Improvements in or applicable to Apparatus for Washing Clothes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2'st Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 20th Mar., 1997
Improvements in or applicable to Apparatus for Washing Clothes.
1, JOHN RALPH ORRELL of North Lodge Industrial Schools, Westminster
Road, Kirkdale in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has mainly for its object an apparatus for washing clothes, said
apparatus being constructed with a dolly to which is imparted a combined rotary,
oscillating and vertical motion by the simple rotating of a handle, this move ment
of the dolly being designed to imitate the movement of a dolly when worked by the
hands of the washerwoman. The invention may be combined with a wringing or
mangling machine if so desired.
In carrying my invention into effect, I will describe the model apparatus which
I have made of my invention as applied in combination with a wringing machine
in which there are two rollers worked by a rotary hantle, on the spindle of which
I mount a piuion gearing into a spur wheel which, by means of suitable mechanism,
imparts to the dolly a rotary oscillatory motion. The dolly itself is mounted on a
shaft capable of both a rotary and vertically movement, being provided with a
pinion for rotating it, the said pinion however remaining in one uniform position
when the shaft slides vertically. The mechanism for imparting to the dolly a
rotary oscillatory motion may consist in mounting on the spur wheel shaft aforesaid
a disc with teeth arrauged at intervals peripherally thereon, and providing at right
angles to this shaft a vertical shaft on which is mounted a toothed segment
gearing into the pinion on the dolly shaft. On the vertical shaft is arranged two
arms, one at or near one end and one at the other. As the disc rotates, one of the
teeth on the disc comes first into engagement with one arm on the vertical shaft
and oscillates the segment, thus imparting to the dolly one turn or so in one
direction, and as soon as this is effected, another tooth comes into engagement
with the other arm, and rotates the dolly a turn or so in the opposite direction.
The arrangement for giving the vertical motion to the dolly may consist of the
following arrangement. On one face of the disc aforesaid another tooth is
formed, and in proximity to the dolly shaft there is an auxiliary shaft with a
fork for engaging collars on the dolly shaft and so lift it, the end of this shaft
being provided with a crank which is compled to a bell crank, the end of which
bell crank is adapted to come into engagement with the tooth aforesaid on the
face of the disc, so that for every complete revolution of the disc, the dolly
will be lifted once, and fall again by gravity. In my model apparatus there
are three teeth on the periphery of the disc and one on its face, so that the
dolly will make about two rotary oscillations in each direction for one vertical
movement. The dolly head is adjustably fixed to the shaft so that, if desired,
it can be taken off when not required for use, or when it is desired to place a
washing tub underneath as this avoids lifting the machine. To effect this a stud
or spindle ou the dolly dovetails into the dolly shaft, and the two pieces are
fastened together by means of a collar. When it is desired to throw the
wringing machine and the washing apparatus out of gear, all that is necessary is
to slide the spur wheel aforesaid on the shaft so as to bring it out of engagement

page_text: with a clutch gear of any suitable construction. The apparatus combines twisting
and squeezing in the most effective manner, the dolly head pressing tightly on the
clothes underneath and squeezing out the water, and then rising to allow the clothes
to be saturated. Moreover it is much easier to work than the old fashioned dolly
and tub.
The above being a description of my model apparatus, it must be understood that
it can be altered in certain parts without departing from the nature of the
invention.
Dated this 20th day of Anul 1900
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or applicable to Apparatus for Washing Clothes.
I, JOHN RALPH ORRELI. of North Lodge Industrial Schools, Westminster
Road, Kirkdale in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declaro 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 :-
This invention has mainly for its object an apparatus for washing clothes, said
apparatus being constructed with a dolly to which is imparted a combined rotary
Oscillatory and vertical motion by the simple rotating of a handle, this movement
of the dolly being designed to imitate the movement of a dolly when worked by
the hands of the washerwoman. The invention may be combined with a wringing
or mangling machine if so desired.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a front view of my apparatus applied to a wringing machine ;
Figure 2 an eud elevation;
Figure 3 a vertical cross section;
Figure 4 a detail view of the mechanism for raising and lowering the dolly;
Figures 5 and 6 detail views showing the mechanism for throwing the wringing
rollers and dolly apparatus in and out of gear, Figure 5 showing the wringing
rollers out of gear, the dolly apparatus in gear, and Figure 6 showing the
wringing apparatus in gear and the dolly apparatus out of gear.
In the above figures my invention is showu as applied in combination with a
wringing machine in which there are two rollers A, worked by a rotary handle B,
ou the spindle of which I mount a pinion C gearing into a spur wheel D, which
by means of suitable mechanism imparts to the dolly E a rotary oscillatory motion.
The dolly itself is mounted on a shaft F capable of both a rotary and a vertical
movement, being provided with a pinion G for rotating it, the said pinion, however,
remaining in one uniform position when the shaft F slides vertically. The
mechanism for imparting to the dolly E a rotary oscillatory movement may consist
in mounting on the shaft d of the spur wheel D aforesaid, the disc H with teeth /
arranged at intervals peripherally thereon, and providing at right angles to this
shaft a vertical shaft I, to which is mounted a toothed segment J, gearing into the
pinion G on the dolly shaft F. On the vertical shaft I are arranged two arms i,
one at or near one end, and one at the other. As the disc H rotates, one of
the teeth on the disc H comes first in engagement with one armi on the
vertical shaft and oscillates the segment J, thus imparting to the dolly arm E
one turn or so in one direction, and, as soon as this is effected, another tooth, on

