Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1898
Figure is a top view.
Figure 3 is a section on the line X-X Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of one end of the vessel showing the air chamber
and its shield or protector.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the springs.
The same numeral references denote the same parts throughout the several
figures of the drawings.
The frame (1) and side uprights (2) are of ordinary construction, and may be
made of wood or metal as found most desirable.
The top of the uprights (2) have journal bearings (3) for spindles or journal (4)
on the outside of the clothes vessel (5) which is adapted to rock or swing in said
journals.
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The vessel (5) is controlled and assisted in rocking or swinging by two wire
springs (6) bowed at (7) to fit around the mouth (8) of the vessel, and the wire
is bent at (9) to form depending arms (10) which terminate in spring coils (11) the
ends of the wire being secured to the uprights (2) below the bearings (3).
The vessel (5) is cylindrical, has downwardly and inwardly inclined ends (12)
eyes (13) engaged by hooks (14) to hold the vessel against motion, and a handle (15).
The air chambers (16) are formed upon the inner wall of the ends (12), and the
bottom of the chambers have depending opem tubes (17) which form the only
opening in the chambers. These tubes are conical, thereby giving a greater
opening at their juncture end with the chambers than at the end which opens
into the said clothes vessel.
The shield or protector consists of a wire (18) bent in semi-circular shape
to conform with the curvature of the vessel, a straight portion (19) being secured
to and across the wall of the chambers, and wire rods (20) which extend from the
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page_text: straight to the curved portion of the wire. This shield or protector prevents the
clothing from contact with the tubes and fully prevents the tubes becoming choked
up by the clothing.
It will be understood that the vessel mouth is so constructed as to readily
accommodate a wringer when desired.
The air passages being close to the bottom of the vessel, the passage of air,
water and steam back and forth under and through the clothes, keeps them loose
and separates them so that there is no wadding or packing of the clothes or
articles at the ends of the vessel.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we wish it to be understood that
we do not limit ourselves to any particular size, material, or means for suspending
the vessel so that it will rock or swing, nor to the special shape, size or material of
the chambers, or the number of openings in said chambers, and what we claim is :-
1. The combination, with a rocking or swinging vessel having downwardly and
inwardly inclined ends, and means for controlling the movement of the vessel,
of the air chambers upon said ends, and the tubes opening into the air chambers
and into the vessel.
2. The combination, with a rocking and swinging vessel having a mouth, of
the springs having a portion bowed around said mouth, arms depending from
said bowed portion upon each side of the vessel and terminating in coil springs,
the ends of the wire being secured below the pivot or journal point of the vessel,
as set forth.
3. The combination in a washing machine of the vessel having inclined ends and
adapted to rock or swing, air chambers having their only and permanent opening
near the bottom of the vessel, tubes forming said opening and a channel between
the chambers and the vessel, and a shield or protector having a portion secured to
the air chambers, and a portion depending in front of the tubes and engaging the
inner wall of the vessel, as set forth.
Dated the 20th are of Avenst 1898
AUSTIN MAXSON BELDING,
CHAS. ALLEN RICE,
Applicants.