IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR WASHING WRINGING AND MANGLING FABRICS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Leach Wilson and John Clegg both of Clayton
le Moors near Accrington in the County of Lancaster, Washing and Wringing
Machine Makers for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR
WASHING WRINGING AND MANGLING FABRICS"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Leach Wilson and
John Clegg at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th February
1882.
HENRY LEACH WILSON and JOHN CLEGG both of Clayton le Moors near
Accrington in the County of Lancaster Washing and Wringing Machine Makers.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR WASHING WRINGING AND MANGLING FABRICS"
This Invention relates to an improved construction and manufacture of end
frames for machines as aforesaid. To improved combination of gear for imparting
rotation to the rollers and to an improved adjustable and folding table and
combined guide board used when mangling and when wringing.
End frames constructed according to this our Invention consist of a series of
tubes or bars of wrought iron arranged in the form of the end frame and the
junctions of the tubes or bars are secured together by means of molten iron run on
at the points required there being formed of and in the cast iron portions of the
frame "he" and "she" locking devices for the several cross rails or stays
employed for bracing the end frames to each other so dispensing with the use
of nuts and bolts heretofore employed.
The gearing consists of two internal toothed wheels on the axis of the bottom
roller an eccentric carrying pinion operating the two internal gear wheels and
the boss of the eccentric is elongated so as to receive the fly wheel or handle
for turning the machine, there are two star wheels one on each roller shaft
(bottom one cast to the internal gear wheel) and the point of gear or junction of
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page_text: the said wheels is behind the internal gear wheels which fence or guard the gear of
the star wheels.
Tables for machines as aforesaid we construct in three parts two hinged to a
central board or table in the ends of which are pivots or pins so as to permit the
table and its two wings being placed and secured in the horizontal position, the
whole forming a table at back and front of the machine when mangling the fabrics
being folded on the front wing pass between the rollers to and are secured upon the
back wing, when wringing, the central table and its wings are placed at suitable
angles for returning the water to the dolly or wash tub and the clothes to the
basket.

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The tubes A. A are bent to the required shape by means of swages formed to the
curvature of the pipe, the swages are used in combination with a steam hammer,
one swage on the anvil the other or duplicate half attached to the head of the
hammer. The moulding of the binders B upon the tubes A is effected by use of a
pattern plate the tubes being introduced to the sand at the required position in
relation to the binders and the molten metal is then run in. If desired the
binders B can be run on to the tubes, in chills instead of sand moulds.
At K is the table consisting of two parts R. S hinged to each other at T. T. The
portion R is carried by and is adjustable on the pivots W. W and at X is a plate
fixed to the right hand side of the table R and having two elongated holes therein
when the table is required for mangling it is raised into the horizontal position
shewn at Figs 1 and 2 and the pin Y is passed, through the lower hole of the
bracket X the supporting board Z is turned on its central pin under and across
the joints of the two tables R. S when for wringing, the pin Y is placed in the
upper hole of plate X as shewn by dotted lines of Figs 1 and 3.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this our Invention,
together with the manner in which the same is to be, or may be performed, or
carried into practical effect, we would have it understood that we are quite aware
that tubes have heretofore been employed in the construction of bed and other
frames we therefore lay no claim to the use of tubes per se in the construction of
frames for purpose herein described what we do claim is.
Firstly. The construction of tubular frames having supports C. C (for roller axle,)
cast thereto, loose bearing blocks I. I. E. E and H. H and spiral springs F F.
mounted upon the upright tubes, in manner illustrated and as herein described.
Secondly. The construction and use of the folding table R. S. applied in manner
and for purpose herein described.
In witness whereof I the said John Clegg have hereunto set my hand and
seal this Second day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight Hundred and eignty two.
Witness
OTTIWELL BENSON,
173 Whalley Road
Accrington.
JOHN CLEGG. (L.S.)