The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-12-15

Specification forming part of Letters
Patent No. 1S4 ,634, dated November
21, 1876; application filed October II,
1876.
10 ail whom it may Concern.
Be it known, that /, Henry 2. Lentz,
OF Somerset, in the county of Perry, and
State of Ohio. have invented new and
useful improvement in Washing Ma
chimes, which Improvement is set forth
in the following specification
Ny invention relates to certain i'm
provements in that class of washing ma
chimes called "pounders," the same be- +
ing adapted to pound the clothes in an
open tnb with vertically reciprocating |
movement, for the purpose of cleansing |
the same by an agitation of the water
produced by the impact Of the pIunger
and the production of air currents
The improvement consists in the pc
cnliar construction of the plunger,
whereby the clothes may be more read
lily and thoroughly cleansed, and the
splashinR of the water outside of the
tub more eHectually prevented. The
plunser is of conical shape, with two
inclines, terminating at the apex in
tubular socket, to receive the standard.
Inside of the outer case is arranged
SECOND cone which opens at it's base be-
| low, flush with the outer case and opens
at its apex into an air chamber, formed
by the upper inclined portion of the
outer case and a transverse partition.
placed at the junction of the two in
clines of the outer case. Said inner
cone is indented, or futed and at it. in
termediate projecting points is provided
with tubes of smaller size at the bot
tom than at the top. These tubes open
at the bottom flush with the lower edge
of the inner cone and outer case, and al
so at the top into the air cham Der above
the partition. In operating the plunger
as thus described, IA bifurcated standard
is fastened, BY means of set screws, to
the sides of the tub while n lever hooks
. into an eye OF the standard CARRYING the
plunger, and is loosely connected with
the standard attached to the tub. The
lever now being moved up and down,
: the plunger is made to pound the clothes
, to effect the cleansing.
The plunger is loosely suspended on
the lever, beng moved about from time
, to time, to allow it to operate upon all
DdEtS Oh tue ClOtucr, WlllC thS iobht COIl
' nection of the lever with the standard
assists in securing the same result. A:
- the plunger descends, the water is fore
ed upwardly in the inner cone, surginl
: up through the opening in the top int,
the air-chamber, there COMPRISING tn,
air which, with the water, passes dowI
: in violent currents through the tubes
b against, and into the clothes, the indent
v ed or futed portion Of the cone serving
;, to produce a more even distribution an,
better action of the plunger upon tn
clothes, while the recesses formed there
e by with the case and partition allow tn
e water Mt the edges to react during tn
4 impact against the air cushion forme,
therein, and thus prevent the splashin
of the water ont of the tub.
Having thus described my invention
what claim as new, and have secure,
a by Letters Patent, is, The Lever al
Ia rangement, the plunger, consisting Q
the outer case, having partition, inne
cone opening above the partition int
e the air-chamber, and having indente
l. or futed sides, forming recesses, and tn
f. tnbes, opening also in the said all
~ chamber above, and arranged upon tn
: projecting portions Of the cone, all CON
~ bined as shown and described.
HRNRy p. LENTs.