WASHING MACHINE
Year: 1877

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LETTERS PATENT to Samuel Ficemantle, of Gosberton, near Spalding, in the
County of Lincoln, Manufacturer, for the Invention of
WASHING MACHINE."
AN IMPROVED
Sealed the 20th July 1877, and dated the 25th January 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Samuel Freemantle at the
Ofhce of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th January 1877
SAMUEL FREEMANTLE, of Gosberton, near Spalding, in the County of Lincoln,
Manufacturer "AN IMPROVED WASHING MACHINE
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This Invention consists in the construction of a simple, cheap, and effective
machine for washing clothes and linen
The improved machine is consti ucted of an ordinary washing tub or tray pro-
vided with suitable brackets for carrying two grooved or fluted rollers placed side
by side
Above these two rollers I place a thud grooved or fluted 1oller working
in wide vertical slots instead of in fixed bearings, so that it receives a slight
oscillating motion The required pressure is obtained by means of suitable springs
attached to the outside of the tub or tray, and provided with hooks which catch on
the spindle of the upper roller The upper roller is provided with a winch handle,
by which motion is communicated to the rollers By this construction of machine
the clothes or linen to be cleaned or washed are crimped and rubbed as they pass
between the rollers and are thoroughly cleansed without being torn or injured.
Any ordinary washing liquid or soap and water may be employed
The brackets carrying the rollers are placed either inside or outside the tub or
tray, according to the size of the machine and the length of rollers required
The rollers are grooved after the manner of cog wheels, the upper roller fitting
into and giving motion to the two lower rolleis

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Samuel Freemantle in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 25th July
1877
SAMUEL FREEMANTLE, of Gosberton, near Spalding, in the County of Lincoln,
Manufacturer "AN IMPROVED WASHING MACHINE
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This Invention consists in the construction of a simple, cheap, and effective
machine for washing clothes and linen
The improved machine is constructed of an ordinary washing tub or tray pro-
vided with suitable brackets for curying two grooved or fluted rollers placed side
by side
Above these two rollen I place a thud grooved or fluted 1oller working
in wide vertical slots instead of in fixed bearings, so that it receives a slight
oscillating motion The required pressure is obtained by means of suitable springs
attached to the outsido of the tub or tray, and provided with hooks which catch on
the spindle of the upper roller The upper roller is provided with a winch handle,
by which motion is communicated to the rollers by hand, or with pullies if steam
power be employed
The brackets carrying the rollers are placed either inside or outside the tub or
tray, according to the size of the machine and the length of rollers required
The rollers are grooved after the manner of cog wheels, the upper roller fitting
into and giving motion to the two lower rollers
But in order to make my Invention better understood I will proceed to
describe the same by reference to the accompanying Drawings, in which Figure 1
18 an end elevation, and Figure 2 a plan of my improved washing machine, part
of the tray being cut away, Figure 3, a section on line A, B, of Figure 2,
Figure 4, a section on line C, D, of Figure 2, Figure 5 detached view of one of the
bearings of brackets of the rollers, all the Figures are drawn to a scale of about
one fourth full size
Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts
a, a, 18 an ordinary washing tray, to the sides of which are fixed the brackets or
bearings b, b, one of those brackets is shewn detached at Figure 5, by which it
will be seen that it is provided with thice vertical slots c¹, o, and d, for receiving
the spindles of the grooved or fluted rollers c, c, and d, c, c, are the lower rollers,
placed side by side, and d, the upper roller, placed above and gearing with the
lower rollers c, c, the bottom part of the slot for the spindle of the roller d is
made wider than the spindle to allow of the roller having a slight oscillating motion
when tuined, e, c, ano spial springs for producing the pressure on the upper roller,
the lower end of the spring is connected to the bottom part of the tray by a
screw f, or otherwise, these springs are provided with vertical wooden holders or
hooks having inchned slots h, which fit over and hold the ends of the spindle of
the upper 1ollen d, which project beyond the sides of the tray, as shown, 2 is the
winch handle on the spindle of the upper roller If steam power be employed this
handle would be replaced by pullies, ), ), guards for keeping the springs in their
places
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I preforably make the rollers of wood and tho spindles of galvanized iron, whilst
the spiral springs e, a, are made of brass, but I do not confine myself to any of these
materials From this construction of machine it will be understood that by simply
shipping the holders or hooks g off the spindle of the roller d the thico rollers can
be easily removed froin their bearings when required.
This unproved machine operates as follows -The clothes or other articles to be
cleansed or washed should be previously soaked in warm suds, the tray a should
then be filled about three-fourths full of hot water with sufficient soap to make
strong suds, the articles to be washed aro then passed backwards and for wards
between the upper and lower rollers by turning the winch handle alternately to
the night and left, and the articles will thereby be cumped and rubbed, and become
thoroughly cleansed without being torn or injured. Instead of soap and water any
ordinary washing liquid may be employed.

page_text: Having thus described my said Invention, and the best means with which I am
acquainted for carrying the same into effect, I wish it to be understood that what
I claim is, the improved washing machine constructed of three grooved or fluted
1ollois applied to an ordinary washing tray or tub, and arranged and working in
bearings of peculiar construction, as described, the pressure being produced by
springs acting on holders or hooks fitting over the spindle of the upper roller,
such roller being free to have a slight oscillating motion when tuined, the whole
alanged and operating substantially in the manner herein-before described and
represented in the accompanying Diawing
In witness whereof, I, the said Samuel Freemantle, have heroto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-third day of July, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven
S FREEMANTLE (LS.)