Improvements in Means for Washing or Cleansing Clothes.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Washing or Cleansing Clothes.
We, WILLIAM HENRY MURTON and WILLIAM SAGAR VARLEY, constituting the
Firm of Murton and Varley, of Anchor Iron Works, Keighley, in the County of
York, Machine Makers and EDWARD O'HARA, of the same place,. Commercial
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows that is
to say:-
It relates to means for washing or cleansing clothes, and more particularly to
that class wherein an agitator is mounted to reciprocate within a tub or recep-
tacle, and consists in so forming or constructing said agitator that same may
perform the functions desired of it in a more efficient manner than will those as
heretofore constructed.
To attain the object of our said invention, instead of making use of the
ordinary circular kind of spindles or cross-pieces of which the agitator is con-
structed, we form said cross-pieces of ✓ or similar shape in cross section, and
preferably arrange said cross-pieces in their framework in alternate positions, or
in other words, each alternate cross-piece is arranged so that its broad face points
in one direction, and those neighbouring it are arranged to point in the opposite
direction.
By constructing the agitator as above described, the clothes and water are
agitated or moved about in the tub to a much greater degree than is the case
with those of ordinary construction.
It will readily be understood that the above described construction and arrange-
ment of cross pieces may be applied to any kind of agitator or dolly which con-
sists of cross pieces mounted within framework.
Dated this 10th day of April 1899
SAMUEL HEY,
Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in Means for Washing or Cleansing Clothes.
We, WILLIAM HENRY MURTON and WILLIAM SAGAR VARLEY, of Anchor Iron
Works, Keighley, in the County of York, Machine Makers, and EDWARD O'HARA,
cl the same place, Commercial Traveller, 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, that is to say:-
It relates to means for washing or cleansing clothes, and more particularly to
that class wherein an agitator is mounted to reciprocate within a tub or recep-
1 Price R11

page_text: tacle, and consists in so forming or constructing said agitator that same may
perform the functions desired of it in a more efficient manner than will those as
heretofore constructed.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings which are illustrative of our
invention:-
Fig. 1 is a part sectional end elevation of a combined washing and wringing
machine, illustrating the application thereto of our improved agitator.
Figs. 2 and 3 are front elevation and sectional plan respectively of our improved
form of agitator..
Similar letters and figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout the
several views.
or
The class of agitators to which our invention has especial reference are those
which are provided with pivots b to take within bearings formed on the tub
receptacle c so that their lower parts a¹ may be reciprocated within said recep-
tacle c in order to agitate the water and clothes contained therein, by the
operator moving the handle a² to and fro. The tub or receptacle c is carried by
the framework A, in which are also usually mounted the rollers d, d' for wring-
ing or mangling the clothes being operated upon, said rollers receiving their
rotary motion in any well known manner.
In carrying our invention into effect, instead of making use of the ordinary
circular kind of spindles or cross pieces which are usually mounted within the
framework a¹, we form the cross-pieces a³ of V or similar shape in cross section,
and preferably arrange them in said framework a¹ so as to occupy alternate posi-
tions, or in other words, each alternate cross-piece a³ is arranged so that its
broad face a points in one direction, and those neighbouring it are arranged to
point in the opposite direction, as shown by Fig. 3.
By constructing the agitator a as above described, the clothes and water are
agitated or moved about in the tub or receptacle c to a much greater degree than
is the case with those of ordinary construction.
It will readily be understood that the above described construction and
arrangement of cross-pieces a³ may be applied to any kind of agitator or dolly
which consists of cross pieces mounted within framework.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:―
Agitators for use in machines for washing or cleansing clothes, the same being
constructed and arranged substantially as herein specified.
Dated this 10th day of Tannanir 1000
SAMUEL HEY,
Agent for the Applicants.