Improvements in Clothes Washing Machines
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1895-Accepted, 22nd June, 1295
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clothes Washing Machines
ASA LEROY BURKE, of the City of Hamilton in the County of Wentworth,
in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Caunda, Gentleman, 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 relates to improvements in washing machines which consists of
water-tight receptacle having a concave bottom consisting of transverse on clos
slats which are rounded, and an adjustable oscillating washer suspended in said
receptacle, the lower or washing part of which is convex consisting of transvelse
or cross slats which are also rounded and having side flanges which are joined
These jomed flanges have
together leaving spaces between each rounded slat
a series of apertures in each joint to allow water to pass and repass through the
same, this being important and novel in washing.
The objects of my myention are first, to provide a machine which is very effective
and easily operated, and specially designed and adapted to embrace a large variety
of work so that the machine may be effectually used for heavy blankets, and at the
same time equally serviceable for cleaning clothes of the finest descuption, second,
to afford facilities for the proper adjustment of the operating parts, and especially
by the application of the rounded cross slats at the bottom, and the separated cross
slats apeitmes, which oscillate as previously mentioned, prevent any possible weal
o tear to the clothes, this latter being a very important element produced by
the particular shape of the lower slats being separated and with apertures.
Figure 1, is a sectional side elevation of the machine as it appears in its
completeness.
Figure 2, 18 a side elevation of the same having its oscillating washer over-
turned out of position, in order to show fully the sufficient spice in the machine to
facilitato the putting in and the withdrawing of the clothes.
Figure 3, show enlarged details, consisting of the face view of the flanged and
roundel oscillating washer slats with apertures.
The water-tight receptacle is indicated by A, having legs A², and a concave
bottom B, to which is affixed the flat lower parts of the rounded cross
slats C.
The oscillating washer F, has two sides the lower part of which are circulat o
Convex and to which are afhxed the concave ou inner flat sules of the rounded
cross slats V. which are separated by then side flanges 2, and have apertures 3, to
allow water through when washing
Secured to the inner sides of this washer are
the two vertical levers 1, having vertical slots I, through which passes the
transverse bar D, the end of which are secured to the centre of the lateral supporting
levers M, which are bent and pivotted at 0. The bent ends of these two levers M,
allows greater latitude when the washer is overtmned, as at Figure 2
To the opposite ends N, of those levers, 18 pivotted the curved double acting fork
lever K, the upper end of which connects at II' to the cuivel and closed end of the
upper ends
horizontal manipulating forked lever H, which is also pivotted to the
of said vertical leveis I, which are connected by upper transverse bar J, the
transverse handle E, at the end of said lever II, when ampulated horizontally,
Oscillates the washei F, upon its supporting bai D, in beatings G, of receptaclo
and raised farther from, or lowered nearer to the concave of the machine.
The sand vertical slot I, as previously mentioned, allows this lowering, on raising

page_text: of the said washer F, and as a consequence the movement of the washer may
be adjusted, to the quantity of clothes which are between the slats of the
washer, and the slats of the concaved receptacle, also the clothes are turned and
returned with the greatest nicety by the manipulation thereof.
When the clothes are washed, the washer may be overturned out of position,
by simply swinging back the lateral supporting loveis as delineated in Fig. 2.
The right hand end of the receptacle at A', is the part adapted to receive an
approved clothes wringer, which may very conveniently be adjusted thoreto
P, is the sliding clothes receiver hitting between the lower sides of the
machine and on support a, and may be diawn out to receive the glothes at
pleasure.
The projections T, in conjunction with the guide stops S, firmly bold the said
receiver u position either in or out.
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
claud 18-
The combination of the receptacle A, having cross supports a, legs A², end A',
for wringer, and concave metallic bottom B towhich are affixed a series of rounded
cross slats C, aud cross supports a, the oscillating washer F, baring affixed on its
convex or cucular sides, the rounded and separated slats V, having side flauges 2,
and apertures 3, the vertical levers I, secured to said washer and having vertical
slots 1, the supporting transverse bai D, through said slots and in bearings G, the
lateral supporting bent levers M, pivotted to the sides of machine at O, and secured
to said bai D, and to the lowo foi ked end at N, to the double acting lever K, the
lever II, pivotted to the vertical levers 1, by means of transverse Bat J, and cou-
nected to the closed upper end H', of said lever K, and the handle E, connecting
the forked end of lever H, the clothes receiver P, with projection 'T', and guide
stops S, all formed, arranged and combined substantially as described and set
forth.
Dated this 29th day of Anul 1895.
JOHN H. HENDRY,
Agent