Improvements in Mangles, Wringers, and Washing Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1898-Accepted, 30th July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mangles, Wringers, and Washing Machines.
I, SAMUEL SHEPHERD, the Younger, 24, Tipton Street, Brightside, near the
City of Sheffield, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same has to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in mangles, wringers and washing mach-
ines, such improvements being illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of the upper part of a combined washing, wringing
and mangling machine, the rollers shown in section.!
Fig. 2, side view of same, parts being omitted.
Fig. 3, similar view, showing detachable boards.
Fig. 4, part elevation of machine, showing metal and earthenware rollers, and
other parts.
In carrying out my invention in a combined washing wringing and mangling
machine, such as shown in Fig. 1 for example, I construct a frame or standards,
with suitable means for putting pressure upon the top roller, such as the hand
wheel and screw A, and the spring B.
The top roller is arranged to run loose upon its axle, it consists of a tubular
metal cylinder C, supported by and firmly held between two end plates D), and
bedding upon interposed cushions E, of rubber, cork, or other elastic medium, to
permit the roller to "give," or accommodate itself to some extent to the clothes
passing through, and thus prevent cutting.
I also retain the rollers at a little distance apart from each other, to prevent the
top roller dropping upon the face of the bottom roller when a mass of clothes have
passed through them.
I may accomplish this by the use of a ring of rubber F, or its equivalent, held
in a groove provided in the end plates D, and projecting beyond the periphery of
the roller so as to rest upon the surface of the bottom roller.
The bottom roller may be of metal or other material and is secured upon its axle,
but if desired it may be made loose and revolve upon its axle, in which case the
toothed driving wheel G, is secured to its end by bolts or the like as shown in
Fig. 4.
The end plates D, grip the roller C, between their flanges by the action of the
screwthreaded rods H, and I find that by being loose upon its axle the roller is
caused to revolve with much less power than when fixed thereto.
I may also prevent the rollers coming in contact with each other by means of
distance blocks placed between the bearings of the axles, as shown in Fig. 2.
I, is a movable bearing supporting the axle of the top roller and resting upon a
block of rubber J, or other elastic medium, which is carried upon the top of a

page_text: distance block K. L, is another movable bearing carrying the axle of the bottom
roller, and resting upon a block of rubber or the like J, and L2 is a cap placed
over the roller axle; upon this cap is the lower end of a spring M, its action being
to keep the two rollers apart. I may however use a simple block without a
spring, K2, as in Fig. 3.
In the combined machine, I also arrange underneath the bottom roller, a set of
fluted rolls preferably three, all being in contact or thereabouts with the said
roller, the driving wheels upon their axles are shown in Fig. 2, and indicate their
position, they are marked N1, N2, N3, the wheels N4, and N³, are intermediate
wheels, the handle Q, is fixed upon the axle of one of these latter wheels.
In Fig. 1, the roll N³, is removed and roll N2, is seen, also a plain roll of rubber
or the like P', upon the same axle which constitutes a squeezer or wringer
The end of this axle also carries the double wheel R, which is free to revolve and
forms part of the train of driving wheels.
When required for washing, the top roller is raised out of contact with the lower
roller; I may accomplish this as shown in Fig. 1, by means of two eye bolts S,
passed over the projecting ends of the roller axle, the upper screwed ends passing
through the brackets T, and threaded hand wheels, by turning which the roller is
raised. Or I may cause the roller to rise automatically when the pressure of the
spring B, is removed, by the use of coiled springs as seen in Fig. 4.
In some cases I make 'the rollers of earthenware in which case I use metal end
bushes U, with wings, which are placed in position when the roller is moulded, a
clearance hole being left for the axle to pass through, one of these is shown in
Fig. 4, such rollers would be glazed upon their surface, and I propose to coat
the surface of the metal rollers with some non-oxidizing metal, hy galvanising
electro-deposition or equivalent means to prevent ironmoulding the clothes.
In Fig. 3, I show an improvement in the boards upon which the clothes are
placed, the object of which is, to enable the same to be attached to any ordinary
imachine and to permit the boards to be folded up out of the way.
I pin-joint a bracket V, to a suitable arm W, and upon the arm I affix one end
of a folding board X, which is hinged at Y, the other end of the board being simi-
larly supported by a similar bracket fixed to the opposite standard of the machine.
The bracket V, is screwed to the standard, or it may be fixed by "studs and slots"
so that it can be readily detached.
Fig. 3, represents the board both open and folded.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim
is:―
1-A combined wringing, mangling washing and clothes squeezing machine,
constructed substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in Fig. 4.
2-A roller for mangling and wringing machines having a tubular periphery
capable of self-adjustment concentrically, supported upon elastic interposed cush-
ions as herein before described and set forth.
3-The combination with the roller of a mangle or wringing machine, of a ring
or collar at each end, to prevent the surfaces of the rollers coming in contact, as
herein before described and set forth.
4A mangle or wringer having its upper roller capable of revolving upon its
axle instead of being fixed thereto.
5 In mangles wringers and washing machines, the methods of raising the top
roller out of contact with the bottom roller, herein before described and shown.
6-In mangles and like machines, retaining the rollers out of contact by means
of distance blocks, in the manner hereinbefore described.
7-In combination with mangles and other like machines, a detachable bracket
and folding clothes board, substantially as herein before described and shown.

page_text: 8-In mangles and wringers, an earthenware roller constructed to run loose upon
its axle, as herein before described and shown.
Dated the 31st day of May 1898.
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Agent for Applicant,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield.