IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WASHING, WRINGING, AND MANGLING
Year: 1856

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Jessop, of Westgate, Bradford, in the County
of York, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WASHING,
WRINGING, AND MANGLING."
Sealed the 1st May 1857, and dated the 4th November 1856.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Jessop at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 4th
November 1856.
I, JOSEPH JESSOP, of West Gate, Bradford, in the County of York, do
hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY
FOR WASHING, WRINGING, & MANGLING," to be as follows:-
My improvements in machines for washing, wringing, and mangling are
represented in the Drawing hereunto annexed.
Fig. 1 represents the machine in perspective, showing the front and one
end; Fig. 2 represents a similar view of the back; while Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8
show some of the parts detached.
E is the tub or barrel in which the washing operation is conducted; this tub
is fixed between the end frames of the machine; it is shown separately, in
longitudinal section at Fig. 4, and in transverse section at Fig. 5. It is
furnished on the interior with a number of what I term rollers, being greater
or less portions of or complete cylinders F, F, of wood or other suitable
material; these may either be fixed to the cylinder or mounted on a skeleton
drum, and may be caused or permitted to revolve within the tub E, E. C is what

page_text: I terin the dasher, separetely represented in Fig. 3; it is fixed on the spindie
passing through the centre of the tub, which is caused to revolve by means of
the spur gearing G and winch handle, or by other suitable power; the linen
or other fabrics to be washed are introduced at the door or opening L, together
with the water and other detergent matters; the door L is then secured
& the dasher set in motion. R, R, are the rollers for wringing or expressing
the moisture from the articles washed; these rollers also serve the purpose of
a mangle. T, T, are tho tables for that purpose. The lower roller is mounted
on a fixed bearing, and has motion communicated to it by the spur gearing Q.
while the bearing of the upper one is free to rise and fall in the side frames.
This bearing is separately represented at Figs. 6, 7, & 8; Fig. 6 being a plan
of the bearing; Fig. 7, a plan of top part or cover; and Fig. 8, a vertical
section of the bearing. This bearing consists of a hollow box; the hollow b
receives the journal of the spindle of the upper roller, while a block of india-
rubber J is placed in the capacity of the box. The cover or top 4 is placed
within the box, and forced down on the block of india-rubber by the serows O
in the top of the frames. The pressure thus exerted is transmitted through a
cushion of india-rubber, and forces down the upper roller on the lower one with
any pressure, regulated as required, but which is always somewhat elastic.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Joseph Jessop in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
4th May 1857.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOSEPH
JESSOP, of Westgate, Bradford, in the County of York, send greeting.
WHEREAS Iler most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Fourth day of November, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, in the twentieth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me,
the said Joseph Jessop, Her special licence that I, the said Joseph Jessop,
my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said
Joseph Jessop, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time
agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter
during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use,
exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR WASHING, WRINGING, AND MANGLEING," upon the condition

page_text: (amongst others) that I, the said Joseph Jessop, my executors or administrators,
by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to
be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Joseph Jessop, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the Sheet of Drawings hereunto annexed,
and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is to say):-
My improvements in machines for washing, wringing, and mangling are
represented in the Drawing hereunto annexed.
Fig. 1 represents the machine in perspective, showing the front and one
end; Fig. 2 represents a similar view, showing the back with some of the
gearing removed, while Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, show some of the parts
detached.
E is the tub or barrel in which the washing operation is conducted; this tub
is fixed between the end frames of the machine; it is shown separately, in
longitudinal section at Fig. 4, and in transverse section at Fig. 5. It is
furnished on the interior with a number of what I term rollers, being greater
or less portions of or complete cylinders F, F, of wood or other suitable
Inaterial; these rollers may either be fixed to the tub or cylinder or mounted
on a skeleton drum, and may be caused or permitted to revolve within the tub
E, E. These rollers may also be each mounted on pivots at each end, on
which they are free to revolve in the positions represented in dotted circles
F, F, Fig. 5. C is what I term the dasher, separately represented in Fig. 3;
it is fixed on the spindle passing through the centre of the tub, which is caused
to revolve by means of the spur gearing G and winch handle U, or by other
suitable power. The linen or other fabrics to be washed are introduced at the
door or opening L, together with the water and other detergent matters; the
door L is then secured and the dasher put in motion. R, R, are the rollers
for wringing or expressing the moisture from the articles washed; these rollers
also serve the purpose of a mangle. T, T, are the tables used for spreading
and feeding the clothes between the rollers in performing this operation; these
should be removed when performing the operation of wringing or squeezing, to
allow the water expressed to run back into the tub E, the lid L taking
an inclined position, as at L', and forming a shoot or duct to conduct it back
into the tub. The lower roller is mounted on fixed bearings, and has motion

page_text: communicated to it by the spur gearing Q, while the bearing of the upper one
is free to rise and fall in the side frames. This bearing is separately repre-
sented at Figs. 6, 7, and 8.
Fig. 6 is a plan of the bearing; Fig. 7, a plan of top part or cover; and
Fig. 8, a vertical section of the bearing. This bearing consists of a hollow box,
in the lower part of which the bearing b is formed, which receives the journal
of the spindle or shaft of the upper roller. A solid block or piece of india-
rubber J, separately represented, is placed in the capacity of the box on which
the cover 4 rests. The cover or top 4 is placed within the box, and is forced
down on the block of india-rubber by the screws O, O, in the top of the frames.
The pressure thus exerted is transmitted through a cushion of india-rubber,
and forces down the upper roller on the lower one with any pressure, regulated
by the screws 0, 0, as required, but which is always somewhat elastic.
Fig. 9 represents a machine adapted for wringing and mangling only. The
arrangement of the rollers and upper pressing bearing is the same; the con-
struction of the framework is, however, somewhat different, and better suited
for the wringing and mangling operations.
Having described the nature of my Invention and the manner of performing
the same, I would have it understood that what I claim as my Invention
of improvements in washing, wringing, and mangling machines, and desire to
protect by the herein-before in part recited Letters Patent, is,-
First, the arrangement and construction of washing apparatus, as herein-
before described and represented in the annexed Drawing.
And, secondly, the application of pressing springs, constructed and arrange
as herein-before described, to the bearings of wringing and mangling machines.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Jessop, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord Ono
thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.
Witness,
W. CLARK, Patent Agent,
53, Chancery Lanc, London.
JOSEPH JESSOP. (L.S.)