IMPROVEMENTS IN WASHING MACHINES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, JOSEPH SUMMERSCALES, of the firm of William Summerscales and Sons, of
Coney Lane Mills, Keighley, Yorkshire, Washing Machine Makers, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WASHING MACHINES,"
to be as follows:-
"
This Invention relates to that class of washing machine in which a "Dolly" is
employed for agitating the clothes, and my Improvements therein consist in a new
arrangement of simple, effective, and inexpensive apparatus for giving the back-
ward and forward rotary motion to such " Dolly."
For the purpose of carrying out my Invention I fix a pinion wheel on the upper
end of the dolly, which pinion is in gear with a rack connected to and operated by
a bell crank lever. The usual fly wheel and driving gear are employed, gearing
with and giving rotary motion to a spur 'wheel fixed onto a short shaft, supported
in a suitable bracket attached to or forming part of the end frame.
On the opposite end of this shaft is keyed a cam or tappit carrying a stud, on
which runs loosely an antifriction pulley or roller. This pulley enters a slot or
jaw formed on one end of the bell crank lever, consequently as the tappit rotates,
(by the motion of the fly wheel) the pulley gives an oscillatory motion to the bell
crank-lever, causing the rack to impart to the dolly a backward and forward
rotary motion, whereby the clothes in the tub are freely agitated.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I JOSEPH SUMMERSCALES of the firm of William Summerscales and Sons of
Coney Lane Mills Keighley, Yorkshire, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN WASHING MACHINES and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This Invention relates to that class of washing machine in which a "Dolly" is
employed for agitating the clothes and my Improvements therein consist in a new
arrangement of simple, effective and inexpensive apparatus for giving the back-
ward and forward rotary motion to such "Dolly."
"
In order that my Invention.m be better understood, I herein give reference to
the accompanying sheet of drawigs wherein Fig 1 is plan view of a "Dolly
washing machine having my Improvements applied thereto, and Fig 2 is part
section. A is the tub and B the dolly of ordinary construction. Upon the top of
the vertical shaft C which carries the dolly, I fix a pinion wheel D in gear with a
horizontal rack E to which is connected by stud A, one end of the bell crank
lever G working upon a stud B on the cross rail H, the other end of said bell crank
lever being slotted or provided with a jaw I for receiving an antifriction bowl or
pulley Fworking loosely upon a stud C projecting from the short crank J fixed
upon a shaft K which receives a continuous rotary motion by wheels L from the
ordinary driving gear and fly wheel M and N.
It will therefore be seen that when rotary motion is imparted to the fly wheel
that it is communicated to the shaft K and crank J causing the bell crank lever G
to oscillate upon its stud B in such manner as to give a reciprocatory motion to
the rack E and a backward and forward, or an oscillatory rotary motion to the
dolly whereby the clothes in the tub will be freely agitated and the washing of
clothes easily effected.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The apparatus substantially as heroin shewn and described for giving a back-
ward and forward rotary motion to the dolly of washing machines.
Dated this 5th day of March 1885.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents,
1, Commercial Street, Halifax,
Agents for the Applicant.