Improvements in Washing Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Washing Machines.
I JOHN WILLIAM BOOT of 10 Cliff Street, New North Road, London, N. do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The speciality of my washing machine consists in the action of the dasher which
instead of being worked in a rotary manner by a wheel or otherwise, works with
an alternate action backwards and forwards by means of a lever or handle, which
action not only gives a more cleansing motion to the dasher, but such motion is
less detrimental to the clothes being washed.
I prefer to make my washer in the following manner.
Instead of the dashers being attached to a rotary spindle, which is the usual or
is the case in some forms of washers, being acted upon by the rotary handle of the
rinsing rollers, I employ a separate handle or lever to which is attached a section
or plane with cogs, which cogs act on a cog wheel adju-ted to the end of a spindle
which passes right through the washer, the bearings where the spindle passes int
the washer and where it may project at the other side of the washer being made
water tight to prevent the escape of the water from inside the washer.
On this spindle I adjust the dasher.
The dasher consists of an oak or beech block or other suitable material with
four projecting arms attached.
The machine may be made of any size and the fittings of any dimensions
suitable for the work required to be done hy the machine, the fittings being of
suitable material and of suitable proportion according to the size of the whole
construction.
Instead of allowing the spindle on which the dashers are fixed to go right
through the washer I sometimes prefer to let the end on which the cog is not
attached, to rest in a socket on the inside of the washer, which socket can be of a
suitable shape and material.
Having constructed my machine in this manner and with fittings as above
described, which mode I prefer to other modes of making it, I am able to obtain
the alternate backward and forward motion from the action of the lever which as
above stated is preferable to the ordinary rotary motion in use.
Dated this 8th day of January 1896.
JOHN WILLIAM BOOT.
I, JOHN WILLIAM BOOT 10 Cliff Street, New North Road, Loudon, 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 speciality of my washing machine consists in the action of the dasher which
instead of being worked in a rotary manner by a wheel or otherwise, works with
an alternate action backwards and forwards by means of a lever or handle, which

page_text: action not only gives a more cleansing motion to the dasher, but such motion is
Jess detrimental to the clothes being washed.
I prefer to make my washer in the following manner. Instead of the dashers
being attached to a rotary spindle, which is the usual or is the case in some forms
of washers, being acted upon by the rotary handle of the rinsing rollers, 1 employ
a separate handle or lever to which is attached a section or plane with cogs, which
cogs act on AL cog wheel adjusted to the end of a spindle which passes right
through the washer, the bearings where the spindle passes into the washer and
where it may project at the other side of the washer being made water tight to
prevent the escape of the water from inside the washer. On this spindle I adjust
the dasher.
The dasher consists of an oak or beech block or other suitable material with
four projecting arms attached.
The machine may be made of any size and the fittings of any dimensions suit-
able for the work required to be done by the machine, the fittings being of
suitable material and of suitable proportions according to the size of the whole
construction.
Instead of allowing the spindle on which the dashers are fixed to go right
through the washer sometimes prefer to let the end on which the cog is not
attached to rest in a socket on the inside of the washer, which sucket can be of a
suitable shape and material.
Having constructed my machine in this manner and with fittings as above
described, which mode I prefer to other modes of making it, I am able to obtain
the alternate backward and forward motion from the action of the lever which as
above stated is preferable to the ordinary rotary motions in use.
Referring to the annexed drawings:
Figure 1 is an elevation showing my invention.
Figure 2. is a plan view.
a is the spindle which carries the arms or dashers 6; this spindle having water-
tight bearings in the washer or receptacle c of the machine.
d is a quadrant piece having teeth e which engage with the teeth upon the
wheel which is secured to the spindle a, said quadrant pieced being pivoted
at h.
The handle bar or rod is attached to the quadrant piece d so as to operate
same when the handle bar or rod i is moved.
If desired a spring may be employed to aid the return of the handle bar or
rod i to its initial position. indicates the position of a lid and opening upon the
washer or receptacle.
Having now particulary 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. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substantially
as described.
2. In washing machines of the class herein described in combination with a
dasher; a handle bar or rod which operates a pivoted quadrant piece which
ei gages with a toothed wheel upon the spindle carrying the dashers or arms.
Dated this 8th day of September 1896.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.