationship, and wherein relative movement between the frames will change the position of the rolls relative to one of said frames without disturbing the position of the rolls relative to each other.

22. In a wringer, the combination ofa frame, a pair of pressure rolls mounted in the frame, resilient means adapted to retain the pressure rolls in contact with each other, a guide disposed beneath the pressure rolls, `an auxiliary roll mounted in the frame, said auxiliary roll being adapted to be moved fro-m one side of the guide to the other side thereof and coact with one of said pressure rolls when on one side of the guide mounted on the upper end of said` column and' arranged to swing in a horizontal plane through 1 an angle of ninety degrees from one edge of the tub to another edge thereof whereby material from said tub `will be presented to one face of the wringer when in one position and to the opposite face when the wringer is in the other position, said wringer comprising a pair of pressure rolls disposed in a substantially horizontal plane, a supplemental roll arranged to be moved beneath one pressure roll when the Wringer is in one position relative to the tub and beneath the other pressure roll when the wringer is in the other position, whereby the material is rst fed between said supplemental roll and one of said pressure rolls and then between the two pressure rolls, and a common power means for said washer and said wringer.

24.v In a wringer, a pair of coacting pressure rolls to extract liquid from material fed therebetween, an auxiliary roll, means to cause the auxiliary roll to coact with either pressure roll to provide a bite between the auxiliary roll and the coacting pressure roll, whereby the clothes are fedl into the bite of the auxiliary-roll and its coacting pressure roll, and then through the bite of the pressure rolls, and a guide coacting with a pair of rolls to guide material into the bite of such pair of rolls.

25. In a wringer, a frame, a pair of coacting pressure rolls mounted in said frame, means movable to coact with one pressure roll or with the other as desired, to guide clothes into the bite of said pressure rolls, a drain board adapted to drain liquid to either side of said wringer, and means to shiftl said movable means and said drain board simultaneously.

26. In a wringer, a pair of pressure rolls, an auxiliary roll, means -to resiliently urge said auxiliary roll toward a pressure roll to provide` a bite therewith, and means to eiect a relative bodily shifting between the auxiliary roll and the pair of pressure rolls, to cause the auxiliary roll selectively to coact with either one of the pressure rolls desired.

27. In a wringer, a pair of pressure rolls, an auxiliary roll, means to resiliently urge said auxiliary roll toward a pressure roll to provide a bite therewith, and means to eiect a relatively bodily shifting between the auxiliary roll and a pair of pressure rolls to cause the auxiliary roll selectively to coact with either one of the pressure rolls desired, a drain board to selectively divert liquid wrung from material passing through the wringer to either of two opposite directions, and means whereby said shifting means controls the direction of diversion.

28. In a wringer, a frame, a pair of coacting pressure rolls mounted in said frame and a coinmon means shiftable substantially parallel to a plane through the roll axes to assume a coacting position with one roll at a time to guide material between said means and the ycoacting pressure roll into the bite of the two pressure rolls.

opening pressure bite, a. frame, three rolls in said frame adapted to coact to provide a pair of roll bites, and shiftable mechanism including resilient means to establish an intake bite at either side of the wringer between two of said rolls at a time.

30. In a wringer, a frame, three rolls in said frame with a common support for a .pair ot said rolls, and shii'table mechanism adapted to be alternatively positioned to establish resilient pres` sure between the third roll and either one' of said common supported rolls as desired to provide amaterial gripping clothes bite.

31. In a wringer, a frame, three rolls in said irame with a pair of said rolls disposed in a substantially horizontal plane and shiitable mechanism adapted to be alternatively positioned to establilshlresilient pressure between the third roll and either one of said horizontal rolls as desired to provide a material gripping clothes bite.

terposed between said two members and active through them to apply said resilient pressure.

33. In a three roll wringer, a frame, three rolls carried thereby, means to establish between said rolls a downwardly opening auxiliary intake bite and an upwardly discharging pressure bite at opposite sides of the wringer and mechanism to shift said means to reverse the relative location of said auxiliary bite and said pressure bite to permit the operator to feed clothes to the wringer from either side thereof.

34. A wringer to which clothes may be fed from either side comprising a frame, a roll rotatably carried thereby, a pair of rolls each coacting with the rst roll and lying therebelow in a plane more .nearly horizontal than vertical, resilient means acting between one of the lower rolls and the top roll to establish an intake bite, resilient pressure means acting between said other lower roll and the top roll to establish a pressure bite and means to shift the rolls to permit the operator to i'eed clothes in the same sequence from the other side of the wringer.

35. In a wringer, a frame, threey rolls carried by said frame, means to maintain a resilient light pressure intake bite between one roll and a second roll, means to maintain a resilient clothes wringing bite between one of said rolls forming said intake bite and the third roll, means to shift said light pressure maintaining means to maintain a resilient light pressure intake bite between said one roll and the third roll, said second means simultaneously maintaining a resilient clothes wringing bite between one of said rolls forming said newintake bite and the second roll.

36. In a multiple roll clothes wringer, a frame, three rolls carried in said frame, means to establish a clothes wringing pressure bite and an auxiliary light pressure intake bite between respective pairs of said rolls, cooperating mechanism to reverse the location of said bites with respect to the irame to permit feeding clothes through said wringer from either side and a shift member to actuate said cooperating mechanism.

37. In a three roll clothes wringer, a frame, means to establish an upwardly vzdischarging clothes wringing pressure bite between certain rolls, means to establish an auxiliary light pressure intake bite between one of saidcertain rolls and the third roll, and mechanism to simultaneously reverse the relative location of said wringing bite and said auxiliary bite with respect to the frame to permit the discharge of the clothes in anI upward direction at either side of the wringer desired. f f

38. In a wringer to whichclothes may be fed from either side, a frame, three rolls therein, means to establish a clothes gripping intake bite between one pair of said rolls, shiftable mechanism including resilient means to establish a clothes wringing bite between another pair of said rolls to feed clothes through said wringer in one direction iirst through the intake bite and then through the pressure bite, said shiftable mechanism adapted to be shifted with respect to the frame to reverse therelative location of said bites and re-position said resilient means to n maintain a wringing bite discharging at the opposite side of the wringer from said i'lrst direction of discharge.

CHARLES B. WILLIAMS.