Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 21st-Apr., 1887
Complete Left; 21st Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 24th Feb., 1888
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WO JOHN WHITTAKER, HENRY WHITTAKER, and WILLIAM WHITTAKER, trading
as Whittaker Brothers, all of Pioneer Works, Accrington in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the boards, and end frames of wringing'
mangling, and washing machines, whereby the boards can bo readily moved from one
angle to another, so as to form a mangling board, a drip, or wringing board, a guard
for the rollers, or the board will hang vertically under the rollers for packing, it can
also be made to form a small table.
According to this our invention, we cast on the inside of both end frames of the
machine a bracket or slido for the reception of two pins which are fastened on each
end of the mangle or drip board, the said the said bracket or slide has at each of its
ends a series of holding catches, or notches, at different elevations, or angles for the
reception of one of the pins on each end of the angle or drip board, one of the pins
on each end slides in a horizontal portion of the bracket, or slide, and the other pair
of pins are placed in any one of the holding catches or notches, as may be desired,
thus if the rear, or second pair of pins are placed in a catch, or notch below the
horizontal slide, and the first pair of pins in the horizontal slide the board will form
a "drip" or wringing board, if in a catch lineable with the horizontal slide, a mangle
board, and so on, and if the manglo board be reversed it will form a small table.
The same device is used with reference to the back board of the machine..
"bottom spring" or spring below the rollers, and
In machines which have a
sequently rods extending from top to bottom of the inside of the frame, and where
the horizontal bracket, or slide cannot therefore be used we employ a bracket fastened,
on the underside of the mangle board having a hook formed in it which hangs or
swings on a cross shaft, the holding catches or notches being the same as in machines
with a "top spring."
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WALTER BRIERLEY;
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Adjustable Boards of Wringing, Mangling,
Washing Machines.
and
We, JOHN WHITTAKER, HENRY WHITTAKER, and WILLIAM WHITTAKER all of
Pioneer Works, Accrington in the County of Lancaster, Machine Makers, trading
under the name or style of Whittaker Brothers 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 improvements in the boards and frames of wringing,
mangling, and washing machines whereby the boards can be readily moved from one
angle and position to another so as to form a mangling board, a drip or wringing
board, a guard for the rollers, or the board will hang vertically under the rollers for
packing it can also be made to form a small table...
According to this our invention, we cast on the inside of both end frames of the
machine a bracket or slide for the reception of two pins which are fastened on each
end of the mangle or drip board, the said bracket or slide has at each of its ends a
series of holding catches or notches at different elevations or angles for the reception
of one of the pins on each end of the mangle or drip board, one of the pins on each
end of the manglo or drip board slides in a horizontal portion of the bracket or slide,
and the other pair of pins on each end of the board are placed in any one of the
holding catches or notches as may be desired, thus if the rear or second pair of pins
are placed in a catch or notch below the horizontal slide, and the first pair of pins in
the horizontal slide, the board will form a "drip" or wringing board if in a catch
lineable with the horizontal slide a mangle board, and so on, and if the mangle board
bo reversed it will form a small table.
Such being the nature and object of this our Invention, the following is a complete
description of same, reference being had to the accompanying Drawings.
Fig. 1 is a view of the inside of machine frame shewing the brackets or slides for
adjustment of drip or manglo boards.
The other Figures shew the board in its several positions as hereinafter described.
According to this our invention, we cast on the inside of both end frames 1 of tho
machine a bracket or slide 2 for the reception of two pins 3, 4, which are fastened on
each end of the mangle or drip board 5, the said bracket or slide 2 has a series of
holding catches or notches 6 at different elevations, or angles for the reception of one
of the pins 4, one of the pins on each end of the mangle or drip board 5 slides in a
horizontal portion 25 of the bracket or slide 2, and the other pair of pins on each end
of the board are placed in any one of the holding catches or notches 6 as may be
desired, thus if the rear or second pair of pins 4 are placed in a catch or notch 6
below the horizontal slide 2, and the first pair of pins 3 in the horizontal slide 2, the
board will form a "drip" or wringing board (see detail) if in a catch 6 lineable with
the horizontal slide 2 a mangle board (see detail) and so on, and if the mangle board
be reversed it will form a small table.

page_text: To ensure any water on the roller 7 dropping on to the board 5 we fix or slide in a
holding device 8 a board 9 so that any water dropping from the roller 7 will fall on
this board 9 running down the same on to the board 5, and thereby be carried clear
of the machine.
When the pin 3 is in the slot 62 and the pin 4 in the catch 63 the board 5 is then
in the vertical position and forms a roller guard.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, wo declare that what
we claim is;
The horizontal slide bracket 2, and the several holding catches or notches 6 in
combination with the pins 3, 4, and mangle or "drip" board 5 for the purpose herein
described and as illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 20th day of January 1888.
JOHN WHITTAKER.
HENRY WHITTAKER.
WILLIAM WHITTAKER.
By their Agent Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.