IMPROVEMENTS IN WASHING UTENSILS AND IN APPARATUS FOR MAKING PART OF THE SAID UTENSILS
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Miller, of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN WASHING UTENSILS AND IN APPARATUS
FOR MAKING PART OF THE SAID UTENSILS."
ealed the 29th March 1878, and dated the 3rd October 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Miller at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd October 1877.
"
• JOSEPH MILLER, of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster. IMPROVEMENTS
IN WASHING UTENSILS AND IN APPARATUS FOR MAKING PART OF THE SAID
UTENSILS."
The first part of the Invention relates to a combination of improved arrange-
ments for the more economical and efficient mode of washing clothing and other
fabrics.
The second part relates to improvements in apparatus for making part of the
said utensils.
Now in order to accomplish the objects of this my Invention, I have in the first
place a flexible bag or equivalent.
Secondly. A box or equivalent (water-tight, or otherwise). To the bottom of the
said box or equivalent I place a fluted piece of glazed or unglazed earthenware, or
any other material with a smooth surface.
Thirdly. A mug or equivalent, with the whole or any part of the inside surface
fluted and glazed or unglazed.
Fourthly. A fluted and funnel shaped mouth or equivalent secured to the delivery
end of the potter's pug for the making of the earthenware fluting for box or
equivalent, or mug and equivalent.
Now in order to elucidate more fully the objects of this my Invention, I will
now describe its workings:-The clothes or fabrics are steeped in hot or cold water
containing common soap or dry soap, for a short time, they are then squeezed, and
the dirty marks soaped and then placed in the flexible bag or equivalent: but before
closing the flexible bag or equivalent I pour a small quantity of water on the
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page_text: clothes, or equivalent, the bag or equivalent is then placed on the fluted part in
the box or equivalent, or I place the bag, or equivalent, between two pieces of fluted
earthenware or equivalent, working horizontal or otherwise, or between an endless
lattice worked by notched flanges. After working the bag or equivalent sufficiently
the clothes or other fabrics are put into a mug containing clean water, and then
they are squeezed and the dirty parts then remaining in the clothes or fabrics aro
soaped and rubbed against the fluting in the mug or equivalent; they are then ready
for boiling; after boiling are passed through clean water and then through the blue
water.
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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Joseph Miller in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 3rd April
1878.
JOSEPH MILLER, of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster.
"IMPROVEMENTS
IN WASHING UTENSILS AND IN APPARATUS FOR MAKING PART OF THE SAID
UTENSILS."
The first part of this my Invention relates to a combination of improved arrange-
ments for the more economical and efficient mode of washing clothing and other
fabrics.
The second part relates to improvements in apparatus for making part of the said
utensils.
Now in order to accomplish the object of this my Invention, I have in the first
place a flexible bag or equivalent.
Secondly. A box or equivalent (water-tight or otherwise). To the bottom of the said
box or equivalent I place a fluted piece of glazed or unglazed earthenware, or any
other material with a smooth surface.
Thirdly. A mug or equivalent, with the whole or any part of the inside surface
fluted and glazed or unglazed.
Fourthly. A fluted and funnel shaped mouth-piece or equivalent, secured to the
delivery end of the potter's pug, for the making of the earthenware fluting for the
-box or equivalent, or mug equivalent, containing an endless lattice-notched flanges,
shaft, and handle for working the same.
Fifth. A box or equivalent containing an endless lattice-notched flanges, shaft,
and handle for working the same.
Sixth, and lastly. A box or equivalent, containing fluted pieces of glazed or
unglazed earthenware or equivalent, with a shaft crank, connecting rod, and
wheel for working the same, and springs for regulating the pressure when
working.
Now in order to elucidate more fully the object of this my Invention, I shall in
the first place give a detailed description of the Figures given in the accompanying
Drawings.
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Secondly. A detailed description of the different Figures.
Thirdly. The connecting of the different parts described and illustrated.
Fourth, and lastly. The workings of the different parts described and

page_text: First. The following is a detailed description of the Figure given in the accom-
panying Drawings.
Figure 1 is an elevation Drawing of the flexible bag named in the first part of
this my Invention.
Figure 2 is a plan and elevation Drawing of the box named in the second part of
this my Invention.
Figure 3 is an elevation Drawing of the mug named in the third part of my
Invention shewing a portion of the front side of the mug broken.
Figure 4 is a plan and elevation Drawing of the funnel-shaped mouth-piece named
in the fourth part of this my Invention.
Figure 5 is a plan and elevation Drawing of the box and endless lattice named in
the fifth part of this my Invention.
Figure 6 is an elevation Drawing of the box and fluted pieces named in the sixth
part of this my Invention.
Figure 7 is a plan and elevation Drawing of plaster of Paris mould.
Secondly. The following is a detailed description of the before-named Figures :-
Figure 1. a is a flexible bag, with laps b, b'; C, C, are cordes.
Figure 2. a, a, is a box; b, b, is a fluted piece of glazed or unglazed earthenware
or any other material.
Figure 3. a is a mug; b is a part of the inside surface fluted.
Figure 4. a is a fluted funnel-shaped mouth, b and b shewing the fluted part.
