Improvements in or connected with Machines for Washing Clothes and other Fabrics.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Apr.,
1897
Complete Specification Left, 17th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 13th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Machines for Washing Clothes
and other Fabrics.
I, JAMES HESELWOOD, of Woodhouse Square, Leeds, in the County of York,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to machines for washing clothes and other fabrics, and
the object of the said invention is to construct machinery in such a manner that
the clothes under treatment are not rubbed or milled in any way, but
they are cleansed by the direct action of the water and the ingredients
contained therein.
According to my invention, I construct a rectangular tank, the base of which
is fitted with a waste connection, and within the said tank I provide a cage, which
is mounted on rollers to enable it to reciprocate within the tank. The face of
the cage is attached to a rod which passes through the side of the tank by way
of a suitable gland or stuffing box. Outside the tank, the rod is connected by
means of a suitable connecting link to a crank pin on a disc, which latter is
mounted on a shaft and is capable of being connected or disconnected thereto by
means of a suitable clutch.
The upper part of the cage is open, and the interior of the cage is divided trans-
versely by a partition composed of two perforated walls, the space between the
said walls being open to the perforations of the base of the cage. On the under
side of the cage, deflecting plates are provided for the purpose of deflecting the
water upwards into the partition during the reciprocations of the cage, and a
hinged deflecting plate is provided in the base of the partition for the purpose
of directing the inflow of water in an upward direction, and thence through one
of the walls to the interior of the clothes under treatment.
The upper part of the tank is provided with a door for the insertion of the
clothes into the cage, and the weight of the door is supported by means of a
counterbalance weight. A cistern is provided on pillars above the apparatus
for the purpose of supplying water, which may be either hot or cold, or which may
contain cleansing ingredients.
The clothes are distributed on both sides of the partition within the cage, and
on the reciprocating of the rod, the said cage is drawn swiftly backwards and
forwards, causing the water in the tank not only to be forced through the sides
of the cage against the clothes, but to be forced upwards into the interior of the
partition, where it is projected against the interior of the clothes under
treatment.
The machine may either be made in a single form as above described, or it
may be made in double or other compound form to suit varying requirements and
the amount of work to be done.
Dated this 10th day of Anil 1907

page_text: Improvements in or connected with. Machines for Washing Clothes
and other Fabrics.
I, JAMES HESELWOOD, of Woodhouse Square, Leeds, in the County of York,
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:-
My invention relates to machines for washing clothes and other fabrics, and
the object of the said invention is to construct machinery in such a manner that
the clothes under treatment are not rubbed or milled in any way, but
are cleansed by the direct action of the water and the ingredients contained therein.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer
to like parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine constructed according to my inven-
tion, and Figure 2 is a plan of same. Figures 3 and 4 are respectively transverse
and longitudinal sections, shewing a portion of said machine drawn to an enlarged
scale.
According to my invention, I construct a rectangular tank A, and within the
said tank AI provide a cage B, which is mounted on rollers Ċ to enable it to
reciprocate within the tank A. The face of the cage B is attached to a rod D,
which latter passes through the side of the tank A by way of a suitable gland
or stuffing box E. Outside the tank, the rod D is connected by means of a suitable
connecting link F to a crank pin G on a disc H, which latter is mounted on a
shaft J and is capable of being connected or disconnected thereto by means of a
suitable clutch K.
The upper part of the cage B is open and the interior of the cage is divided by
a partition composed of two perforated walls L, the space M between the said
walls L, being open to the perforations at the base of the cage B. On the under
side of the said cage B, deflecting plates N are provided for the purpose of de-
flecting the water upwards into the partition during the reciprocations of the
cage B, and a hinged deflecting plate P is provided in the base of the partition
for the purpose of directing the inflow of water in an upward direction, and
thence through one of the walls L to the interior of the cage B.
The upper part of the tank A is provided with a door R for the insertion of
the clothes into the cage B, and the weight of the door R is supported by means
of a counter-balance weight. A cistern S is provided on pillars T above the
apparatus for the purpose of supplying water to the tank A, and the water may
be either hot or cold and can contain cleansing ingredients if desired.
The clothes to be treated are distributed on both sides of the partition within
the cage B, and on the reciprocating of the rod D, the said cage B is drawn swiftly
backwards and forwards, causing the water in the tank A not only to be forced
through the sides of the cage B against the clothes, but to be forced upwards into
the interior of the partition and through the walls L against the interior of the
clothes which action causes the clothes to become quickly and thoroughly
cleansed, and this without rubbing or milling same.
In the drawing at Figures and 2, the machine is shewn in duplicate; but
it will be readily understood that such machine may be of single, double, or other
compound form to suit varying requirements and the amount of work to be
done.

page_text: 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. In a machine for washing clothes, the employment of a cage mounted on
rollers within a tank, and having a central perforated partition in same for
dividing the clothes, the base of the partition being open to perforations through
which water is deflected during the reciprocations of the cage, substantially as
set forth.
2. In a machine for washing clothes, a reciprocating cage within a tank, the
centre of the cage being divided by a perforated partition having a perforated
base, in combination with deflecting plates situated below the cage and a hinged
deflecting plate for throwing the water alternately through the opposite walls of
the partition substantially as set forth.
3. The general arrangement, construction, and combination of the various parts
forming my invention for improvements in or connected with machines for
washing clothes, and other fabrics, substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
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BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.