Year: 1888

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 3rd day of June 1889, Amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
Date of Application, 25th June, 1888-Accepted, 27th July, 1888
THOMAS PRIDEAUX 121 Arthur Street Small Heath Birmingham Engineer
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:
This invention relates to that kind of wringing and mangling machine of the
ordinary two roller type with side framing and bearings for carrying the rollers.
This invention has for its object the construction of a very simple effective and
portable machine in which metallic rollers of small diameter are used and which by
my specially designed system of sliding and other bearings are kept permanently
apart so that the faces of the rollers never press upon nor come into contact with
one another. On one end of each roller will be fixed a capped or shrouded pinion of
the same or slightly smaller diameter than the rollers these pinions will be driven by
two other capped or shrouded pinions of the same size which will revolve freely on
spindles fixed in the framing. One of these last mentioned capped or shrouded
pinions will be provided with a clutch to engage with a corresponding clutch on the
handle used to set the whole in motion. The pressure to the rollers is applied and
regulated by means of a coiled spring and a cam headed lever placed in the side
framing over the ends of the rollers. The top bearing on which the spring presses,
has proper provision made for holding and keeping the coiled spring in position.
Between the top and bottoni rollers I propose to insert a middle bearing having for
its object the keeping of the rollers a slight distance apart. Provision is made by
means of a hollowed base plate for holding & keeping the frames in their proper
position, and for the collecting and escape of the water squeezed out of the clothes in
the process of wringing by a protected outlet in the front of the machine for that
purpose. This hollowed base plate will have suitable provision for fastening either
temporarily or permanently to a kitchen table or to any iron or other stand.
The nature of my said invention will be better understood by reference to the
three sheets of drawings accompanying this specification which I now describe.
Sheet 1 Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 are the front elevation, end elevations, and plan of the
wringing and mangling machine as adapted for using on an ordinary table form,
bench, side board, or iron stand. A is the hollowed base plate which I propose to

page_text: make as part of every machine, its upper surface is concaved or hollowed and made
to slope toward the centre from each end and toward the front of the machine where
a protected outlet is provided to enable the wringing water to escape into a tub or
other suitable vessel placed underneath. B, B are rollers, two in number which I
propose to make of small diameter not exceeding 24 inches in diameter in either
iron or steel or other suitable metal and either hollow or solid, and coated with a
non rusting material. The ends of these rollers will be turned or shaped down so as
to form journals or bearings. CC are the frames securely bolted underneath the
base plate A. The legs of the frames are made of a very light H section joined
together at the top by means of a slotted arch in which is fixed the cam lever D for
the purpose of adjusting the pressure on the coiled spring fixed between the legs of
the frames. E¹E E³ and E are the four capped or shrouded tooth pinions. E' is
provided with a clutch to engage with the handle F at G. The pinions E³ and Eª
are keyed or pegged to the ends of the rollers, and the pinions E¹ and E² will revolve
loose or freely on studs or spindles let into the framing C. H is the top of the
upper bearing which and is free to slide upward between the legs of the frame C.
This top bearing H receives the pressure of the coiled spring I. J is the bottom
of the lower bearing simply placed between the legs of the frame C and having a
toe at K that fits or drops into a hole in the base plate to keep it in position.
L is the middle bearing resting on the top of the bottom bearing J. The piece L
forms the lower part of the upper bearing, and the upper part of the lower bearing,
and rests on the top of the piece J. On the upper side of this middle bearing piece L
the journals of the top roller will rest and work when no clothes are passing through.
The height of the middle bearing will be adjusted so as to keep the faces of the two
rollers from coming into contact with one another. A small-space a sixteenth of un
inch, either The three pieces H. J and L when fitted together form two bearings of
which the upper has two bearing faces i.e.-the top of the upper bearing becomes a
bearing face when clothes are passed between the rollers. These two bearings are con-
structed at such a distance apart as to keep the faces of the two rollers from coming into
contact with one another. A small space a sixteenth of an inch either a little more or
a little less will always intervene between the top and bottom rollers as shown at M
fig. 1 and at M fig. 2. Also by this middle bearing on which the journal of the top
roller will rest when no clothes are being passed through, By constructing the bear-
ings in this manner there will be no strain on either the top or the bottom rollers,
as the pressure of the coiled spring on the top bearing piece I will be transmitted'
to the top of the middle bearing piece L by the top bearing piece H resting on it
when not in work and not on the journal of the top roller, and as the rollers do not
come in contact face to face there is no pressure on the bottom roller when not in
work. By means of this arrangement the only pressure or strain that can at any
time come either on the faces of the rollers or their journals is only when the clothes
are actually passing between the rollers. At N suitable provision is made for holding
the boards for carrying the clothes when the machine is being used in mangling.
