US1706413A - Dolly for washing machines - Google Patents

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March26,1929. J O E 1,706,413

DOLLY FOR WASHING mcrimns' Filed March 26. 1926 2 Sheets-She'et 1- March 26, 1929. OCKE 1,706,413

DOLLY FOR WASHING MACHINES Filed March 26, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 NTEIH v .AITEJR'NEYE f Patented Mar. 26, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN nocxn, or BLooMme'roN, ILLINOIS.

DOLLY son wasnme macnmns.

Application filed March 26, 1926. Serial No. 97,791.

of the dolly, and blade members disposed ad-,

jacent said waterways to forcibly project a portion of the water through said ways, dur

mg reciprocation of the dolly.

A further object lies in the provision of a dolly member fashioned in a manner to greatly increase the water agitation during its reciprocation. p

A still further object is in the provision of a dolly member of simple construction, fashioned in a manner to cause considerable water agitation above the disk member, as well as therebelow.

Other objects will appear in'the following specification, taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in -which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a power washing machine with the tub member there of cut away for a clearer disclosure of the dolly member. 1 Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the dolly. Fig. 3 is a plan view, from below, of the dolly, and

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the water circulating-element shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, in Fig. '1 there is shown a perspective of my particular dolly located in its normal operative'position upon a well known type of dolly washing machine. Referring generally to the power-operated washing machine which is of conventional type, we find a frame member 10, upon which as is fixedly located the tub member 11. Power means for driving the dolly includes the well known electric motor 12, pulley wheel 13, belt 1a, and the driving gear wheel 15. Reduction gears between the pulley wheel 13 and the driving gear 15 are shown at 16. Pivoted to the driving gear 15, at 17, is av lever 18, which is pivotally attached at 19 to a substantially vertically disposed operating memer 20, pivoted at 21 to a supporting bracket 22,

' fixedly attached to the main frame 10. A

rack 23 is pivotally attached to the member 21 at 24, said rack engaging a gear 25 upon which is slidably supported the vertically disposed drive shaft 26, to which is attached the dolly member generally designated as 27, the

latter forming the basis for the present application.

The dollyincludes the plate or disk 28,

having the upwardly projecting hub portion 29, into which is adapted to be inserted the driving member 26 above described, suitable means being provided for attaching said driving member to the hub 29. Disk 28 has blades 30. The disk 28 also has fashioned thereon a series of waterways generall referred to as 31. These waterways inclu e al- .projecting from its lower face a pluralityv of ternate series of waterways opening in an angular manner through the upper and lower faces of the disk. One of the series of waterways is fashioned by slightly elevating the disk, as at 32, to form angular passages 33, through the face of the disk. The other series of waterwaysincludes depressing the disk as at 34, to form the before-mentloned alternate waterways, which open through the upper face of the disk, as at 35, rather than through the'lower face of the disk, as is the case with the before mentioned slight elevation of the disk, as shown at 32.

The operation of the washing machine is thought obvious in View of the fact that the construction is entirely conventional and the reciprocation of the rack produces similar reciprocation of the dolly. The reciprocation of the dolly member in one directlon results in projection by the blade members of a portion of the water through the openings 33 in a forcible manner. The op osite direction of movement of the dolly resu ts in a forcible projection of water through the openings 35 of the alternate set of waterways, the same being fashioned by depression of the disk, as shown at 34.

It may be seen from the above that not only is there the normal agitationofthe water below the disk, such as accompanies many well known'types of dolly,'but also there is considerable agitation of the water above the dolly, due to the forcible projection ofa portion of the water through the .an ularly disposed waterways opening throug the upper and lower faces of the disk. o

What I claim is: I 1. The combination with a washing machine, of a dolly comprising a. disk member having fashioned thereon a plurality of angularly disposed waterways opening through the upper and lower faces of the disk,- said waterways being inclined toprovide inclined water channels, blade members disposed on the lower face of the disk adj acent said water- :ivalys, and mechanism for reciprocating said 2. The combination with a washing machine, of a dolly and means for reciprocating,"

same, said dolly comprising a disk having blade members disposed on the lower face thereof, waterways fashioned in the disk adjacent the blade members, and inclined channelways formed upon the waterways at an angle to said disk to permit forcible pr'ojeofashioned with a plurality of openings through the upper and lower faces thereof,

said disk including alternate elevations and depressions of those portions of the disk lying ad acent said openings, to form the openings. therethrough, said elevations and depressions being disposed at an angle to the disk to provide inclined water channels. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto afiixed mysignature.

JOHN RQCKE.

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