US78940A - Peters - Google Patents

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WIL'LrAM-M. norv, or NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR'TO HIMSELF, EZRA r. ncrv, .me ELLIS DoTY, or JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

Leners Patent No. raceteam@ .me 1e, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN i Be it known txhatY I, .WILLIntI lvl. DOTY, of-NewiYork, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Washing-Machine; and I ilo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enablc others skilled in the art to make 'and use the same, reference being had to Vthe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1, Sheet I, represents a plan or top view, partlyin section, ofdmy improved washing-machine.

Figure 2, Sheet I, is a detail longitudinal section of the same.

Figure 3, Sheet II, isa verticalV and -transver'se section of -the same, the plane being indicated by the line :t z, g. 1.V l i l Figure 4, Sheet-11, isa similar view as fig'. 2, showing the parts in a different position.

Figure 5, Sheet II, is an end elevation of the same.

Figure 6, Sheet II, is a detail vertical transverseisection of the same, the `plane of section being indicated by theline yy, g. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

This invention relates to a new machine for b'eating, squeezing, rubbing, Soaping, and washing garments and other articles, and consists in such an arrangement of parts .that the machine can either be used for squeezing, or beating, or rubbing clothes, or for soaping the same; that it can be connected with a wringer Without requiring the suds-box to beopened to let theA steam out; that -it will, when adapted to rubbing clothes, adjust itself automatically to the thickness of material held by the rubber. rIhe machine is,` furthermore, so arranged that the cover of the sll'ds-box can be usedl as a table or shelf when open, while it will be a steam-tight cover when closed. Theldischarge of liquid from. the suds-box can be regulated by means of a valve, which can be operated from the top of the machine. i v y v The-machine is,furthermore, so arranged that the lever for oscillating the rubber, beater, or squeezer can be set higher or lower, so that the machine -can be adjusted-,to use for tall or small persons, and for the sitting or standing posture. The legs are secured tothe suds-box, and the latter is strengthened and held together by means of two bolts, which pass through the end-boards of the suds-box, and through the legs.

A, in the drawings, represents .a ends-box, of rectangular, form, made of wood or other suitable material, of suitable size. i

It consists of the side-boards e a,and of the. endfboards b b, and is supported upon legs ce, as shown. The most simple and profitable plan 'for'vconneeting the parts a, b, c of the b ox is that represented in iig. 1. In the same,.tl1e end-boards 5 b project beyond the sides of the box, and the legs, which have, at their upper portion,

an L-shaped cro ss-section, are fitted around the flange d, thus formed. A bolt,13, passing through the two opposite flanges, dd, and through thev legs appel-taining tofthe same, serves to fasten the legs to the box, and thus, by means of two belts, B, the four'supports of the box are secured to the same, and the box itself is held together, and made strong and substantial. The anges d, instead of being formed` by the projecting end-boards, may be formed on the projecting side-boards of the box. i

The interior` ofthe suds-box is, by means of a partition, e, which is parallel with the end-boards of the box, divided into two compartments, ofwhich the one is but very short, as shown in lig: 1.

The larger compartment is for washing purposes. In its end-boards b and e' are the bearings for a shaft, C, as\showni The armsf of this shaft, which are rigidly secured thereon, are connected by a board, g, having a convex outer or lower surface, as sh'own in gs. 3 and 4. The shaft C can play up and down'in its bearings, which are not covered inthepartition e, while in the end-board b they are completely closed, as shown in lig. 2, so as to prevent water from escaping through openings in the ends.

