USRE4718E - Improvement in machines for washing and other purposes - Google Patents

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Improvement lin Machines for WashingV and other purposes.

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shaft, and gearing' connecting it with the hori- UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE CLARK, OF LANCASTER, ASSIGNOR TO FRAeNKLIN L. CLARK, OF

I CLARKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT lN-MAOHINES FOR WASHING ANDOTHER PURPOSES..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 117,603, dated August-l, 1871,; reissue No. 4,718, dated January 23, 1872. I

` DIVISION B.

4.Speciiilcation ofan Improved Machine for Washing and other Purposes, invented by "JAMES M.l CLARK, of 4the city and county of' Lancaster, in the State of Pennsylvania. l

This invention consists in arranging a series n of any desirable number of vertical beaters cogged segments and intervening toothless spaces, s o that at each revolution of the shaft each beater willbe raised twice or more by the cogs gearing with the racks, andpermitted The .racks are impart a full stroke to the beaters, or raise them the same distance, starting from any point. The beaters are guided in their vertical paths by a hinged'frame, which, when turned down Will permit all or any of the beaters yto be removed, reversed, or changed in any manner. The said beaters are provided on their respective ends with feet of different characters, to adapt them for various kinds of Work. The feetare also removably attached to the beaters, so that they can be readily changed. Beneath the beaters is a revolving platform formed on its upper surface, with two o r more concentric iianges, to receive tubs of various kinds or sizes in which the' beaters lhe platform is driven by a vertical zontal driving-shaft: This gearing may be disconnected at will, so as to permit the platform and tubto stand still While the operation l 'of the beaters may be continued. These and other details will be hereinafter particularlyr described.

In the drawing, Figure lis a front elevation of a machine illustrating my invention, the 4supportlng base, revolving platform, andremovable tub. being shown. in section.

Fig. 2 isa side elevation partly in section. Fig. is a plan of the revolving platform'and base With the tub and upper parts removed. Fig. 4 is a sectional perspective vievv of a tub with beaters"` working `tlwlerein.

A A A are a series of beaters, guided in a vertical or nearly vertical path by a frame, B Q, the standards B B of which, are mounted in a supporting' bed or base, C, of any suitable construction. Above the base C is arevolving platform, 1), mounted on the top of a vertical shaft, E, which rests in a step, e, and

is rotated by gearing F G, the pinion G being keyed uponla. verticalv shaft, H, which is connected lthrough miter `pinions J K, with the main drivin g-sha-ft L. The revolving platform D isformed on top with'a number of concenf tric flanges, d d, adapting it to receive mova- .ble 4tubs Y, of various kinds and sizes. For most purposes the tubs are provided with removable perforated false bottoms y, at a little distance above the true bottoms. For all Wash ing purposes, ,and .others where liquids have to be discharged, the tub is also furnished with a cock, a, delivering into an endless trough, b, upon the stationary base C. Upon the shaft L are keyed mutilated cog-Wheelsvlll, corresponding. in number and posit-ion with the beaters A, andadapted to mesh with racks N, lattached to the said beaters. be rotated through a pulley, l), driven by a y rlhe shalt L may belt or by a'crank-handle, as may be required byconvenience, or by the size ofthe machinery and extent of the labor to be performed. Upon the shaft L is also keyed a ratchet-wheel, I, engaged by a pavvl, i, pivoted to the main frame. This pawl and ratchet-wheel may be arranged to dog7 or check the shaft aga-inst rotation ineither direction as requested. The vertical sha-ft H has its upper bearing in a pivoted cross-beam, h, to admit of the pinion J to be drawn out of gear with the pinion K, if it be desired to stop the rotation of the tub While the action of the beaters may be continued.: When the pinion J is to beheld in I gear, a jam-screw, O, is turned in against'the pivoted beam h, so asto hold the latter rigidly in position. Dogs, R, hinged separately to the upper cross-beam Q of the fra-ine, are arranged to be. turned any one or more of them back against the beaters, and when so placed, they will, by engaging with the racks N, support and retain the particular beaters at the highest point to which such beaters may be elevated by the segment-wheels. `The teeth on these wheels M may extend over arcs of ninety de-` grecs more or less, and there may be two or more such cogged segments on each wheel. They are preferably arranged so as to act successively on their beaters, so `that the latter will fall alternately, one or more at a time. The racks N are of greater length than, the toothed arcs, so that whether thebcaters are at their lowest position or are already elevated by resting upon a body on which they act; when the segment takes on to the rack, the beater will be carried up to a full stroke above the point of starting. The beaters are furnised at their ends with feet or shoes W`X, of any form which may be adapted for the particular work to be performed. These feet are formed with open slottedshanks w, which are attached by clamp-nuts n, permitting the ready removal and replacing of the shoes, so that the machine may be converted from one use to another with great facility. The beaters being provided with feet or shoes of di'erent form at their respective ends, a change is readily made by simply reversing them. l They may, for .example, be formed at one end for stamping or crushing, and at the otherfor cutting. The upper shoe also acts as a weight to add to the force of the blow. When this is to be done, the frame S is released from its hooks U, and turned down on its pivot Tallowing the beaters to fall away from the segment-wheels and to be taken out. In Fig. 3 are shown feet projecting horizontally from the beatershatts- V V are friction-rollers, extending from side to side of the frame S, and serving tofbrace the beaters lagainst'the segment-wheels when at work, and reduce friction as they pass freely up and down'.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination of the reciprocating beaters A, long racks Nvfand Wheels M, each of said wheels being formed with a pluralityI of cogged segments and intervening toothless spaces, and arranged as herein described, to elevatethe beaters twice or more by each revolution of the shafts to an equal distance from any starting point, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The hinged frame S, constructed and arranged as described, to retain the beaters in their operative positions or permit their ready removal, as explained. b y

3. The revolving flanged platform D, con structed substantially as described, to adapt it to receive and center tubs of various kinds or sizes, and to operate in connection with the beaters A and gearing M, substantially as explained. v

4. The combination of the beatersA segment-wheels M, and revolving platform D, geared together as described, with the clutch mechanism J h O, for throwing the platform lout of gear when required. y Y

5. The removable shoes and weights with open slotted stocks, `constructed asshown, to

adapt them to be readily attached to the beater` shafts and removed therefrom.

6. The separate hinged dogs B, adapted as described, to lretain any one or more ofthe beaters in their upper position.

7 The gearing F G, located underneath the bed C, and rotating the platform D, through the medium of the shaft E, as described.v

8. The combination of the beaterswAq-seg: ment-wheels M, shafts L H E, gearing K JG F, and revolving platform D, arranged anc operating as described.

9. The friction-rollers V, in combination with the frame S, for keeping the beaters in position, as described, and to avoid friction to the beaters in their'ascent' and descent.

` JAMES M. CLARK.

VVitnessesz-` Oornvrus KNIGHT, WALTER ALLEN.

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