Improvements in Washing Machines.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 12th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 12th Jan., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.-
Improvements in Washing Machines.
I, WILLIAM EXCELL BAKER of Fairview Redan Hill Aldershot Laundry
Manager do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
My invention has for its object improvements in washing machines. For this
purpose I construct a washing machine of an inner cylinder or receptacle & an
outer cylinder or casing, the inner cylinder being capable of revolving in bearings &
being caused to rotate & reverse by suitable gearing. Upon the outside of the
ends of such inner cylinder, or near thereto, I cast or fix blades after the manner
of air or water propellors, so as these revolve with (or upon the same axis as) the
inner cylinder, the water contained in the outer casing will be carried or forced by
such propelling blades through perforations or suitable openings formed in the
ends of such inner cylinder, and into the clothes contained therein.
Dated this 12th day of January 1894.
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I, WILLIAM EXCELL BAKER, of Fairview, Redan Hill, Aldershot, Laundry
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in washing machines. For this
purpose I construct a washing machine of an inner cylinder or receptacle, and an
outer cylinder or casing, the inner cylinder being capable of revolving in bearings
and being caused to rotate and reverse by suitable gearing. Upon the outside of
the ends of such inner cylinder, or near thereto, I cast or fix blades after the manner
of air or water propellers, so as these revolve with (or upon the same axis as) the
inner cylinder, the water contained in the outer casing will be carried or forced by
such propelling blades through perforations or suitable openings formed in the
ends of such inner cylinder, and into the clothes contained therein.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is an end elevation of an inner cylinder constructed according to this
invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 Figure 1 and Figure 3 is a side
elevation.
a is the casing of the cylinder bolted to the rim b which is cast in one_piece with
the blades c (forming the spokes) and the hub d. e is a perforated sheet of metal
held between the end of the casing a and the blades c. As shown the surfaces of
the blades care inclined to the axis of the drum, their edges c¹¹ being at right
angles to it whilst their edges c³ ³ make an acute angle with it.
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page_text: Other methods of fixing the blades c may be adopted and in some cases
they are so mounted that they can revolve upon the axle d and are independently
driven.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. The propelling blades revolving with or upon the axle substantially as
described.
2. Washing machines substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings.
Dated this 13th day of September 1894.
W. E. BAKER.