To eect the closing of these bearings, and, at` the same time, to allow an up-aud-clown motion of the shaft, f the following device is found preferable: The end-board is slotted far enough to allow the required lip-and l down play. Thisslot isclosed by .a plate, h, which lits close aroundfthe'sliaft C, and whichmoves'up and' down' With-'the same. The plate 7i is fitted into the inner` face of the boardb, as shown, vand,-is'llong-enougll to close` the slot in the same at every'position of. the shaft C. To close the joints between the plate-'jr and thel board b, a narrow plate, t', has been' fitted into the upperl edge of the board b, as indicated in iig. 1, th'e plate L being slotted, -to allow its up-and-down motiori around the fixed plate z'. I

To the cranksf of the shaft G, or, it" desired, to 'theshaftitself, are pivoted tw-o.ar.ms,y`j, .which project from a board, 7c, of similar shape as'the board g. The boards g and 7c come inv contactlwi/th each other at their edges, and can bel clamped together by means of an eccentric, D, which turns inV arms Z, that project from the cranksf, as shown in tig. 4. The outer face of the boardsg and k formsa. convex surface, as shown.

Upon the bottom of the suds-box is securely fastened a corrugated plate,-E.

The shaft C is provided with a handle or crank, F, on the outside of the suds-boig. y

VGarments to be cleaned can be clamped between the boards g and 7c, so that a required portion ofthe same may project beyond the outer surface of the boards, while the rest rests upon the inner facesof the same.

By moving the lever F back and forth, that portion of the garments projecting from the convex surface of the boardsgc will be rubbed upon the board E, as is indicatedi. The up-and-down play ofthe shaft G is required for the rubbing-process, so that the boards-g 7c may be raised when thicker articles are being rubbed.

To the partition c, or to some device in the smallcompurtment of the suds-box, is pivoted a short arm, m,

f which, when -the shaft C is turned' so that the boards g c are lifted out of the water, may be turned. so as to support the boards g r, as indicated by red line-s in dg. 4.

, By turning the eccentric D, the plates g 7c can be moved apart, so-that garments to be rubbed can be placed between them, or can b e removed or adjusted. The convex surfaces of the boards g 7c adapt`thc same admirably to Soaping-boards.

Between the cranks is'also pivotcd a frame, G, which consists of longitudinal slats, connected at the endsbysuitable cross-pieces. The frame G is pivoted with its lower part to the lower part of the cranks, as shown inv fig. 3, and its slats are arranged so that the lower edge of each projects beyond the face'othat below,

. as shown in figs. 3 and si.

Parallel with one cf the side-boards of the suds-box is arranged along the same, within the box A, a trough, H, which `extends from one end to the other of the-sudsb0x, and which is not divided by the partition e. The bottom of the trough H is formed by a somewhat inclined board, n, which, in combination with the frame G, and with the outer edge ot' theboard g, serves as a beater for the clothes.

`II are a series of slats arranged with projecting edges, as shown, and fitted longitudinally withinthclarge compartment of the suds-box, below the troughl, as shown. l

When the machine is to be used as a beater'or squcezer, the frame G is folded-'so asfto rest against the eccentric, D, or some other suitable stop, and the garments are placed upon it, and when, then, the ywhole frame is oscillated, the garments are beaten and pressed between the frame G, the board g, andbottom board n ofthe trough. The slats I serve to hold the garmcntsand prevent them from sliding to the bottom of the box. They are arranged in a concaveform, as shown, and by their particular arrangement'serve to promote the turning of the clothes when the .swinging frame moves down, while the slats G facilitate the turning, when the frame is moved up. 2

When'the swinging frame is to Abe used for rubbing clothes, the frame Grv is turned back away from'the eccentric, D, as in g, 4, seas to form a trough for. that portion of the clothing which is not` to be rubbed to lie in.

The handle F of the swinging frame is arranged adjustableon the same, so thatit can be used by small-or large persons, or in a sitting or standing posture.

The shaft C carries a segmental or complete toothed disk, J, which is mounted on it. The leverdi` hns-*one or more teeth, which tit into the'teeth of the disk J, as indicated in fig. 5, and thus, by adjusting the teeth on` -the lever into those of thedisk, the position of the leveren the shaft can be varied at will." 'I

The partition e is perforated, so that the suds or water may stand at the same height in both compartments, The trough H communicates withlt-he smaller compartment'by means of a tube or pipe, oi Thus, if' a .wringer is clamped tothe box A, above the trough H, the water pressed out by the wringer will enter the box through` "the pipe o, as shown in tiff. (i, andthe box itself'can in the mean time be kept closed, so that the steam need not escape.