On the feeding in side I propose to raise the board nearly on a level with the top
of the bottom roller, whereby one person can turn the handle and feed in the clothes
at the same time. O is the pressure plate for receiving the pressure of the cam, on
its underside it is provided with three projections for keeping the coiled spring I
centrally between the legs of the frame, this pressure plate is itself kept in position by
means of projecting lugs or guides clipping the legs of the frame. P is the
projecting plate on figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Sheet 2 is an enlarged view of the hollowed base plate referred to and shown at A
sheet 1. Fig. 1 is plan broken to better show its hollow form of the upper surface.
Fig. 2 is the front elevation, Fig. 3 is the end elevation and fig. 4 is a cross section
through line A B showing the protected outlet for the escape of the wringing water
at C and D. This cross section, the dotted lines, and the broken portions in figs. 1
and 2 shows how I propose to hollow or concave the upperside of the base plate and
to slope toward the protected outlet at Cand D. E and E are holes in the ends for
clamping to a table or form, or other stand. G G are the holes provided for receiving

page_text: the toe of the bottom bearing J as shown in sheet 1 at K. H on plan fig. 1 and I on
front elevation fig. 2 shows the section at the foot of the frame sheet 1. F F are
holes for receiving the stud bolts in the bottom of the legs of the frame C. The
stud bolts and nuts for securing the frame to the base or bed plate is shown by
dotted lines in figs. 1, 2 and 3. J on plan fig. 1 shows the position of the delivery
board resting on the base plate.
Sheet 3 Figs. 1 and 2 are the plan and elevation of the pressure plate O
see sheet 1. A are the projecting pieces for keeping the spring centrally
between the legs of the frames, the position is shown in fig. 2 by dotted
lines. B is are the projecting lugs or guides to keep the pressure plate in its proper
position between the legs of the frames, the dotted lines are intended to show the
slotted arch in which the cam lever works. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are respectively the side
elevation the front or end elevation, and the plan of the top of the upper
bearing shown at H sheet 1. The dotted lines fig. 5 show the form of the section
of the legs of the frame. C, C, C in figs. 3, 4 and 5 are the projections for keeping
the spring centrally between the legs of the frame. D, D are the guides or slides
to keep the bearing piece H in its place when moving or sliding upward when the
clothes are between the rollers. Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are respectively the side elevation,
the end elevation and the plan of the middle bearing piece shown at L fig. 2 sheet 1.
E shows the projections at the top for keeping it in the piece H in position between
the legs of the frame. F, F, at the bottom are projections for the same purpose.
The bottom D of the top bearing piece I shewn in figs. 3 and 4 are when no clothes
are between the rollers intended to rest on G figs. 6, 7 and 8. Figs. 9, 10 and 11
are respectively the side elevation, the end elevation and the plan of the bottom
bearing piece shown at J fig. 2 sheet 1. H in figs. 9 and 10 and the dotted lines in
plan, fig. 11 shows the toe K referred to and shown at K fig. 2 sheet 1. The
bottom part of the middle bearing at F piece shewn in figs. 6 and 7 is intended to
rest and be supported on the top part 1 of the bottom bearing at I piece see figs. 9,
10 and 11. Figs. 12 and 13 are two views of the cam shaped lever, referred to and
shown at D sheet 1. J is the eye or fulcrum on which the cam lever will turn, and
through this eye a pin or bolt will pass to secure it in its slot at the top of the frame.
The pressure that will be due to this cam will be when the handle has been pulled
from its rest position until it stands perfectly upright, the difference between the
distance K minus and the distance L fig. 13. M is a section through line N O.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
Iclaim would here remark that I make no claim to the use of metallic rollers, as I am
aware that their use is known in connection with mangling machines, nor do I claim
the construction of a wringing and mangling machine in which the pressure can be taken
off the rollers when the machine is at rest, but 1 declare that what I do claim is :-
1. The use of a metallie base or bed plate as figured described and shown.
(1) The concaved or hollowed metallic base or bed plate constructed substantially as
and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. I do not claim the use of metallic rollers generally as I am aware the use of
metal rollers of the ordinary diameter viz.: from four to six inches, both solid and
hollow are known in connection with mangling machines, but what I do claim us new
is the use of metallic rollers of so small a diameter as two and a quarter inches and
under, with their capped or shrouded-tooth-pinions fixed on one end as described and
shown. The slotted end frames with springs and cam levers and pressure plates for
transmitting the pressure of the springs to the top bearing, the whole combined, arranged
and operating substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
3. The end frames with their pressure-levers, pressure plates, top, middle and
bottom bearings, its capped pinions and method of fastening to the base plate-the
whole as substantially described and shown. The construction of a wringing and
mangling machine in which the rollers are permanently apart substantially as described.

