A Clothes Washing Machine.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application; 24th Dec.;* 1895
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1896-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1896
A Clothes Washing Machine.
JAMES SAMUEL KINGSTON Plumber No. 1 Douro Villas Snakes Lane
Woodford Essex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:—
It consists of a half round tank or tray with flat sides, the bottom or rounded
part to have V shape, square or round ribs. Also a dash or rocker of smaller
diameter to rotate in tank or tray. Rocker or dash to have ribs same as in tank
or tray.
The rocker or dash to be worked by rotary motion.
JAMES SAMUEL KINGSTON.
JAMES SAMUEL KINGSTON, Plumber, No. 1 Douro Villas Snakes Lane,
Woodford Essex 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 :-
My invention consists of a half round tank or tray of wood or metal sides which
are flat, and a bottom of sheet metal, in which are corrugated or pressed ribs on
an angle obtuse from the flat sides. Said ribs to be V shape, square, or half
round.
The half round tank or tray is raised from floor on four suitable legs, it is also
provided with a soap drainer." Also a rocker or dash of wood or metal of smaller
half round shape to rotate in above mentioned tank or tray. Said rocker or dash
to have ribs of V shape, square, or half round, covering at a distance of two inches
apart, the whole of the half round surface, to allow a free flow of water and to
prevent splashing, these ribs to be on an obtuse angle from the half round sides
of rocker to which they are fixed. The rocker or dash is to be connected to tank
or tray so that the ribs on rocker lay on an opposite angle to the ribs in tank
or tray.
The rocker or dash is rotated by means of a cross bar connected to verticle
standards hinged to flat sides of rocker for the purpose of folding down to allow
dust cover to lay on machine and to economise space when not in use.
Fig. 1 represents a sectional side elevation of the washer as it appears when at
work with a tap at the bottom for the purpose of emptying.
.
Fig. 2. represents the washer as it appears when not in use, with the dust cover on.
Fig. 3. represents the washer with rocker or dash raised out for the purpose of
putting in or taking out clothes.
Fig. 4. represents an end view of the washer shewing the position of the
ribs F.
Fig. 5. shews the position of the ribs on rocker or dash to the position of ribs
corrugated in bottom and half round-surface of tank or tray.

page_text: The tank or tray is denoted by A having legs C. C. and rounded bottom and
ends E which is supported by brases D. D. and support B. The ribs are denoted
by F. the sides are secured by brases R. R. A soap drainer is denoted by H and
an emptying tap by S.
The rocker or dash is denoted by J. the flanged axles which are secured to its
sides by T levers or arms on which flanged axles bear are denoted by M. Bolt
or moveable joint on levers or arms is denoted by X. Hanger or support for
rocker when in tray is denoted by Y. The cross bar by which rocker is worked
is denoted by L. The verticle standards that carry the bar by K. The handles for
lifting rocker out of tray by O.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
-claim is
1. A complete half circle of rubbing surface of tank A also of rocker J.
2. The ribs of tank or tray corrugated in the same metal that form the bottom
and ends.
3. The position of the ribs F in tank also the position of ribs N on rocker..
4. The ribs on rocker being on an opposite angle to the ribs in tank when rocker
is down in tank.
5. The distance the ribs are apart on the rocker which is two inches in the
clear their whole length.
6. The soap drainer H. the emptying tap S. the brases D the support B.
7. The folding handle K and the dust cover G.
Dated this 16th day of June 1896.
JAMES SAMUEL KINGSTON