The box can be closed by means of a sliding cover, L, which can be drawn out so as to keep the main compartment of the box open, while the small compartment is closed, asin fig. 1; The cover can in this position 'be used as a table for adjusting the'. articles t o he washed, whether the machine be in motion or not.

The liquid can discharged from the suds-box by opening a valve, M, which is in the small compartment,

and which is arranged with afstop, p', working under an inclined plane of a board,.q, in which 'the valve-stein When the valve is turned so that its stop poemes as lo'w as it can, the hole in the bottom of the box will be closed, while by turning it back the valve will be raised so as to open the discharge. A spring, 9, between the board q andthe handle S of the valve, serves to raise the latter, whenever its stop is on'the inclined plane,

so that but a slight move is required to cause the valve to becompletely opened by the action'of the spring.

A spring-catch, t, 5, on the box A, serves to lock. the cover L in lthe desired open position. The tubo o may also beuscdto pass a pipe throug'h to conduct steam into the box A, while it always prevents .the escape ofthe same.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The mode of connecting the legswith the suds-box by iittin'g the'upper L-shaped partsiof the legs around flanges projecting from the box, and by connecting and holding together the same by means of ties or rods, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with a suitable concave or rubbing-board, of a swinging or oscillating wash-board,4

formed in two parts, hung independently of each other upon the same axis, the one beingrigidly connected to the said axis or shaft, and the other loosely mounted thereon, substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth. 3. Theoscillating and divided wash-board, composed of two parts or jaws, as herein described, in combination with a-device for clamping and holding together said parts, substantially as and for the purposes herein shownA and specified.

4. The combination, with the jaws of the divided wash-board, of the eccentric clamping-roll D, and the arms or links by which the same is held to the wash-board, substantially as herein shown and set forth.

5. The combination, with the divided wash-board and its clamping-device, of the shaft C and pendent arms, by which the said board is connected with the shaft, substantially as herein shown .and set forth.

Y i 6. The oscillating and divided wash-board, and its clamping-device, in combination with the movable stop m, arranged and operating as herein shown. and set forth. I

7. Theplates h ande', in combination with the slotted end-board b of thcsuds-box, all made and operating substantially as described, so as to form a closed 'np-anddown movable bearing for the shaft C.

8. I claim the combination,with.the jaws of the `divided wash-board, ot` a beating-frame, G, all arranged in one swinging frame, as described.

9. The beater-frame, when hinged or made movable within the swinging frame, substantially as and for the purposeherein shown anddescribcd.

10. The manner-of arranging the slats in the beater or presser-frame so thatthe turning of garments is.

promoted, as set forth.

11. The beater-frame, when arranged as described, in combination with the boards g andV iz., and slet-frame 4 I, undertbe arrangement and for operation substantially as herein shown and described.

12. The combination, with theshaft, for operating the wash-board, ot`a handle or lever mounted upon said shaft, substantially in the manner' described, so that it may be set oradjusted to various heights.

13. The toothed disk J, in combination with the lever F and shaft C, the whole being arranged for operation Asubstantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

14: The valve M, when arranged as described, and when provided with a stop, p, working on an inclined' plane, in combination with a suds-box, substantiallyas and for the purposes` herein shown and described.'

15. In a washing-machine in which the suds-box is divided into two compartments, as described, I claim the combination', with the larger compartment, containing the clothes-washing apparatus, of the smaller compartment and the tube or conduit therein foradmitting water from the exterior into the said box, substantially in the manner and for the purposes' hereinshown and specified. 16. The combination, with the divided suda-box and the tube or conduit o, of the trough H, under athe arrangement and for operation as herein shown and set forth.

The above specification of'my inventionisigned byA me, this 7th day of January, 1868.

WM. M. DOTY.

Wtn esses J.- A. Snnvron, ALEX. F. Romanas.

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