Year: 1896

page_text: 1. WILLIAM JOHN JONES of 144 Cemetery Road, Trealaw, Rhondda Valley,
in the County of Glamorgan, Plumber do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved washing board for laundry purposes,
and has for its object to provide such a board having a surface so constructed, that
the dirt pressed, brushed, or otherwise forced from the linen or other fabric, or..
article while being washed, may pass downward through the said surface as fast as
removed from the fabric, instead of lying upon the face of the board until washed
away as hitherto, thus enabling the said linen or the like to be cleansed from dirt
more quickly than obtains by the use of solid faced boards as hitherto made and.
used.
My said invention consists of a preferably rectangular wooden or other frame.of.
the usual dimensions, the sides of which are connected to each other by a pair of
suitably disposed transverse bars, the upper surfaces of which, from end to end, are.
arched or describe a sector of: a circle.. A suitable groove is provided in the..
opposing sides of the said cross bars, parallel with their upper surfaces, the ends of
which coincide with like grooves in the sides of the frame, and within the.
rectangular groove thus formed I fix by any suitable means the edges of a surface
composed of woven or interlaced brass, copper, zinc, aluminium, or other wire, the,
least liable to oxidation by the presence of water, which may be any, distance apart.
according to the size mesh required, and by reason of the grooves in the said
transverse bars being of the same curvature as the upper surface of these, a like.
curve or convex formation.is given to the upper surface of.the.woven or interlaced
wires, and upon this the linen or the like to be washed would be laid. and-scrubbed
or otherwise treated in the usual way, and the dirt as fast as removed therefrom.
would pass through the woven or interlaced wires into the water below, and by.
reason of the convex formation of the said wire. surface, this is calculated. to
withstand great pressure in a downward. direction, which may be further..
strengthened by suitable wooden or other cross stays below.. A recess may be
provided at the upper end of the board for the temporary deposit.of the. soap. in
the usual way.
1.1000
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1 Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, London, E.C.,.
Agent for the Applicant..

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I, WILLIAM JOHN JONES of 114 Cemetery Road, Trealaw, Rhondda Valley
in the County of Glamorgan Plumber 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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved washing board for laundry purposes
and has for its object to provide in such a board a surface so constructed that the
dirt when pressed, brushed or otherwise forced from the linen or other fabric or
article being washed, may pass downward through the said surface as fast as so
removed, instead of lying upon the face of the board until washed away as hitherto
thus preventing the possibility of the removed dirt from again entering the fabric,
which provides that the said fabric or material may be cleaused from dirt more
quickly than obtains by the use of solid faced boards as hitherto made and
used.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood I have hereunto
appended a sheet of drawings of which :-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved washing board, substantially as I
prefer to construct it.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same, while Fig. 3 is a section taken upon the line A. B
Figs. 1 and 2.
My invention, consists of a preferably rectangular wooden or other frame of the
usual or any dimensions, the sides A A¹ of which are connected by morticing or
other suitable means to a pair of transverse bars B and B¹, the upper surfaces of
which from end to end are arched or describe a sector of a circle, of such radius as
may be found most convenient and suitable for the purpose. In the opposing sides
of the said transverse bars suitable grooves a a¹ are provided, parallel with their
upper and arched surfaces, the ends of which coincide with like grooves b and b¹
in the sides of A and A', and within the rectangular groove thus formed I fix by
pins, ties, screws, wedges or other convenient and suitable means, the edges of a
surface C, composed of woven or interlaced brass, copper, zinc, aluminium or other
wire C, the least liable to oxidation by the presence of water, and which may be
any distance apart according to the size of the mesh required, and by reason of the
grooves a a' in the transverse bars B B¹, being of the same curvature as the upper
surface of these, (as shewn in Fig. 3), a like curve or convex formation is given to
the upper surface of the woven or interlaced wires C, such convex formation being
calculated to withstand great pressure in a downward direction, which may be
further strengthened by a suitable wooden or other cross bar or bars, stay or stays
such as D, suitably connected to the opposing sides of the transverse bars B B' as
shewn in Figs. 1 and 3, or at right angles thereto curved to correspond with the
curve of C and connected to A A¹, and upon the said upper surface of the wires C,
the linen or other fabric to be washed would be laid and scrubbed or otherwise
treated in the usual way, and the dirt as fast as removed therefrom, instead of lying
upon the face of the board as hitherto, would pass down through the meshes of the
woven or interlaced wires C into the water below.
A recess E, formed by a breast rest G, connected to the extended ends of A
and A', is or may be provided in the upper end of the board in the usual way, for
the temporary deposit of the soap and for other purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
let. In a washing board for laundry purposes, the use and application of woven

page_text: wire as an active or scrubbing surface, substantially as and for the purposes herein
set forth and shewn.
2nd. In an improved washing board for laundry purposes, the employment of a
frame such as A A B B¹, provided with a groove such as a a¹ b b', receiving and
holding a convex wooden wire surface C, with or without supporting bars such
as D substantially as and for the purposes herein described and shewn by the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of June 1896.
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1 Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.