Figure 5. a, a, is a box; b, b, is an endless lattice; C, C, C, are connecting links;
d, d, d, are notched flanges; E, E, is the driving shaft; F, F, is the carrying shaft ;
G, G, is a handle; H, H, H, H, separation beads.
Figure 6. A is a box; B, B, B, are fluted pieces of glazed or unglazed earthen-
ware; C, C, is a sheet of flexible material; D is the flexible bag containing clothes
or other fabrics; E is connecting rod; F is a crank; G is a shaft; H is a wheel; I
is a handle.
Figure 7 is a fluted plaster of Paris mould.
Third. The following is a description of the connecting of the details before
described :-
Figure 1. C, C, are cords passed through the eylet holes in the laps B, B', with knots
at each end. When the clothes or other fabrics are placed in the bag a, the cords
C, C, are drawn tight at the lap B, and tied, and thereby draws over the lap B, and
prevents the clothes or other fabrics from working out of the bag a.
Figure 2. The fluted part B, B, are secured to box a, a, by screws, or any other
mechanical equivalent.
Figure 3. The fluted part B of mug a is done in the manufacturing of the mug,
and is not a seperate part from the mug.
Figure 4. The fluted and funnel-shaped mouth-piece, by bolts to the delivery end
of the potter's pug mouth.
Figure 5. The lattice B, B, and seperation beads H, H, are connected by a cord
passed through them, and by link C, C, C, becomes and endless lattice, the said end-
less lattice B, B, driving shaft E, E, and passes round the notched flanges D, D,
then around carrying shaft F, working in ordinary cast-iron bracket connected to
box a, a, by screws; handle G is secured to the square of the driving shaft E by a
nutt.
Figure 6. The jointed fluting B and B are supported by a strip of wood on the
sides of the box a, and held down at one end by catch j, and depressed in the centre
of B by two spiral springs K (one is out, showing in the Drawing, as they are
paralell with each other); one end of c, c, is connected to B, and the other end of
C, C, is connected to B2; the fluting B² are also supported by a strip of wood on
the sides of the box a, and connected to crank F by connecting rod E; crank F is
keyed to shaft G; wheel H, with handle I, is also keyed to shaft G.
Fourth. The following is a description of the working of the different parts of
this my Invention :-
First. The clothes or other fabrics are steept in water containing common soap,

page_text: or dry soap, for a short time, they are then squeezed, and the dirty marks soaped
and then placed in the flexible bag; and before closing the bag I pour a small quan-
tity of boiling water on the clothes or other fabrics; the bag and contents are then
placed part of box a of Figure 2. After working the bag and contents by the pressure
of the handle, the clothes or other fabrics are then placed in a mug or equivalent con-
taining clean water, they are then squeezed, and the dirty marks then remaining in
the clothes or fabric are soaped, and then rubbed against the fluting B, in mug a, of
Figure 3 (all ordinary clothing will not require the second rubbing, only those
marked with black oil, &c.), they are then ready for boiling; after boiling are passed
through clean water, and then through the blue water; the clothes or other fabrics
are washed equally as well by placing the bag between the lattice B, B, in Figure 5
(which may be placed between the lattice by disconnecting it at link C, C, C,), and
the notched flanges being placed upon the shaft E, excentricaly works the lattice
tight, and then slack, and allows the bag to fall in the water in box a of Figure 5,
and when tight again it squeezes out the dirty water; or the same object may be
accomplished by raising catch j and fluting B, in Figure 6, and placing the bag on
fluting B, then lay down the fluting B and catch J, and by turning round the
wheel H the fluting B2 is worked backwards and forwards, and the pressure on the
clothes are effected by the spring K.
2. The following is a description of the working of the apparatus for making
part of the said utensils. The clay passing through the fluted mouth-piece in
Figure 4 comes out in a fluted form, and is cut off the required length, but when
the potter's pug has not an archimedian screw I may make the fluting by plaster of
Paris mould, Figure 7.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner I
propose to carry the same into effect, and in the Sheet of Drawings hereunto annexed
have illustrated some of the modes or methods in which I prefer to put the several
parts of my Invention into practice, and having shewn by means of views or sketches
such parts or portions thereoff only as would not readily be understood by means of
the textual description without the aid of Drawings, I would have it understood that
I do not confine myself to the exact shape, or configuration, or the proportions of the
several parts of the apparatus described under the several heads or divisions of the
Specifications herein contained, but what I claim is,―
First. The improvements in apparatus for washing clothes and other fabrics, as
herein described, or for a like or analogous purpose.
Second. Bag A and fluting B is illustrated in Figure 1 & 2.
Third. Mug a, as described and illustrated in Figure 3 as a seperate apparatus,
or in combination with the apparatus described and illustrated in Figure 1, 2, 5,
& 6.
Fourth. Fluting B, B1, B2, and bag D, Sheet C, C, has described and illustrated
in Figure 6.
Fifth. Notched flanges, endless lattice, has described and illustrated in Figure 5,
in combination of bag D, described and illustrated in Figure 6.
Sixth. The fluted mouth-piece and plaster of Paris mould for making part of the
said washing utensils has described and illustrated in Figure 4 and 7.
In witness whereoff, I, the said Joseph Miller, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this First day of April, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight.
TANDI
Witness,
WILLIAM HENRY MILLER
(L.B.) JOSEPH MILLER.