Year: 1886

page_text: I ROBERT CUMMING ANNAND of South Shields in the County of Durham
Newspaper Publisher do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in washing machines and is
applicable more especially for machines for washing printers blankets and other
lengths of cloth or fabric.
The machine is composed of a horizontal cylinder to which a slow revolving
motion can be imparted and which is partly immersed in washing liquid contained
in a suitable trough or vessel. The cylinder at one part of its circumference has
a longitudinal recess or slit formed in it from end to end. A bar fitting into the
recess or slit is hinged to the cylinder. By turning the bar out from the recess or
slit and inserting into it the end of a printers blanket or other cloth which is to be
washed and then turning the bar back again the end of the cloth may be secured
to the circumference of the cylinder.
Above the top of the cylinder and parallel with it is a roller held downwards
against the cylinder by screws or otherwise. When the cylinder is revolved the
cloth becomes wound up around it and the washing liquid is alternately absorbed
by the cloth and squeezed out from it by the pressure of the upper roller.
Other ways than that above described of securing one end of the blanket or
cloth to the cylinder may be adopted the mode I have described is however a
convenient one as the end of the cloth is securely held without there being any
projection from the circumference of the cylinder so that the cloths might pass
two or more times around the cylinder if required.
Dated this 28th day of June Jees

page_text: Improvements in Washing Machines.
I ROBERT CUMMING ANNAND of South Shields in the County of Durham
Newspaper Publisher 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:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in washing machines and is
applicable more especially for machines for washing printers blankets and other
lengths of cloth or fabric.
The machine is composed of a horizontal cylinder to which a slow revolving
motion can be imparted and which is partly immersed in washing liquid contained
in a suitable trough or vessel. The cylinder at one part of its circumference has
& longitudinal recess or slit formed in it from end to end. A bar fitting into the
recess or slit is hinged to the cylinder. By turning the bar out from the recess or
slit and inserting into it the end of a printers blanket or other cloth which is to
be washed and then turning the bar back again the end of the cloth may be
secured to the circumference of the cylinder.
Above the top of the cylinder and parallel with it is a roller held downwards
against the cylinder by screws or otherwise. When the cylinder is revolved the
cloth becomes wound up around it and the washing liquid is alternately absorbed
by the cloth and squeezed out from it by the pressure of the upper roller.
Other ways than that above described of securing one end of the blanket or
cloth to the cylinder may be adopted the mode I have described is however a
convenient one as the end of the cloth is securely held without there being any
projection from the circumference of the cylinder so that the cloths, might pass
two or more times around the cylinder if required.
The drawings hereunto annexed show a washing machine constructed as above
described.
Figure 1 is an end view, Figure 2 a front elevation, Figure 3 a vertical cross
section and Figure 4 à plan of the machine. Figures 5 show separate views of the
cylinder with its clip.
A is a trough or vessel containing the washing liquid-B the horizontal cylinder
mounted in bearings so that its under side may be immersed in the washing liquid.
A slow revolving motion can be given to this cylinder by toothed gearing driven
by a belt pulley as shown. Cis the bar fitting into a longitudinal recess in the
cylinder. The bar carries spikes D to pass through the blanket and hold it
securely. The bar as shown at Figures 5 is carried at its end by arms which turn
on pins fixed into the ends of the cylinder the arms are continued beyond the pin
and are slotted a bolt passes through the slot and into the cylinder-by it the
bar can be locked and retained from moving out of the recess. E is a roller
pressed downwards against the circumference of the cylinder B by screws-F are
springs interposed between the bearings of the roller and the screws.
In place of the arrangement shown at Figures 5 for securing the end of the
blanket into the longitudinal slit in the cylinder the arrangement shown at
Figures 6 may be employed. A round rod lies in the slot and is held in bearings

page_text: t each end. It carries bent spikes as shown to pass through and hold the edge of
he blanket. At one end the rod has a handle projecting from it and at the other
an arm acted upon by a spiral spring to turn the bar round in a direction to force
the spikes into the blanket.
In place also of fixing the blanket to the cylinder at one end only it may be
held to the cylinder at both ends. One end may be held in either of the ways
shown at Figures 5 or 6 or in other suitable way and the other end may be passed
down through the slit in the cylinder and wound up on to a roller mounted inside
the cylinder and parallel with its axis.
The roller may have a ratchet wheel on one of its ends for a pawl to engage
with and retain the blanket tightly around the cylinder.
Although I prefer that the edge or edges of the blanket should be held in a
recess in the circumference of the cylinder it is not essential to use a recess as
other means for securing the edge or edges of the blanket to the roller might be
adopted. For example the edge of the blanket might be held by spikes projecting
outwards from the cylinder and a strip of rubber be used to cover over the points
when the edge of the blanket has been pressed onto them.
If this arrangement were adopted a projection would be required at each end of
the large cylinder to lift up the upper roller as the rubber flap came past it.
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:-
1. The combination of the cylinder mounted horizontally with its under side
immersed in a trough or vessel and with a squeezing roller pressed against its
upper side such cylinder having in it a longitudinal recess or slit in which one or
both ends of a blanket or other article to be washed may be held substantially as
described.
2. The combination of the cylinder mounted horizontally with its under side
immersed in a trough or vessel and with a squeezing roller pressed against its
upper side and means for securing the end edge or edges of a blanket to the
circumference of the cylinder substantially as described.
3. The construction of washing machines substantially as herein before described
and illustrated in the drawing annexed.
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