page_text: 4. I do not claim the removal of the pressure from the rollers when at rest nor the
ability to remove the rollers apart when not in use, but what I do claim as new is the
keeping of the rollers permanently apart, never allowing the rollers to ceme together
when mangling nor wringing nor when at rest as substantially described and shown.
My improved wringing and mangling machine constructed substantially as described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Twentieth day of June 1888.

page_text: THOMAS PRIDEAUX 121 Arthur Street Small Heath Birmingham Engineer
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:-
This invention relates to that kind of wringing and mangling machine of the
ordinary two roller type with side framing and bearings for carrying the rollers.
This invention has for its object the construction of a very simple effective and
portable machine in which metallic rollers of small diameter are used and which by
my specially designed system of sliding and other bearings are kept permanently
apart so that the faces of the rollers never presses upon nor comes into contact with
one another. On one end of each roller will be fixed a capped or shrouded pinion of
the same or slightly smaller diameter than the rollers these pinions will be driven by
two other capped or shrouded pinions of the same size which will revolve freely on
spindles fixed in the framing. One of these last mentioned capped or shrouded
pinions will be provided with a clutch to engage with a corresponding clutch on the
handle used to set the whole in motion. The pressure to the rollers is applied and
regulated by means of a coiled spring and a cam headed lever placed in the side
framing over the ends of the rollers. The top bearing on which the spring presses,
has proper provision made for holding and keeping the coiled spring in position.
Between the top and bottom rollers I propose to insert a middle bearing having for
its object the keeping of the rollers a slight distance apart. Provision is made by
means of a hollowed base plate for holding & keeping the frames in their proper
position, and for the collecting and escape of the water squeezed out of the clothes in
the process of wringing by a protected outlet in the front of the machine for that
purpose. This hollowed base plate will have suitable provision for fastening either
temporarily or permanently to a kitchen table or to any iron or other stand.
The nature of my said invention will be better understood by reference to the
three sheets of drawings accompanying this specification which I now describe.
Sheet 1 Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 are the front elevation, end elevations, and plan of the
wringing and mangling machine as adapted for using on an ordinary table form,
bench, side board, or iron stand. A is the hollowed base plate which I propose to
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page_text: make as part of every machine, its upper surface is concaved or hollowed and made
to slope toward the centre from each end and toward the front of the machine where
a protected outlet is provided to enable the wringing water to escape into a tub or
other suitable vessel placed underneath. B, B are rollers, two in number which I
propose to make of small diameter not exceeding 2 inches in diameter in either
iron or steel or other suitable metal and either hollow or solid, and coated with a
non rusting material. The ends of these rollers will be turned or shaped down so as
to form journals or bearings. CC are the frames securely bolted underneath the
base plate A. The legs of the frames are made of a very light H section joined
together at the top by means of a slotted arch in which is fixed the cam lever D for
the purpose of adjusting the pressure on the coiled spring fixed between the legs of
the frames. E E E³ and E are the four capped or shrouded tooth pinions. E¹ is
provided with a clutch to engage with the handle F at G. The pinions E3 and E*
are keyed or pegged to the ends of the rollers, and the pinions E1 and E2 will revolve
loose or freely on studs or spindles let into the framing C. H is the top bearing
which is free to slide upward between the legs of the frame C. This top bearing
receives the pressure of the coiled spring I. J is the bottom bearing simply placed
between the legs of the frame C and having a toe at K that fits or drops into a hole
in the base plate to keep it in position. L is the middle bearing resting on the top of
the bottom bearing J. On the upper side of this middle bearing L the journals of
the top roller will rest and work when no clothes are passing through. The height
of the middle bearing will be adjusted so as to keep the faces of the two rollers from
coming into contact with one another. A small space a sixteenth of an inch, either
a little more or a little less will always intervene between the top and bottom rollers
as shown at M fig. 1 and at M fig. 2. Also by this middle bearing on which the
journal of the top roller will rest when no clothes are being passed through, there
will be no strain on neither the top nor the bottom rollers as the pressure of the
coiled spring on the top bearing will be transmitted to the top of the middle bearing
by the top bearing resting on it when not in work and not on the journal of the top
roller, and as the rollers does not come in contact face to face there is no pressure on
the bottom roller when not in work. By means of this arrangement the only
pressure or strain that can at any time come either on the faces of the rollers or their
journals is only when the clothes are actually passing between the rollers. At N
suitable provision is made for holding the boards for carrying the clothes when the
machine is being used in mangling. On the feeding in side I propose to raise the
board nearly on a level with the top of the bottom roller, whereby one person can
turn the handle and feed in the clothes at the same time. O is the pressure plate
for receiving the pressure of the cam, on its underside it is provided with three
projections for keeping the coiled spring I centrally between the legs of the frame,
this pressure plate is itself kept in position by means of projecting lugs or guides
clipping the legs of the frame. P is the protecting plate on figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Sheet 2 is an enlarged view of the hollowed base plate referred to and shown at A
sheet 1. Fig. 1 is plan broken to better show its hollow form of the upper surface.
