Utensil for Washing Dishes, Plates, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Utensil for Washing Dishes, Plates, and the like.
1, AMANDA MARGRET UNGER of Canton, County of Stark, Ohio, U.S.A
Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The utensil of this invention comprises a water container closeable by a cover,
a wire cage supported within the container by a helical spring locate between the
bottom of the container and the bottom of the wire cage, handles projecting
upwards from the wire cage and passing through curved slots in the container
cover and a splash ring held from the upper edge of the coatainer and encircling
the wire cage at the top. The plates dishes, cups and saucers and the like are
washed by agitating the cage containing them in the water or washing liquid in
the container, the cage being pushed down against the resistance of, and lifted up
or partly so by the spring. The cage may have one or more wirework partitions
for the purpose of better holding the articles therein against displacement.
Dated the 30th day of May 1896.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
I, AMANDA MARGRET UNGER of Canton, County of Stark, Ohio, U.S.A.,
Inventor, 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 :-
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is an
invention. Fig. 2 a vertical section thereof.
separate parts.
elevation of the utensil of this
Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, are views of
A is a water container preferably formed of sheet metal and of any desired size,
the bottom being tapered to reduce the quantity of water, although this particular
shape is not indispensable. B is a cage of a size to correspond with the size of the
container A and provided with handles a. C is a cover provided with curved
slots b through which the handles a extend upwardly. The cover C fits into the
top of the container A. D is a splash ring held in the upper part of the container A
by a flange c formed thereon. E is a spring located between the bottom of the
container, to which by one end it is attached, and the under side of the cage where
it is fitted with a dise F in order to better engage the bottom of the cage, and in
order to securely hold the cage upon the disc this latter is provided with a pin
which takes into an aperture g in the bottom of the cage.
In using, the cage B is filled with the dishes, plates, or the like, to be washed,
and placed upon the disc F. The cover C is then placed in its proper position and
secured by hooks such as d and eyes d' or other equivalents.

page_text: For the purpose of holding the articles to be washed against displacement or to
better confine the same, a partition such as G may be placed in the cage previous
to placing the articles therein.
In the washing operation the handles a are pressed downward thereby com-
pressing the spring E as the cage is lowered into the washing liquid, say soap and
water, the handles then released, and the cage forced upwards by the spring. This
operation is repeated so as to impart a reciprocating motion to the cage. A partial
rotary movement is also given to the cage to the extent of the length of the
curved slots b and this movement may take place at all elevations of the cage.
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
I claim is :-
1. In a dish washing machine the combination of the receptacle A having located
in the bottom or lower portion thereof a spring, the cage B, provided with handles
extended above the cage, the cover C, detachably connected to the body and
provided with the curved slots b, through which the handles extend, and the splash
ring D, located within the top or upper portion of the receptacle A, substantially
as described and shewn.
2. In a dish washing machine the combination of a receptacle having connected
thereto the splash ring D, the cage B, provided with handles, the spring E provided
with the disc F, the pin and the aperture 9. formed in the bottom or lower end of
the cage and the cover C, provided with slots through which the handles extend,
substantially as described as shewn.
Dated this 20th day of February 1897
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.