A Barrel Washing Machine.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Barrel Washing Machine.
JOHN CLEGG 14 Elton Road Elton Bury Lancashire Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The machine is made of wrought and cast iron throughout. The basement of the
machine is a cast iron plate, about two feet wide by two feet six inches long, which
carry a pedestal on the centre on each side about six inches rise. This is supplied
with a shaft which go through a boss on each side the machine for them to oscillate
upon. The sides of the machine are flat plates about two feet long by ten inches deep
by five eights thick. Each plate carry level with the top edge, a bar of wrought
iron two and a half inches broad by half inch thick and five feet long, these are
braced together at a distance of twenty inches which form a gantry. On the bars
which form the gantry are fitted two slotted cross-slides, these cross-slides are each
fitted with two pulleys, these form roller bearings for the barrel to rest and revolve
upon, again the bars are supplied with two other cross-bars which form vice-jaws in
the centre, these grip at each end of the barrel lags, holding it as though in a vice
in an horizontal position. The cross-slides which carry the pulleys and the cross-
bars which form the vice-jaws, are made to slide on the bars which form the gantry,
these doing so, enables the machine to take four sizes of barrels. The cross-slides
which carry the pulleys in a block are fitted with a left and right hand screw thus
enabling the rollers to be opened and closed according to the diameter of the barrel,
thus bringing the barrel edge in right height for the jaws to grip in various sizes of
barrels. The jaws are brought in grip with the barrel ends by means of two short
levers and a fulcrum lever, which is secured by means of a rack. On the bed
pair of
plate, underneath the plate edges of the sides of the machine is fixed a
springs, these act as a cushion on the gantry as it oscillates, thus throwing the
water to and from inside the barrel. On one side the plate of the machine, in the
centre is fixed an upright pendulum bar which is supplied with a sliding weight,
which is moved at various heights according to the speed of the machine for
different sizes of barrels. As the machine oscillates, the weight on the pendulum
acts on the springs with a rebound. On the end of the machine is a swivel fixing
on one side of the bars which form the gantry, this fixing is fitted with a square
slide-bar this slide-bar is fitted with a cross-head which slides on the bar inside the
jaw of the fixing. Each side the cross-head is a spiral spring, this acts as a check
with the cushion of the springs and the weight on the pendulum bar, thus causing
the water in the barrel to be thrown from end to end with rapid force as the gantry
oscillates. The machine is oscillated coupled to the cross-head by a connecting rod
worked by crank or eccentric or a lever worked by hand as the machine is worked
by hand or power at various speeds. The machine stands twenty inches from the
floor line which make it convenient for putting on the barrels. The barrel is
supplied with steam, hot or cold water whilst oscillating or standing by an india-
rubber pipe fixed on a junction of a four-wayed injector; when required to empty
the barrel, the fulcrum lever is thrown back, this liberates the grip of the jaws,
when the barrel may be turned easily by a slight pressure of the hand on the
roller bearings, bung hole downwards for emptying as it stands or oscillates.
Dated this Eleventh day of July 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Barrel Washing Machine.
JOHN CLEGG 14 Elton Road Elton, Bury, Lancashire Engineer, 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:—
The machine is made of wrought and cast iron throughout. The basement is
a cast iron plate two feet seven inches wide by three feet three inches long
which carry a pedestal, on the centre on each side four inches rise. The pedestals
are supplied with a shaft which go through a boss on each side of the machine, to
oscillate upon.
The sides of the machine are flat plates three feet three inches
long, sixteen inches deep by five eights of an inch thick. Each plate carry level
with the top edge a bar of wrought iron two and a half inches broad by five eights
of an inch thick and five feet long; these are braced together along with the plates
of the machine sides at a distance of about two feet, which form a gantry. On the
bars which form the gantry, are fitted two slotted cross-slides, these are each fitted
with a jaw-block which each carry a pulley; these form roller bearings for the
barrel to rest and revolve upon; again the bars are supplied with two other cross-
bars which form vice-jaws in the centre, these grip at each end of the barrel lags
holding it as though in a vice in an horizontal position. The cross-slides which
carry the pulleys in a block, are fitted with a right and left handed screw, thus
enabling the roller-bearings to be opened and closed according to the diameter of
the barrel, thus bringing the barrel edge in right height for the jaws to grip in
various sizes of barrels. The jaws are brought in grip with the barrel ends by
means of a right and left handed screw, worked by the hand wheel at one end of
the machine as shown in the drawing, as also are the cross-slides which carry the
pulleys by a similar right and left handed screw, worked by an hand wheel on the
opposite end of the machine, this places the roller-bearings in right position for
different lengths of barrels. On the bed-plate, underneath the plate edges of each
end of the machine, is fixed a spring, these act as a.concussion on the gantry as it
oscillates, thus throwing the water to and from inside the barrel.
