An Improved Means of Dispensing with Metallic Springs in Washing Machines, Railway Buffers, and for other Purposes where Spiral or other Springs are Used.
Year: 1886

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An Improved Means of Dispensing with Metallic Springs in
Washing Machines, Railway Buffers, and for other Purposes
where Spiral or other Springs are Used.
We THOMAS RAMSBOTTOM of 26 Regent Place Keighley, Gentleman and THOMAS
PARK of 5 Bradford Road Keighley Mechanic all in the county of York do hereby
declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists of employing cork packing in the top pedestals above the
rollers of wringing and washing machines, the pressure is put upon the cork in
the pedestals by means of thumb or hand screws, this arrangement gives an even
and regular pressure, or tension to the rollers, which is very superior to. springs
hitherto used the bow springs, bow, and cross bar are dispensed with, it is equally
applicable to railway buffers and other machinery requiring such spring pressure.
Dated April 24th 1886
JOHN E. WALSH,
Agent for the Applicants.
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'An Improved Means of Dispensing with Metallic Springs in
Washing Machines, Railway Buffers, and for other Purposes
where Spiral or other Springs are Used.
We THOMAS RAMSBOTTOM of 26 Regent Place, Keighley, Gentleman, and THOMAS
PARK of 5 Bradford Road Keighley, Mechanic, both in the county of York, 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:-
Our invention consists of employing cork packing in the top pedestals, above the
rollers of wringing and washing machines, the pressure is put upon the cork in

page_text: the pedestals by means of thumb or hand screws, this arrangement gives an even
and regular pressure, or tension to the rollers, which is very superior to springs
hitherto used, the bow springs, bow, and cross bar are dispensed with, it is equally
applicable to railway buffers, and other machinery requiring such spring pressure;
the cork is preferably saturated with oil.
and regular pressure, or tension to the rollers, which is very superior to springs
hitherto used, the bow springs, bow, and cross har are dispensed with, it is equally
applicable to railway buffers, and other machinery requiring such spring pressure;
the cork is preferably saturated with oil.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is an end elevation of part of a wringing machine shewing our improve-
ments attached.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1.
Figs. 3 and 4 are details of pedestals into which the cork is placed.
Fig. 5. shews section of buffer with cork applied as a spring.
A is the cork which is placed in the hole or recess B, of the pedestals C, which
bear upon the shaft D, of the wringing machine roller E, F are the screws which
are tapped through the nuts G, and bear upon the cork in the pedestals, and by
which the required pressure is put on, lugs H on the brackets or nuts, carry cross
piece J of timber for holding the frames together, it will be seen that by this
means, the cross piece, cross bar, and the heavy steel spring are dispensed with; in
railway buffers and other machinery in which a pressure is required, cork may be
equally well applied, the cork is preferably oiled or greased, and is very elastic
under compression, new or old corks may be used in pieces of any shape or size.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is: -
1. The application or use of cork instead of metallic or other springs, in
wringing and washing machines, buffers, or other machinery where pressure is
required.
2. In washing and wringing machines the brackets having nuts and lugs for the
- purposes shewn and described.
Dad the tooth day of Tuna 1000
JOHN E. WALSH,
Agent for the Applicants.