Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 30th July, 1887.
- Complete Accepted, 27th Sept., 1887.
We, WILLIAM JOB HOWCROFT of No. 24 Alpine Road, Rotherhithe in the County
of Surrey Iron Plate worker and ARTHUR CHARLES MOORE of No. 220 Anerley
Road Anerley in the County of Surrey, Galvanizer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention we construct a machine for washing, wringing, and
mangling clothes as follows.
A portable metal casing, by preference of rectangular shape, is constructed with a
tank in its upper part, below which is a fire grate with chimney flue for heating the
water in the tank.
The tank is closed at top by a hinged cover, and within it is contained a box
or drum, by preference of rectangular shape, mounted on horizontal trunnions in
the casing and capable of being rotated by a crank handle. The one side of
the drum opens on
a hinge for the introduction into it of the clothes to be
washed.
Two of its opposite sides are formed with internal brush surfaces, while the two
other opposite sides are formed as gratings or with holes, to allow of the free passage
of the water in the tank through the drum, this being immersed with its lower part in
the water.
In front of the machine is provided a pair of wringing rollers, the trunnions of
which are carried in brackets projecting from the casing, and below these rollers is a
trough having two stoppered openings, one leading into the tank and the other into a
pipe at one end of the casing.
In operating with this machine, the clothes, after having been duly soaked in cold
water, are introduced into the rotary box or drum in the tank, and the water in the
tank to which soap or other detergents are added, is heated to boiling point by
the fire below. The box or drum is then rotated, so as to effect the washing of the
clothes by the action of its brush surfaces and gratings on to which the clothes fall
alternately. The clothes having been sufficiently washed, the cover of the casing is
opened and the clothes are passed through the wringing rollers, which are rotated by
a crank handle, the water expressed being made to fall into the before mentioned

page_text: trough and to flow thence through the opening leading back into the tank. The
clothes having been rinsed and blued, they are again passed through the wringing
roller so as to press out the blueing water, which, falling into the trough, is
discharged thence through the end opening, leading to a bucket, the opening leading
into the washing tank being then closed. When the clothes have been dried and
properly folded and damped they are again passed through the roliers, which then
act as a mangle, their pressure being suitably adjusted by screws.
for
The tank is provided with a cock outside the casing for withdrawing more or less
of its contents when required, and a stoppered opening is provided in the cover,
admitting air to the tank when the water boils too violently.
Dated this 1st day of November 1886.
ABEL & IMRAY,
28, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Machine for Washing, Wringing, and Mangling Clothes.
We, WILLIAM JOB HOWCROFT of No. 24 Alpine Road, Rotherhithe in the County
of Surrey, Iron plate worker and ARTHUR CHARLES MOORE of No. 220 Anerley
Road, Anerley in the County of Surrey, Galvanizer, 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 :-
According to this invention we construct a machine for washing wringing and
mangling clothes as follows.
A portable metal casing, of rectangular or or other shape is constructed with a tank
in its upper part, below which is a fire grate with chimney flue for heating the water
in the tank. The tank is closed at top by a hinged cover, and within it is contained
a box or drum, by preference of rectangular shape, mounted on horizontal trunnions
in the casing and capable of being rotated by a crank handle. The one side of the
drum opens on a hinge for the introduction into it of the clothes to be washed. Two
of its opposite sides are formed with internal brush surfaces, while the two other
opposite sides are formed as gratings or with holes to allow of the free passage of the
water in the tank through the drum, this being immersed with its lower part in
the water.
In front of the machine is provided a pair of wringing rollers, the trunnions of
which are carried in brackets projecting from the casing, and below these rollers is a
trough having two stoppered openings, one leading into the tank and the other into a
pipe at one end of the casing.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shews a perspective view and Fig. 2 a cross
section of one arrangement of the above described improved washing wringing and
mangling machine.
The rectangular casing A, closed at top by a hinged cover B, contains a tank C
in its upper part and a fire grate D in its lower part. Within the tank is the
rectangular box E carried on trunnions in the casing and rotated by a crank
handle F, which box has two of its sides F covered internally with brush surfaces,
while the two opposite sides F2 are formed as gratings or with perforations, one of
the sides F1 being made to open on a hinge, and is held closed by a suitable fastening.
In front of the casing A are fixed brackets G, in the slots of which are sliding
bearings carrying wringing and mangling rollers H H rotated by a crank handle I
and operating in a similar manner to ordinary wringing or mangling rollers. Below
the rollers is a tray J covered by a perforated metal sheet, and having a pipe K
leading into the tank C and a second pipe L at the end leading to a receptacle
outside the machine. M is a cock for discharging the contents of the tank.
In operating with the machine, the tank C is filled with water to which soap or
other detergent is added; the clothes to be washed are introduced into the box E,
and the water in the tank being made to boil by the fire beneath, the box is rotated

page_text: so as to cause the clothes to fall alternately on to the brush surfaces and the gratings,
whereby the washing thereof is effected. The cover B is then opened and the clothes
are drawn out and passed between the wringing rollers H, the water squeezed out
thereby falling into the tray J and passing thence back into the tank through the
pipe K, the pipe L being closed by a plug at this time. After the wringing is
completed, the clothes are rinced and then blued in a separate vessel, after which
they are again passed through the wringing rollers, at which time the pipe K is
closed and the pipe L opened so that the blue water squeezed out is made to flow off
through the latter into a separate vessel.
When the clothes have been dried and properly folded and damped they can be
again passed through the rollers, which then act as a mangle, their pressure being
suitably adjusted by screws N.
Fig. 3 shews a modified construction of the machine, adapted simply for washing
purposes. The casing A is here made of cylindrical form, and the box E is made
polygonal, opposite sides thereof being provided with brush surfaces as before. The
circular cover B may either be entirely removeable as shewn, or mounted on
hinges.
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:
1-Constructing machines for washing clothes consisting of a casing A containing
a fire grate D in its lower part and a tank C in its upper part containing a rotatable
box E for containing the clothes, mounted on trunnions, parts of the sides of which
box are formed with internal brush surfaces while other parts are formed as gratings
or with perforations for the passage of the water in the tank, substantially as herein
described.
2-In combination with a washing machine constructed as set forth in the
preceding claim the use of wringing rollers H H mounted in brackets on the
casing A and having below them a tray J provided with a pipe K leading into
the tank C and a second pipe L leading to an external vessel, arranged and operating
substantially as herein described with reference to Figs. 1; 2 and 3 of the
drawings.
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