Improvements appertaining to Wringing and Mangling Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements appertaining to Wringing and Mangling Machines.
I, WILLIAM HENRY CROSSLEY of 33 Spencer Street, Keighley in the County of
York, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
As is well known the rollers used in connection with machines for wringing
and mangling clothes are usually of wood so that it is desirable that after being
used they should be separated from contact with each other in order that a free
current of air may pass between them to dry up or carry away moisture that
would otherwise lodge at such place of contact to the detriment of said rollers.
Many devices have been employed for attaining this object, however most of
these are costly and have to be especially fitted to the machines. To produce
means at comparatively little cost and so that they may be applied to any or all
existing machines if desired, is the object of my invention.
This object I attain by making use of one or more wedges (preferably two of
these being employed) of wood, india rubber, metal or other material or substance,
which I form so that their thinner edges will readily pass between the rollers,
while by the handle or other driving gear of the machine being operated to cause
the rollers to revolve, said wedges are drawn in between the rollers and thereby
separate them one from the other as desired.
When the wedges are displaced or when the machine is being used to perform
its ordinary functions, they may be secured or held in connection with said
machines by chains, cords or the like, or they may be placed in appropriato
receptacles fixed to the machines as will be well understood.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1896
WILLIAM H. CROSSLEY.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements appertaining to Wringing and Mangling Machines.
I, WILLIAM HENRY CROSSLEY of 33 Spencer Street, Keighley in the County of
York, 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:-
As is well known the rollers used in connection with machines for wringing
and mangling clothes are usually of wood so that it is desirable that after being
used they should be separated from contact with each other in order that a free
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page_text: current of air may pass between them to dry up or carry away moisture that
would otherwise lodge at such place of contact to the detriment of said rollers.
Many devices have been employed for attaining this object, however most of
these are costly and have to be specially fitted to the machines. To produce
means at comparatively little cost and so that they may be applied to any or all
existing machines if desired, is the object of my invention.
The accompanying sheet of drawings is illustrative of my invention and in
this: --
Fig. 1 is front elevation of a sufficient portion of a wringing or mangling
machine to show the application of my invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional end elevation of said portion of a machine.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view enlarged scale, showing my improved device apart
from a machine.
I attain the object of my invention by making use of one or more wedges a
(preferably two of such wedges a as shown by Fig. 1 being employed) of wood,
india-rubber, metal or other material or substance suitable, which I form 80
that their thinner edges b will readily be held between the rollers c'd, while by
the handle for other driving gear of the machine being operated to cause said
rollers c d to revolve, said wedges a are drawn in between them into the positions
shown by Figs. 1 and 2 in which the upper roller c has reached a flattened or
hollowed part of the wedge a wherein it may rest and so one roller is separated
from the other as desired.
When the wedges a are displaced or when the machine is being used to per-
form its ordinary functions, they may be secured or held in position or in
connection with the said machines by their chains 9 as shown (or cords or the like
may be used) or these said wedges a may be entirely detachable from the machines
on which suitable receptacles are formed to receive them as will be well
understood.
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 combination with a wringing or mangling machine, one or more wedges
formed as shown and arranged to take between the rollers of said machines,
substantially as specified.
2. The improved device for use in combination with a wringing or mangling
machine, constructed and formed to operate substantially as herein described and
as illustrated by the drawings.
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W. H. CROSSLEY.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.