US110145A - Improvement in clothes-driers - Google Patents

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the purpose named.

f and giving them an inclination of about twenty treme end of the Varms are fastened pins o'r JAMES IV. KENNING, OF QUINCY, MICHIGAN;

IMPROVEMFJH' IN.

CLOTHES-Daleks.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. 110, 1415, dated December 13, 1870.

To all .whom it may concern.:

Beit'known that I, JAMES W. KENNING, of Quincy, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan, have invented a new and valuableI Improvement in Glothes-.Driers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and opeation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part ofthis'specification, andto the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a perspective view of my invention.

My invention relates to means for drying clothes; and consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices intended to serve as a valuable and efiicient apparatus for A represents a post, the upper part of which is cylindrical and the lower portion of rect-- angular shape. This post is attached to the .base B, or it may be sunk in the. ground.

C represents a rectangular and hollow slidebox, made of such dimension that it may be fitted on the upper portion of the post A, and allowed to turn easily thereon. 'lo this sliding box C are attached the arms D, which are secured to box C- by cutting grooves of the thickness of the arms inthe sides of said box,

degrees, which makes the arms sufficiently strong to sustain a heavy weight. At the exhooks a, to which the lines for the clothes are attached, as shown on the drawing. These lines also assist in bracing and keeping said arms in place.

E represents two metallic pla-tes secured to the sides 'of the sliding box. Attached to these plates is a windlass, consisting of a rotating shaft, b, disks c, ratchet-wheel d, and pawl c. The shaft I; has its bearings in plates E, and one end of said shaft is provided with a crank, h, as shown.

Frepresentsa spindle arranged on top of the upright post A, and provided with a coli lar, g. This collar serves as a bearing-surface for the socket hereafter mentioned.

H represents a removable socket arranged konrtop of the spindle F, andit has its bearings K, on a shaft, z', which hasits bear-in gs in said l socket.

L represents a rope passing over the sheave, the ends being attached to the rotating shaft b and slide-box C.

To adjust the clothes upon the lines, the pawl c is raised from the ratchet-wheel d. The slide-box a-nd arms will then descend by their own weight to the lower part of the post, resting on the shoulder ofthe base at z. The clothes may then be readily adjusted upon the line. rIhe slide-box and arms care then clevated to the desired height upon the post by turning` the crank h, which is kept from descending Aby a ratchet-wheel and pawl, as shown on the drawing.

After use all the parts can be detached from-i the base and post in an instant, and removed into a house or any other convenient place from the changes of the weather, thus leaving the post and base only standing out.

A clothes-drier constructed on this plan will last a long time.

That I claim as .my inventioinand desire to secure by Letters Iatent, is.-

In combination with lthe standard A, the removable socket H, pulley K, and the block c, provided with arms l) and lifting apparatus, as described, when the several parts are constructe-d andarran ged to operate substantially as specified.. ,Y v l l In testimoflry that I claim the above I have hereunto,subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

J AMES W. KENNING.

WVitnesses :l

BENJAMIN F. CLARK 7 EZRA BERRY.

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