On one side the plate of the machine in the centre, is fixed an upright pendulum
bar which is supplied with a sliding weight which is moved at various heights,
according to the speed of the machine for different sizes of barrels. As the machine
oscillates, the weight on the pendulum bar acts on the springs with a rebound. On
the end of the machine is a swivel fixing, this is fitted with a cross-head which
slides on a bar.inside the jaw of the fixing. Each side the cross-head is a spiral
spring, this acts as a check with the concussion of the springs and the weight on
the pendulum bar, thus causing the water in the barrel to be thrown from end to
end with rapid force, as the gantry oscillates. The machine is oscillated, coupled
to the dotted lever end by a connecting rod worked by crank or eccentric or a hand
lever as shown in the drawing, as the machine may be worked by hand or by power.
The machine is supplied with four india-rubber bumpers, fixed in cored sockets at
each corner underneath the plates of the machine, thus causing the gantry to.
oscillate noiseless and greatly assisting the weight on the pendulum bar to rebound
from the springs. The machine is worked by a hand lever, and stands twenty
four inches from the floor line being locked by a pin handle through the hand
lever into the pendulum bar in an horizontal position, which makes it convenient for
putting on the barrels. The barrels are supplied with steam, hot or cold water
whilst standing or oscillating by an india-rubber pipe fixed on a junction of a four-
wayed injector. When required to empty the barrel, the grip of the jaws is
liberated by the screw, when the barrel may be turned easily on the roller-
bearings to any position by hand.

page_text: In actuating the machine the operator first sets the machine in an horizontal
position by means of the pin-handle which is put through the rocking lever and the
upright pendulum bar; he then places on the barrel upon the roller-bearings which
is set in position on the gantry bars by a right and left handed screw worked from
the right end of the machine by an hand wheel as shown in the drawing Fig. 1. he
then sets the jaws which slide on the gantry bars in grip with the barrel ends by a
second right and left handed screw on the left end of the machine as also shown on
the drawing Fig. 1. To supply the barrel with steam, hot or cold water as
required, the operator places the end of an india-rubber tube which is fixed on a
junction of a four wayed outlet or injector in the bung hole of the barrel, this may
be done while the gantry oscillates or stands.
To oscillate the gantry of the machine, the operator turns to the handle of the
rocking lever, as shown in the drawing Fig. 2. he then draws out the pin-handle
which lock the gantry in an horizontal position from which he commences to
oscillate the gantry by the rocking lever which is coupled to the cross-head fixed
in a bracket on one side of the machine as shown on drawing Fig. 1. The machine
rebounding from the springs in its oscillation with the weight on the pendulum bar
and the distance the barrel is griped above the centre of the rocking shaft, makes
it a perfect agitator which affords the operator to work it at ease at the rate of
about from sixteen to twenty strokes per minute. When required to rinse and
empty the barrel the jaws are liberated by the screw, when the barrel may be
turned easily on the roller-bearings bung hole downwards, then the operator fixes
the india-rubber tube in the tap hole in the end of the barrel, he then again sets
the jaws in grip with the barrel ends and commences to oscillate the gantry of the
machine which as the barrel rinses from the tap hole and empties from the bung
hole, then the operator ceases to oscillate the gantry and locks the machine in an
horizontal position, and liberates the grip of the jaws and takes off the barrel in a
perfect clean condition.
THE DRAWINGS.
A the plate forming the basement which carry the pedestals B. which is supplied
with the shaft C. for the machine to oscillate upon. D are the plates which form
the machine sides to which the gantry bars E. are bolted level with the top edge.
F are the jaw blocks which work in the cross-slides M. that carry the pulleys G.
for the barrel to rest and revolve upon H are the vice-jaws which grip the barrel
ends set with the right and left handed screw K. I is the right and left handed
screw shown on Fig. 2. which work the blocks F. that carry the pulleys G. and
slide in the cross-slide M. J is the right and left screw worked by the hand-
wheel K. which bring the vice-jaws H. in grip with the barrel ends. L is the
hand wheel which works the screw to place the cross-slides M. which carry the
pulleys G. which slide on the gantry bar E. for different lengths of barrels. Ñ are
the springs fixed on the bed-plate A. for the machine sides to rebound from. O is
the pendulum bar supplied with a sliding weight which is moved according to the
different sizes of barrels for governing the speed. P is the fixing bolted on the
side of the machine fitted with cross-head, slide-bar and the springs which acts as a
check on the rebound as the machine oscillates. Qis the dotted lever end prepared
for coupling to crank or eccentric or any other motive power as the machine is
worked by hand or power. R are the india-rubber bumpers fixed in cored sockets
over the springs N. underneath the sides of the machine these greatly assist the
rebound and causes the machine to oscillate noiseless. S is the hand lever coupled
to the cross-head for oscillating the machine. T is the pin-handle which locks the
machine in an horizontal position through the hand lever S. and the pendulum bar.
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 I do not limit
myself to the details, proportions and sizes or to the working by hand or by

page_text: power, as shown or described for the purpose of explanation but claim as the
novelty of my invention particularly and substantially.
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