Improvements in Washing Boards and Washing Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Washing Boards and Washing Machines.
We, JAMES MORE, of 40, Derby Street, in the City of Glasgow, Scotland,
Engineer, and JAMES MORE, Junior, of 13, Drummond Place, in the City of
Edinburgh, Scotland, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
This invention relates to certain improvements in washing boards and washing
machines, and has for its object, the increase of friction on the fabric immersed
in washers or the like, whereby in the process of washing there is a saving
both of labour and soap when compared with the washing boards and washing
machines as hitherto constructed.
We accomplish our object by lining the washing boards and the interior of
the tubs of washing machines with rubber of suitable temper, constructed with
projections from the surface of the rubber of lacteal, conical, pyramidical or
corrugated form, against and into contact with which the fabric is forced by
suitable means.
We find that washing boards and washing machine tubs so constructed produce
a much larger amount of friction on the fabric than is the case with any lining
hitherto in use, and that labour and soap are thereby economised.
Dated this 24th day of August 1899.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent, Sunbridge Chambers, Bradford.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Washing Boards and Washing Machines.
We, JAMES MORE, of 40, Derby Street, in the City of Glasgow, Scotland,
Engineer, and JAMES MORE, Junior, of 13, Drummond Place, in the City of
Edinburgh, Scotland, Engineer, 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:-
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This invention relates to certain improvements in washing boards and washing
machines, and has for its object, the increase of frictional contact on the fabric
immersed in washers or the like, whereby in the process of washing there is a
saving both of labour and soap when compared with the washing boards and
washing machines as hitherto constructed.
In describing our invention in detail, reference is made to the accompanying
sheet of drawings in which,

page_text: Fig. 1, represents a section of one form of our improved covering or lining.
Fig. 2, is a plan of the same.
Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation showing how our object may be carried out by
another form of covering or lining.
Fig. 4, is a plan of the same.
Figs. 5 and are similar views to those before mentioned, and show another
form of covering or lining suitable for carrying out our invention.
We accomplish our object by covering or lining partly or wholly the washing
boards, and the interior of the tubs of washing machines with an elastic sheet of
india-rubber or suitable elastic compound A, constructed with elastic projections
from the surface of dome like form such as indicated at B, or of corrugated or
pyramidical form as C and D substantially of the form as shown by Figs. 3 to 6,
against and into contact with which the fabric is forced, say in the case of wash-
ing boards by hand pressure, and when used for lining the interior of machine
washing tubs, the fabric is forced into contact with the flexible projections B, C,
or D, by suitable means such as by a rotating and reciprocating "dolly" of the
usual construction and operated in the ordinary manner.
We find that by covering washing boards and the interior of washing tubs
with an elastic sheet provided with a roughened surface of flexible projections,
friction is produced on a larger surface of the fabric than is the case when the
surfaces of boards or the interior of washing tubs are provided with unflexible
coverings of zinc, wood, glass and other hard materials, and that by utilizing
flexible projections, labour and soap are thereby economised.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
The covering or lining surfaces of boards and tubs by an elastic sheet provided
with a flexible roughened surface arranged substantially as shown and described
and for the purpose as herein before set forth.
Unter this ath dow of
1000
Unted this with dow
1000
2006
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent, Sunbridge Chambers, Bradford.

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