Fig. 2 is the front elevation, Fig. 3 is the end elevation and fig. 4 is a cross section
through line A B showing the protected outlet for the escape of the wringing water
at C and D. This cross section, the dotted lines, and the broken portions in figs. 1
and 2 shows how I propose to hollow or concave the upperside of the base plate and
to slope toward the protected outlet at C and D. E and E are holes in the ends for
clamping to a table or form, or other stand. GG are the holes provided for receiving
the toe of the bottom bearing J as shown in sheet 1 at K. H on plan fig. 1 and I on
front elevation fig. 2 shows the section at the foot of the frame sheet 1.
F F are
holes for receiving the stud bolts in the bottom of the legs of the frame C. The
stud bolts and nuts for securing the frame to the base or bed plate is shown by
dotted lines in figs. 1, 2 and 3. J on plan fig. 1 shows the position of the delivery
board resting on the base plate.
Sheet 3 Figs. 1 and 2 are the plan and elevation of the pressure plate O
see sheet 1.
A are the projecting pieces for keeping the spring centrally

page_text: between the legs of the frames, the position is shown in fig. 2 by dotted
lines. B is the projecting lugs or guides to keep the pressure plate in its proper
position between the legs of the frames, the dotted lines are intended to show the
slotted arch in which the cam lever works. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are respectively the side
elevation the front or end elevation, and the plan of the top bearing shown at H
sheet 1. The dotted lines fig. 5 shows the form of the section of the legs of the
frame. C, C, C, in figs. 3, 4 and 5 are the projections for keeping the spring centrally
between the legs of the frame. D, D are the guides or slides to keep the bearing in
its place when moving or sliding upward when the clothes are between the rollers.
Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are respectively the side elevation, the end elevation and the plan of
the middle bearing shown at L fig. 2 sheet 1. E shows the projections at the top for
keeping it in position between the legs of the frame. F, F, at the bottom are
projections for the same purpose. The bottom J) of the top bearing figs. 3 and 4
are when no clothes are between the rollers intended to rest on G figs. 6, 7 and 8.
Figs. 9, 10 and 11 are respectively the side elevation, the end elevation and the plan
of the bottom bearing shown at J fig. 2 sheet 1. H in figs. 9 and 10 and the dotted
lines in plan, fig. 11 shows the toe K referred to and shown at K fig. 2 sheet 1.
The bottom part of the middle bearing at F figs. 6 and 7 is intended to rest and be
supported on the top part of the bottom bearing at I see figs. 9, 10 and 11. Figs. 12
and 13 are two views of the cam shaped lever, referred to and shown at D sheet 1.
J is the eye or fulcrum on which the cam lever will turn, and through this eye a pin
or bolt will pass to secure it in its slot at the top of the frame. The pressure that
will be due to this cam will be when the handle has been pulled from its rest position
until it stands perfectly upright, the difference between the distance K minus the
distance L fig. 13. M is a section through line N O.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim:
1. The use of a metallic base or bed plate as figured described and shown.
2. I do not claim the use of metallic rollers generally as I am aware the use of
metal rollers of the ordinary diameter viz. from four to six inches, both solid and
hollow are known in connection with mangling machines, but what I do claim as new
is the use of metallic rollers of so small a diameter as two and a quarter inches and
under, with their capped or shrouded tooth pinions fixed on one end as described and
shown.
3. The end frames with their pressure levers, pressure plates, top, middle and
bottom bearings, its capped pinions and method of fastening to the base plate the
whole as substantially described and shown.
4. I do not claim the removal of the pressure from the rollers when at rest nor the
ability to remove the rollers apart when not in use, but what I do claim as new is the
keeping of the rollers permanently apart, never allowing the rollers to come together
when mangling nor wringing nor when at rest as substantially described and shown.
Dated this Twentieth day of June 1888.
THOMAS PRIDEAUX,
Applicant.