Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1899-Accepted, 27th Oct., 1899
ERNEST ALFRED EVERARD, Decorator, 10, Donnington Street, Convamore
Road, Grimsby, ROBERT DAY MELHUISH, of Fish Docks, Great Grimsby, Fish
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improvement in or connected with dollying, wash-
ing, and rinseing of clothes and other fabrics.
And has for its object to render such clothes or fabrics more easly and
thoroughly washed, cleansed, and rinsed from a practical sanitary test, also
reducing 40 per cent. less labour than the old system of dollying with pegs or other
washers now commonly used at the present time.
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For this purpose we provide an ordirnary funnel or tundish, to the extreeme
narrow end of tundish or funnel we apply our invention thus:-By inserting
a tube or pipe (composed of metal or other substance) into the extreem narrow end
of tundish or retort, secured by either worm thread or solder; at the extreeme
end of this tube or pipe we attach a cap or lid, which is provided with a delicate
valve or tongue sealed with an outer flange, this tongue or valve is so made, that
it can only open from the inside when taking an upward motion, a quantity of
air is taken into the tube pipe or funnel. When the bottom end of funnel or
retort is surmerged in (soap suds water or liquid) when the washer is allowed
to sink to the bottom of tub or vessel holding the (water soap suds or liquid)
the air taken into the tube or retort by the upward motion, is forced together
with (suds water or liquid) through the cloths or fabric, therby the (dirt grease
or other matter is thoroughly egected and the cloths, fabrics and the like) are
thoroughly and effectively cleansed.
Dated this 26th day of September 1898
ERNEST ALFRED EVERARD,
10, Donnington Street, Convamore Road, Grimsby.
A New or Improved Washing Dolly.
We, ERNEST ALFRED EVERARD, of 185, Weelsby Street, Great Grimsby, Painter
(formerly of 10, Donnington Street, Convamore Road, Great Grimsby), and
ROBERT DAY MELIUISI, of Fish Docks, Great Grimsby, Fish Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what. manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
In the drawing forming part of this specification the separate parts of my
improvement are designated by letters of reference and in the said drawing I
have shewn a tub or similar receptacle A which is designed to receive the gar-

page_text: ments or other articles to be washed and the necessary suds soap and water. In
the practice of my invention provide a hollow cynder or tube B having a
hollow conical attachment C secured to the lower end thereof the base of which is
open and directed downwards, and preferably provided at 1 with an annular
eniargment. The top of hollow cylinder or tube 1 is provided with what I
claim to be new improved and useful part of my invention (the whole of interior
and exterior of conical head piece E. The top of hollow cylinder or tube B
is provided with or formed into a conical head piece E the base of which is
directed upwardly and closed as shown at F and one side which is slotted and
open and provided with a covering of wire gauze or similar material G. Trans-
versely of the conical head piece below the opening G in the side thereof is a
partition plate or flange H provided with a central opening I and secured at the
bottom of the said partition on one side of the said opening in an automatic
valve J the body portion of valve J is preferably composed of flexible material
and is secured to the partition plate or flange H at K and secured to the bottom
of the said valve centrally thereof at L is a plate M rather larger in diameter
than central opening I of partition plate H just below the automatic valve J
at a predetermined distance is a valve rest or ledge secured at one side of conical
head at N. The hollow cylinder or tube B is provided with side handles ( which
are threaded at the inner ends and screwed into shoulders or projections Pat
predetermined distance below conical head piece E or side handles may be
screwed in place in any desired manner.
The herein described washing dolly comprising a hollow cylinder or tube
having a hollow conical attachment at its lower end and provided at its upper
end with a closed conical head the base which is directed upward the said head
being provided on one side thereof with a perforated opening and below the said
opening with a transverse partition having a central opening provided with an
automatic valve which opens downwardly the said hollow cylinder or tube being.
provided at a predetermined distance thereof with handles substantially shewn
and described. In practice the garments or other articles to be washed are
placed in tub A together with water soap or suds and the hollow cylinder or
tube B and the parts connected therewith are moved up and down and by means
of the handles O and in the upward movement of the device the air enters through
opening at G the valve moves downwardly and the air is sucked with great force
downwardly through the hollow cylinder or tube B and in the downward motion
of the said device the valve J is closed and the air is forced downwardly and
outwardly through the said hollow cylinder or tube and through the conical
device at the lower end thereof and passes through the garment or other
articles and out through the water or suds.
It will be understood that considerable force is applied to the air in the down-
ward motion of the hollow cylinder or tube B and this under the pressure as it
passes through the garments or other articles in the tub and through the water
and suds therein operates to or aids considerably in removing the dirt, grease or
other substances from the garments or other articles. The moveable part of
washing dolly may be operated as rapidly as desirable and in each up and down
motion thereof the result above described is accomplished and during this opera-
tion the garments or other articles are beaten by the lower conicle end C which
must be kept submerged during operations.
My improvement is simple in construction and operation and well adapted to
accomplish the result for which it is intended and it will be apparent that changes
in and modifications of the construction described may be made without depart-
ing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.
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. The object of the wire gauze covering or other material G for the slotted

page_text: opening in the side of the conical head or upper end piece E is to prevent all
other substance except air from passing into the interior of washing dolly the
slotted perforated opening at side of top conical head at G also throws away
offensive gasses which may arise away from operator in opposite direction.
2. The valve which is of flexible material yet so constructed that it may
stand enormous strain without injury by having secured centrally thereof at L
a metal plate rather larger in diameter than central opening I of partition plate
or flange H thereby taking all strain of flexible part of valve.
3. The object of the valve rest secured to one side of conical head at N is
intended to take away all strain from hinge part of valve J at K also not allow-
ing valve to fall below predetermined distance N.
Dated this 12th day of September 1899.
ROBERT DAY MELHUISH.
ERNEST ALFRED EVERARD.