page_text: the-opposite side of the disc, comes into engagement with the other arm, and rotates
the dolly back again in the opposite direction.
The arrangement for giving a vertical motion to the dolly may cousist of the
following arrangement:-
On one face of the disc aforesaid another tooth h' is formed, and in proximity to
the dolly shaft F there is an auxiliary shaft K with a fork L for engaging collars f
on the dolly shaft and so lift it, the end of this shaft being coupled to a bell crank M
by a link m. The end of the bell crank is adapted to lie in the path of the tooth /',
so that, for every complete revolution of the disc H, the dolly E will be lifted once,
and fall again by gravity. In the drawings there are shown threo teeth on the
periphery of the dise H and one on its face so that the dolly will make about two
rotary oscillations in each direction for one vertical movement. The dolly head is
jointed to the end of the shaft F by a double joint having two axes so that it may
be swung aside on one or other of its axes to enable a washing tub N to be placed
underneath and avoid having to lift the machine. When it is desired to throw the
dolly apparatus out of gear and the wringing machine into gear, all that is
necessary is to slide the spur wheel D aforesaid on the shaft so as to bring the
pinion D into gear with the spur wheel C, and the spur wheel D out of gear with
the clutch D. Motion is thus imparted to the wringing rollers through the
wheels C, D D' and C. To put the dolly apparatus into gear and the wringing
rollers out of gear, the pinion D' is thrown out of gear with C, and the spur
wheel into gear with the clutch D'. Motion is thus imparted to the dolly apparatus
through the wheels C and D and spindle d. The euds of bridge piece O in which
the spindle F is mounted are secured to the side frames P, by providing the ends
with flanges O', passing these ends through holes in the side frames and then
pressing the eude down so that the flanges engage the frames, after which the
pieces are fastened on to the frames by set screws to look the piece O in position
so that it cannot rise. The apparatus combines twisting and squeezing in the most
effective manner, the dolly head E pressing tightly on the clothos. underneath
and squeezing out the water, and then rising to allow the clothes to be saturated.
Moreover it is much easier to work than the old fashioned dolly and tub.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In an apparatus for washing clothes and in combination, a vertical spindle
with a dolly head firmnly secured to the end thereof, a rotary disc with teeth
arranged at intervals thereon, and adapted to be driven by a hand wheel, pulley or
other suitable means, and a mechanism so arranged and interposed between the
disc and the dolly spindle, that a combined rotary oscillatory, and vertical
movement is imparted to the dolly by the simple rotating of a handle, pulloy or
the like substantially as described.
2. In a clothes washing apparatus, the combination of a dolly and shaft F having
a pinion mounted thereon, an auxiliary shaft geared to the dolly shaft and having
cranks projecting laterally therefrom, and a disc H having tooth adapted to
alteruately engage the cranks on the auxiliary spindle, in such manner that when
the disc rotates, the teeth thereon will at intervals come into engagement with the
arms on the vertical shaft and alternately impart to the dolly one turn or so in
one direction, and a turn or so in the opposite direction, substantially as
described.
3. In a clothes washing apparatus, the combination with the dolly F, au
auxiliary shaft so geared to the rotary dolly shaft as to impart an intermittent
oscillating motion thereto, a disc H having one or more projecting teeth, and
a mechanism such as M and L adapted to be operated at each revolution of
the tooth or teeth whereby the rotary dolly will have imparted to it, an inter-
mittent oscillating movement combined with a vertical movement substantially as
described.

page_text: 4. The general combination, arrangement and construction of parts forming my
improved apparatus for imparting to a dolly a movement similar to that obtained
by the hands of a washerwoman substantially as set forth.
Dated this 19th day of January 1897
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.