Improvements in Domestic Washing Machines, Churning Machines, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Domestic Washing Machines, Churning Machines,
and the like.
man,
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I, JAMES SMELLIE, Senr., 1, Stanley Road, Heaton Moor, near Stockport, Gentle-
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;
This invention consists of a suitable box fixed to a trestle or stand, in which
box a beater is hung, with arms at each end rising above the top of the box, and
to which arms I attach connecting rods to the handle or driving bar at back which
bar is carried on the top of an upright frame constructed for the purpose, and
working in pedestals attached to the cross bars of trestle near the floor, by which
arrangement, the machine can be manipulated with great ease, inasmuch as with
an ordinary load by takeing the handle bar between the finger and thumb, the
beater may be easily moved to strike from sixty to eighty times per minute, which
is about the speed to operate the machine, the clothes to be washed are placed
on both sides of said beater, and at each push and draw of the handle bar are
pressed against the sides of the box, the water or sud forced through them, and
upwards rushes through the openings of the beater and falls upon the clothes on
the opposite side, and so on alternately, untill in a few minutes perfectly washed
articles are the result, with the minimum of labour, and without violence or
injury to the goods being washed.
The machine as above described may also be used as a handy and ecconomical
churning machine.
Having now described the nature of my invention and in. what manner the
same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim as my patent is the arrange-
ment of connecting rods to the beater, and the application of upright frame at
back, which obtains increase of power, and acts as a rest to the operator & enabling
them to stand well out the way of steam rising from the box.
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CUALI MEIE DI MUITIVATION.
Improvements in Domestic Washing Machines, Churning Machines,
and the like.
I, JAMES SMELLIE, Senr., 1, Stanley Road, Heaton Moor, near Stockport, Gentle-
man, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
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page_text: is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
This invention consists of a suitable box (A) as shewn in drawing Fig. (1) fixed
to a trestle or stand (B) in which box a beater (C) is hung, with arms (D) at each
end, rising above the top of box (A) and to which arms I attach connecting
rods (E) to a handle or driving bar (F) as shewn in Figure (2) which bar (F)
is carried on the top of an upright frame (G) Fig. (1), constructed for that purpose,
and working in pedestals (H) fixed to cross bars of trestle (B) near the floor.
By which means the machine can be manipulated with great ease by the operator
either in a sitting or standing posture, inasmuch as with a full load the handle
may be taken with the finger and thumb and the beater oscillated to strike from
sixty to eighty strokes per minute, which is about the speed to operate the machine.
The clothes to be washed are placed in the box on both sides of the beater,
and at each push and draw of the handle, are pressed against the sides of the box,
the water or sud, forced through them and upwards rushes back through the
spokes of beater, falling on the clothes on the opposite side, and so on alternately,
till, in a few minutes perfectly washed clothes are the result, with the minimum
of labour and without violence or injury to the goods cleansed.
The machine as above described may also be used as a handy and economical
churning machine, a machine for mixing liquids, a dying beck, and such like.
Figure (1) represents interior end view of box (A) beater (C) upright arm (D)
also connecting rod (E) frame (G) step (H) and trestle (B).
Figure (2) represents interior side view of box (A) beater (C) also handle (F).
Figure (3) represents back view.
Figure (4) plan looking into box.
Having now described the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, I declare that what I claim as novel, is:
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The arrangement of connecting rods (E) to the beater (C) and the application
of upright frame (G) at back, which obtains increase of power, acts as a rest to the
operator, enabeling them to sit or stand well out of the way of steam rising from the
machine when charged with hot water.
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