A HYDRAULICK CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE
Year: 1885

page_text: I CHARLES HARVEY of 28 Brackenbury Street, Preston, in the County of
Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A HYDRAULICK
CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE to be as follows: -
The invention consists of a round tub, or a recepticle standing on three or more
legs. Over the top of the tub is a bridge. On the centre of the bridge is a bos,
in which works an upright shaft. On the top of said shaft is fixed a handle (or in
case of steam power a wheel or pulley). Attached to the bottom of the shaft is
one end of a crooked arm, the other end of the arm being bolted to a stud with a
round head on the other end.
This stud works in a bos with a mushroom head let into the middle of the large
end of a triangle shaped roller, and made fast to the roller by screws through the
mushroom head.
This roller reach half way across the bottom of the tub, the small end or point
reaching to the centre. The roller being set and fixed to work parallel with the
bottom of the tub when the handle is moved round.
As a counter balance to the roller, and to put extra weight upon the clothes, also
to act as a fly-wheel I hang an iron weight to the end of the handle. The roller is
set at any required distance from the bottom of the tub by a set screw through the
head of the handle, or by any other suitable arrangement.
For steain power I use two or more rollers. The hydraulick action of the
machine is caused by the roller passing over the clothes, and forcing the water or
suds through them carrying with it the dirt they contained.
And I claim as my invention the machine and fitting connections as above
described.

page_text: I CHARLES HARVEY 28 Brackenbury Street, Preston in the County of Lancaster
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A HYDRAULIC CLOTHES WASHING
MACHINE and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
The invention consists of a round tub, or receptical standing on three or more legs.
Over the top of the tub is a bridge made fast to either ends of the tub. On the
centre of the bridge stands a boss, in which works an upright shaft.
On the top
of the said shaft is fixed a handle, or in case of steam power a wheel or pulley.
Attached to the bottom of the shaft is one end of a crooked arm, the other end of
the arm being screwed by a nut to a stud with a round head on the other end of the
said stud.
This stud works in a boss with a mushroom bead let into the middle of the large
end of a triangle shaped roller, and made fast to the roller by screws through the
mushroom head of the boss.
This triangle shaped roller made of wood or any other suitable material reaches
half-way across the bottom of the tub, the small end, or point, reaching to the
centre of the tub. The roller being set and fixed by the crooked arm to work
paralel with the bottom of the tub when the handle, or upright shaft is set in
motion.
As a counter-balance to the roller, and to put extra weight upon the clothes,
also to act as a fly-wheel I attach a weight to the end of the handle.
The roller is set at any required height from the bottom of the tub by a set-screw
through the head of the handle, acting upon the upright shaft, or by any other
suitable arrangement.
For steam power I use two, or more rollers.
The hydraulic action of the machine is caused by the roller passing over the
clothes and forceing the water, or suds through them, carrying with it the dirt they
contained.
In the side of the roller is a hole reaching to the bottom end of the hole con-
taining the boss with the mushroom head. This hole allows the suds to pass
through the boss to prevent its clogging.
To let the suds out of the machine is a hole in the side of the bottom of
the tub.
To more fully explain my invention I have annexed a sheet of drawings. Fig. 1
represents the outside view of the machine. Fig. 2 represents the machine in
section. Fig. 3 represents a plan of the machine looking down. A represents the
tub B the bridge over the tub. C the boss on the bridge. D the upright shaft.
E the crooked arm E, The crooked arm. F, The boss with mushroom head.
J

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G, The stud attached to crooked arm, working in boss F. H, The roller. I, The
handle. J, The counter-balance weight K, The hole in side of Roller.
set-screw to regulate the height of the roller. M, In Fig. 3 represents the hole in
the bottom of the tub. N is a mark on the top of the tub to indicate the position
of the hole.
Now having described my invention by detail, and drawings I claim for my
patent all the parts mentioned and marked by letters, and their adjustments, except
the tub M.