Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 1st Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1887
1, WILLIAM HENRY SUMMERSCALES of Parkside Works Keighley Yorkshire
Washing Machine Maker and JOHN GREENWOOD of the same place Mechanic
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has reference to that description of washing machine where a
"dolly" is caused to ocillate within a tub or barrei for the purpose of agitating
the clothes placed therein.
The object of our invention is the employment of new and effective apparatus for
imparting the oscillatory motion to the said dolly.
In carrying out our invention we place a toothed wheel on the top of the dolly,
and a chain in gear therewith, both ends of such chain being attached to a segment
lever. One arm of this segment lever is in connection with a rod and crank the
arrangement being such that as the latter revolves the segment is caused to ocillate,
in doing which, the chain attached thereto imparts to the pinion and to the dolly, an
ocillatory or backward and forward rotary motion, whereby the agitation of the
clothes is thoroughly effected.
Rotary motion is given to the crank by bevil wheels operated by or from the
ordinary gearing of the machine.
By this arrangement of mechanism an easy and quiet oscillatory rotary motion is
given to the dolly.
Dated this 31st day of January 1887
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.

page_text: We, WILLIAM HENRY SUMMERSCALES of Parkside Works, Keighley, Yorkshire,
Washing Machine Maker, and JOHN GREENWOOD, of the same place, Mechanic 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:-
Our invention has reference to that description of washing machine where a dolly
is caused to oscillate within a tub or barrel for the purpose of agitating the clothes
placed therein.
The object of our invention is the employment of new and effective apparatus for
imparting the oscillatory motion to the said dolly.
In order that our invention may be more fully comprehended, we will make
reference to the accompanying sheet of Drawings wherein Fig. 1 is plan view of so
much of a dolly washing machine as is necessary to shew the application of our
improvements thereto, and Fig. 2 is sectional elevation of same taken through
line ab. Figs. 3 and 4 are views of parts of our improvements.
A is the dolly pivotted centrally in the tub or barrel B, and C the rollers of the
washing machine, which are driven by the hand wheel D through the medium of the
spur gearing E at the opposite side of the machine, all of such parts being arranged
in the ordinary manner.
For the purpose of thoroughly agitating the clothes which are placed in the tub or
barrel B, it is necessary that an oscillatory motion should be imparted to the Dolly A.
Several mechanical contrivances have been employed for imparting the oscillatory
motion, but some of them are to expensive and complicated and others do not answer
the purpose for which they were intended.
The apparatus comprising our improvements is intended to give effective, easy, and
quiet oscillatory motion to the dolly, and this we accomplish by the employment and
arrangement of mechanism hereinafter described.
To the upper end of the Dolly A is fixed a toothed wheel F, in gear with which is
a chain c, both ends of which are connected to the opposite sides of a segment lever G
working on a stud d, the extremity of the said segment lever being connected to one
end of a rod or lever arm H, whilst the opposite end of such said rod is connected to
a crank I supported by the bracket e bolted to the framework of the machine.
Mounted upon the same stud or shaft upon which the crank I rotates, is a beve
wheel gearing with a second bevel wheel g fixed on the short shaft carrying the
toothed wheel K. When it is required to oscillate the Dolly, rotary motion is
imparted to the toothed wheel K by means of the wheel L rotated by pinion M on the
main driving shaft, such rotary motion being communicated by bevel gearing f, g, t
the crank I which, as it rotates, gives to the segment lever G-by means of the rod o
arm H-an oscillatory motion which is communicated by chain c and toothed wheel 1
to the dolly A, thereby agitating the clothes placed within the tub or barrel B.

page_text: Fig. 3 is front view of the parts, constituting our invention which are severally
named above, with the exception of the toothed wheel F which is shewn in Fig. 4, the
cap or cover i being removed so as to shew the opening in the bracket j in which the
toothed wheel is partially enclosed.
By the means above set forth an effective apparatus is provided, which will impart
oscillatory motion to the dolly without requiring the expenditure of much force and
without making much noise.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
In a dolly washing machine the use and employment of a chain, segment, and lever
for imparting oscillatory motion to the Dolly in the manner substantially as herein
described and shewn.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.