IM- PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WASHING MACHINES
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Wilding, of Melbourne, Victoria (at present
residing at Bolton, in the County of Lancaster), for the Invention of "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WASHING MACHINES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Wilding at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 22nd August 1876.
JOSEPH WILDING, of Melbourne, Victoria (at present residing at Bolton, in the
County of Lancaster). "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WASHING
MACHINES."
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This Invention relates to an arrangement of apparatus to be applied to any
ordinary washing tub, trough, or other vessel, and (when so applied) forming a
completo washing machine.
A bâr of iron is attached to the side of the tub, trough, or vessel, by means of
two swivelling clips provided with holding screws. A bent doubled spring is
attached by its lower limb at or near each end of this bar.
The extreme ends of the lower limbs of these two springs are provided with
bearings to carry the axle of a longitudinally fluted or corrugated roller (made by
preference of wood), and one end of this axle is provided with or formed as a
winch handle whereby the longitudinally or corrugated fluted roller can be turned.
The extreme end of the upper limb of each of these springs carries a swivelling
bracket in which revolve freely the axes of two or more small rollers (about four or
six being preferred), the action of the springs causing these rollers to be pressed
with a moderate amount of force on to the upper surface of the longitudinally fluted
or corrugated roller.
The articles to be washed are passed alternately from the hot water in the tub
or vessel over the longitudinally fluted or corrugated roller, and between it and
the small pressure or squeezing rollers, and can be passed backwards and forwards
as often as may be required, the springs causing the small rollers to press or squeeze
the articles against the longitudinally fluted or corrugated roller and allowing them

page_text: to give way as required, so as to accommodate themselves to any equal or unequal
thickness of article passing through.
The small pressure or squeezing rollers are also preferably made of wood, and
may be either plain on the surface, or screwed, corrugated, ringed, or otherwise
roughened.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
tho said Joseph Wilding in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 22nd February
1877.
JOSEPH WILDING, of Melbourne, Victoria (at present residing at Bolton, in the
County of Lancaster). “IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WASHING
MACHINES."
This Invention relates to an arrangement of apparatus to be applied to any
ordinary washing tub, trough, or other vessel, and (when so applied) forming a
complete washing machine.
Such being the nature and object of my said Invention, I will now proceed to
describe in detail the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect, and in order that the same may be clearly understood
I have hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof, and have
marked the same with figures and letters of reference corresponding with those in
the following explanation thereof:-
In the annexed Drawing Fig. 1 is a front view; Fig. 2, a transverse section;
and Fig. 3, a plan view of an improved washing machine constructed according to
my Invention.
A bar of iron a, a, is attached to the side of the tub, trough, or vessel b, b, by
means of two swivelling clips o, c, provided with holding screws d, d. A. bent or
doubled spring e, e, is attached by its lower limb at or near each ond of the bar a, a.
The extreme ends of the lower limbs of these two springs e, e, are provided with
bearings c*, ex, to carry the axle of a longitudinally fluted or corrugated roller f.f
(made by preference of wood) and one end of this axle is provided with or formed
as a winch handle at g, whereby the longitudinally or corrugated fluted roller f, f,
can be turned.
The extreme end of the upper limb of each of these springs e, e, carries a
swivelling curved bracket h, h, in which revolve freely the axes of two of two or more
small rollers i, i, (about four or six being preferred) the action of the springs e, e,
causing these rollers i, i, to be pressed with a moderate amount of force on to the
upper surface of the longitudinally fluted or corrugated roller f, f.
The articles to be washed are passed alternately from the hot water in the
tub or vessel b, b, over the longitudinally fluted or corrugated roller f. f, and
between it and the small pressure or squeezing rollers i, i, and can be passed back-
wards and forwards as often as may be required, the springs e, e, causing the small
rollers i, i, to press or squeeze the articles against the longitudinally fluted or
corrugated roller f, f, and allowing them to give way as required, so as to accommo-
date themselves to any equal or unequal thickness of article passing through.
The small pressure or squeezing roller i, i, are also preferably made of wood,
and may be either plain on the surface or screwed, corrugated, ringed, or otherwise
roughened.
Having now described the nature and object of my said Invention, together with
the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or carried into practical
effect, I wish it to be understood, that I claim as my Invention the improved
washing machine, herein-before described and illustrated by the Drawings annexed,
consisting of the bar a, a, bent springs e, e, longitudinally fluted or corrugated
roller ff, swivelling brackets h, h, and small pressing or squeezing rollers i, i,

page_text: whether the latter are made with a plain cylindrical surface, or screwed, corrugated,
ringed, or otherwise roughened.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Wilding, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Fifteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
JOS. WILDING. (L.S.)