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Wshing Machine. No. 30,540. Patented Aug. 4, 1868;

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Washing Machine.

Patented Aug. ,4, 1868.

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Washing Machine.

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Letters Patent No. 80,540, dated August 4,1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be itknowir that I, GEORGE 1?. FULLER, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improved Combined Washing and wringing-Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The natnre of my invention mainly consists, in the first place, in a revolving drum, which has around its periphery a series ofsqueezingbars, supported by springs, and having metallic slides on their ends, which are caused to vibrate in radial grooves in metallic rings, that are confined to the insides of the drum-heads, the said drum'being surrounded by a co'ncentrically-arranged series of squeezing-rollers, with the exception of an open space, on a horizontal line, or nearly so, with the axis of thedrum, for the admission and discharge of the clothes; and-in the second place, in the combination of a wringing-apparatus with the washing-machine, the combined washing and wringing-machine being constructed and arranged in relation to each other substantially as follows: p

In the accompanying drawings, which make a part of this specification-= Figure 1 is'ah endelevation of the improved machine.

Figure 2 is a like view, with the end frame A removed to show the interior arrangement of the inside of themachine.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section at the line a: x of figs. land 2- Figure 4 is an isometrical view .of one of the slides 4 Figure 5 is a face view of one of the rings D.

Like letters in all the figures indicate the same parts. i -A and A are the ends of the standing-frame of the machine, which are connected together by means of the zinc sheets 13, the ends of which press the gum strips a into the groove 6, to make the machine water-tight, the parts being held together by means of the screw-bolts 0 There is a revolving series of pressing-bars, C, (seen in figs.'2 and 3.) The slides d, one of which is represented in fig. 4, fit on the projections e on the ends of. the pressingbars, and have an easy fit in the radial grooves f of the cast rings D at the periphery ofthe drnm-heads E, which are confined on the revolving shaft F, the grooves being closed at the periphery of the rings to prevent the bars dropping from their places as the drum revolves. These rings are confined by means of screws in the holes 9', which are seen in the face view of one of the rings, fig. 4.

The ends of thc bars 0 rest on the projecting ends of the cylindrical springs it, which have their seats in the radial holes '5 of the drum-heads E. There are tipsj on the inner ends of the slides d, which keep the pro:

jecting ends of thesprings in position, as seen in fig. 3.

Flat springs may be used in place of the cylindrical, in which case one end had better be confined to the inner edge of the bars, leaving the resilient end to bear upon the periphery of the drum-heads.

There is a series of rollers, G, which encircles the pressing-bars O, with the exception of the open space H for the admission of the clothes between the bars and rollers. These rollers have their journal-bearings in the concentric strips It in the recesses Zof thefraines A and A. The strips are made in sections, as seen in fig. 2, to facilitate the removal of the rollers in case of repairs, which sections are somewhat narrower at their forward ends than at the other, so 'that they may be readily slipped into their places. They are confined, to prevent them slipping backward, by means of screws or pins, which pass through the end pieces or frames A and A.

The clothes are washed by thejoint action of thcbeatcrs C and rollers G, as hereinafter described.

I combine with the washingmachine awringing-apparatus, which consists of the squeezing-rollers I and I, the carrying-roller I and endless apron J. The roller I is geared to the driving-shaft F by means of the endless chain K, thegroovcd wheel L on said shaft F, and the wheel M on the shaft N of said roller, as seen in fig. 1. There is a shifter for throwing the wheel L in and out of gear with the driving-shaft 1?, consisting of the clutch-wheel O, lever P, and horizontal rod Q, as fully represented in fig. 3, and partially in fig. 1. The bar Q slides in the ears m n of the end frames A and A in the shifting-operation, the person attending the machine taking hold of the handle 0, and giving it the required movement.

The ends A A of the machine are made in two pieces, as represented in figs. 1 and 2, to provide for readily putting the machine together, and removing any of the parts, in case of repairs, the upper part being hinged to the lower one by means of the ears and 1) at each end of the machine, and the longitudinal rod 9, which passes through them, forming the centre of "thehinges. I

The operation is as follows:

The clothes to be washed are laid uponthe apron J, and the handle S, on one end of the shaft F, is turned, so as to draw them between the pressing-bars C and rollers G, in the direction of the arrows, to the lower part of the machine into the water, and then the handle is turned back and forth, orround and round, until the operator thinks they are thoroughly washed. He then brings the clothes to the front of the machine, and, if they are sufficiently washed, he continues their forward motion, passing-them over the apron Jand between the squeezing-rollers I and I, through which they fall into a wh te be rinsed, the springs T T, which press the roller I upon the clothes, yielding to the inequalities in the thickness of the layer.

If the clothes, when brought to the front of the machine, should be found to want additional washing, they are returned to the water, and undergo a similar operation. They may be rinsed by removing the suds, and passing them through clean water in the machine.

I have represented the box-part of the machine as constructed of iron. It may, however, be made of wood, when desired,.in which case the projecting parts, which support the wringing-rollers, may be made of iron, andbolted to the main part. The segmental pieces 70, which support the journalsof therollers Gr, I usually construct of Babbit metal, as represented iii the drawings. I I

The machine may be advantageously used in cotton and woollen-factories and print-works.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The guiding-rings D D, in combination with the heads E E and pressing-bars C, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the slides cl with the pressing-bars G and guiding-rings D, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

3. A revolving drum, .which has around its periphery a series of squeezing-bars, supported by springs, and

having metallic slides on their ends, which are caused to vibrate in radial grooves in metallic rings, that are confined to the insides of the drum-headgwhen the several parts are constructed and arranged in relation to each other substantially as described, and the drum is combined and arranged with a series of squeezing-rollers, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

- 4. The combination of the segmental strips 71: with thedovc-tail groovesor recesses Z and rollers G, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination of the wringing-apparatus, consisting of the squeezing-roller I I, carrying-roller I and endless apron J and chains K, with the washing-machine, substantially in the manner described.

6. The combination and arrangement of the shifter, consisting of the clutch-wheel O, lever P, and hori: zoutal rod Q, with the driving-shaft F and wheel L, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I v In testimony that the above is my invention, I have hereunto set my hand, and atfixed my seal, this 14th day of February, 1868.

GEORGE P. FULLER. [L. 5.] Witnesses STEPHEN USTICK, W. W. DOUGHERTY.

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