Improvements in Drying Clothes and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1897
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Complete Specification Left, 2nd July. 1898-Accepted, 13th Aug.. 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Drying Clothes and the like.
I, JOHN NICOLL, of 122, North Frederick Street, in the County of the City of
Glasgow, Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in drying clothes and the like.
According to my improvements I erect a vertical standard over two base rails,
and preferably stayed to the latter, and on the top of this standard I fit a vertical
pin or spindle, preferably by passing it through a plate which would be fitted
over the top of standard."
Over this spindle I mount by a central socket a metal crosshead which is free
to rotate and may have ball bearings, and this crosshead would be formed with
a series of hollow radial arms, preferably four, into each of which would be fitted
a horizontal projecting wooden bar. A galvanized wire or a rope would be
threaded through holes and pass round the outer parts of each of the bars, and
may be carried round one, two or more times at spaced distances apart to form a
series of square shaped lines, or it may be circular shaped lines.
On these wire lines the clothes would be hung to get dried and on setting the
appliance in the open air or where a current of wind is blowing, the crosshead with
arms would be automatically rotated, and the clothes get dried in a very short
time.
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Improvements in Drying Clothes and the like.
I, JOHN NICOLL, of 122, North Frederick Street, in the County of the City of
Glasgow, Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and accertained
in and by the following statement, that is to say:-
This invention has reference to improvements in drying clothes and the like.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood I have hereunto appended a sheet of explana-
tory drawings in which like letters of reference are used to denote like parts,
Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section, Figure 2 a plan view, and Figure 3 a
perspective elevation illustrating my improved method of drying. Figure 4
shows a detached view of the hooks to which the wires are attached. Figure 5
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page_text: is an elevation broken away corresponding to Figure 1 but showing slightly
modified details, and Figures 6 and 7 are detached views of the wire fastenings
and guides respectively.
Referring to these drawings:-
According to my improvements I erect a vertical standard A over base rails A¹
and preferably stayed to the latter by rods A2 and on the top of this standard A
I fit a vertical pin or spindle a preferably by forming it on or passing it through
a plate a which would be fitted over the top of standard A as shown in Figure 1.
Over this spindle a I mount by a central socket a metal crosshead B which is
free to rotate, and may have ball bearings, and this crosshead would be formed
with a series of hollow radial arms B¹ preferably four, into each of which would
be fitted a horizontal projecting wooden bar C. In Figure 5 the crosshead B
is shown as formed with a pin a to work in a metal socket a¹ on top of standard A.
A galvanized wire or a rope b would be 'threaded through holes and pass round
the outer parts of each of the bars B, and may be carried round one, two or more
times at spaced distances apart to form a series of square shaped lines, or it may
be circular shaped lines.
In the arrangement shown in Figures
to 4 the wires b are shown as attached
by eyes to hooks c, but in Figures 5 to 7 they pass through eyes c¹ screwed to
the bars C, and one of their ends is attached to screw threaded adjustable hooks
Figure 6.
On these wire lines b the clothes would be hung to get dried and on setting the
appliance in the open air or where a current of wind is blowing, the crosshead B
with arms B¹ C would be automatically rotated, and the clothes get dried in a
very short time, and a considerable quantity of clothes can be dried within a
limited space.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
First. The method of drying clothes and the like by hanging them on wires or
ropes on a rotating frame, substantially as set forth.
Second. In drying clothes and the like, the arrangement and use of a frame
carrying wires or ropes and capable of rotation, substantially as set forth.
Dated the 1st day of July 1898.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.