Improvements in or relating to Dolly Tubs.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 29th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Dolly Tubs.
I, SAMUEL BILLINGTON of Middlewich, Cheshire Draper do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My improvements relate to dolly tubs and consist in a wooden or other shaft
arranged in the centre of the tub and supported in a foot-step bearing at the
bottom and by a transverse bracket and bearing at the top of the tub.
This vertical shaft is provided with vanes or arms for stirring and agitating
the clothes placed in the tub and is also provided with handles after the manner
of an ordinary dolly which are by preference covered with india rubber to assist
the gripping of the same by the operator.
By rotating the vertical shaft backwards and forwards by such handles the
clothes and water in the tub will be agitated in a manner more effectual and
less laborious than heretofore.
The vertical shaft and supporting bracket and bearing may be made removable
or otherwise.
Dated this 28th day of March 1892.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Dolly Tubs.
I, SAMUEL BILLINGTON of Middlewich, in the County of Cheshire, Salesman,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
These improvements consist in mounting the dolly of a dolly tub on a pivot
at the bottom of said tub and supporting it centrally by a transverse bar at the
top of the tub so as to facilitate the manipulation of the dolly in turning it to
and fro and enable the operator to agitate the clothes with less fatigue than
heretofore.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a dolly tub with the dolly shewn mounted therein in
accordance with my improvements.
The dolly is constructed with the usual shaft A and with the handles B, B to
rotate it to and fro. To the bottom of the tub I affix the pivot C secured by
screws or other means and to the bottom end of the dolly I affix the metal cup or
socket D formed with a conical recess to receive the point of the pivot C. If
desired I may affix the socket to the bottom of the tub and the pivot to the bottom
end of the dolly.
The top of the dolly is supported centrally and vertically in the tub by means of
the cross bar E, by preference, formed in halves (see plan view Fig. 2) one of which
may be taken away to allow of the removal of the dolly. The ends of the two
halves of the bar E are let into recesses F formed in the side of the tub and
are held therein by means of the strip of metal G (seen more clearly in Fig. 3)
pivoted at one side of the recess and capable of being turned down over the ends
of the bar and of being clamped at the opposite side of the recess by means of
the wing nut H as illustrated.

page_text: By simply lifting up the locking strip F one or both halves of the cross bar
may be taken away and thus permit of the removal of the dolly.
The shaft of the dolly is recessed at X as illustrated, or formed rather larger in
diameter below the transverse bar than above to prevent the dolly rising up.
I prefer to provide the dolly with the frame I in lieu of the ordinary pegs
as I have found that in the use thereof the clothes are more kindly treated,
and are more thoroughly cleansed than heretofore; the clothes having a tendency
to spread out on the frame when the water is forced against and through them.
Other forms of agitators may be used which will produce results similar to those
aforesaid.
By so mounting the dolly the work of supporting and operating the same is
rendered less laborious and the washing of the clothes more perfect.
The dolly may be operated, as seen in Fig. 4, by means of the bevil wheels J
and K, horizontal shaft L and winch handle M, which latter may be swung or
pushed to and fro to give a reciprocating movement to the dolly or the same may
be turned upon its axis to give a continuous revolving motion.
The handle M may be arranged above the tub with stops to prevent its falling
and so be more conveniently disposed for operating the dolly.
The bevil wheels may be covered in by a casing if desired. The dolly may have
two or more frames to agitate the clothes as seen in Fig. 4.
Having thus 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 :-
The use and employment of a dolly pivotally mounted in a dolly tub and held
centrally in tub by means of a transverse bar substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 28th day of December 1892.
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents.