Improvements in Apparatus for Drying and Airing Clothes, namely, Body Clothes, Domestic Clothes, or Laundry Clothes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 30th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Drying and Airing Clothes, namely,
Body Clothes, Domestic Clothes, or Laundry Clothes.
GEORGE ROPER 29 Avon Street Oldham, Draper, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an apparatus for drying and airing body, domestic, and
laundry clothes, which apparatus consists of one or more rotary discs, furnished with
one or more radial rails rods or arms of suitable section and material which form
air spaces and on which the clothes to be dried or aired are placed. The said
rotary disc or discs are suitably suspended, for instance from a pulley, block. clothes
line, arms, or brackets, or it may be applied to a rotating shaft, or to a point such as
a stump, or to the frame of a wringing machine, or to any other suitable part.
The said radial rails, rods, or arins are formed with one or more joints, so as to
permit of folding when out of use, and are fixed to the said disc, either rigidly or
removably.
The said radial rails, rods, or arms I may furnish with hooks or hoops.
In lieu of employing the said radial rails, rods, or arms on a disc the same may
be fitted into sockets formed in, or attached to a rotating shaft, and such radial
rails, rods, or arms, furnished with cross rails, rods, or arms.
Another form of my invention consists in applying the radial rails, rods, or arms,
aforesaid to an ordinary maiden or winter edge, usually placed in front of the fire
place by fixing a number thereof on an axis or spindle pivoted to the maiden frame.
One or more of the axis or spindles, furnished with the radial rails, rods, or arms
may be employed and arranged to be turned a quarter of a revolution so as to
project outwards, and receive the clothes to be dried or aired, and when not in use
to be turned back so as to fold within the maiden frame, and to be retained in each
position by suitable means.
Dated this 6th day of A 1905
GEORGE ROPER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Drying and Airing Clothes, namely,
Body Clothes, Domestic Clothes, or Laundry Clothes.
1, GEORGE ROPER, of 29, Avon Street, Oldham, in the County of Lancaster,
Draper, 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved apparatus for drying and airing body
clothes, domestic and laundry clothes and has for its object to render the same more
efficient.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto two sheets of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1, Sheet I, is a side view, Fig. 2 a plan, and Fig. 3 an end view of one form
of my invention.
ida views and Fice 5 & 7 and views of modifications.

page_text: Fig. 8, Sheet II, is an end view and Fig. 9 a side view of another form of my
invention.
In carrying out my invention and referring to the figures generally I employ a
socket rail a which carries at right or other suitable angle one or more cross rails, rods
or arms 6 of any suitable section and material, forming air spaces 61, aud on which
the clothes to be dryed or aired are placed. The socket rail a is suitably suspended,
for instance from a pulley block clothes line c see Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5, arm or
bracket or it may be applied to a rotating shaft or to a stump, frame of a wringing
machine, wall or to mantel-piece, see Fig. 7, by such as a clip or bracket d as may be
found most convenient. For high rooms, the clothes rails, rods, or arms b may be
suspended chandelier like, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 & 3, by furnishing the socket
rail a with a tube e arranged to slide on a square rod suitably secured to the
ceiling and carrying a pulley 9 over which runs the line e the end c' of which is
fixed to the tube e and the end c attached to a hook a¹ on the socket rail a so as
to permit of lowering the clothes rails, rods or arms 6 by simply unhooking the
end for the purpose of placing on the rails, rods or arms 6 the clothes to be
dried or aired, or removing the same. For low rooms, I form the tube e, see
Fig. 4, much shorter and the spindle fin two parts so as to allow of removing
the lower part 1 and prevent obstruction whilst the clothes rails, rods or arms
are raised by a double line c, the ends of which are fixed to the spindle f and
passed around two pulleys gl mounted on the socket rail a, round two pulleys g²
mounted on the spindle and the ends c² attached to a hook a' on the one end of
the clothes rails, rods or arms b.
In lieu of the spindle and tube e the clothes rails, rods or arms b may be
suspended by means of a sling secured thereto and to a line c which latter is passed
over a pulley suitably mounted and secured to the ceiling whereby the clothes
rails, rods or arms b may be lowered or raised and retained in position as may be
required.
In lieu of arranging the clothes rails, rods or arms to be raised and lowered, they
may be suspended to the ceiling h, see Fig. 6, by a short spindle and rendered
circularly movable thereon and made to be removed altogether.
with a cover
If deemed necessary I may provide the clothes rails, rods or arms
or roof adapted to be placed on the same over the clothes, so as to prevent any dust
or foreign matter settling on the clothes, which might soil the same.
Another form of my invention consists in applying the clothes rails, rods or arms b
in the form of a maiden or winteredge usually placed in front of the fire-place, see
Fig. 9, Sheet II, by furnishing the socket rail a with rails, rods or arms 6 projecting
from one side only and supporting the ends a² of the socket rail in the end frames i
of the maidens or winteredge or sockets i fitted thereto in such a manner that by
giving the rails, rods or arms b a quarter of a turn they may be made to project
horizontally for use see Fig. 8, or vertically when out of use, see also Fig. 9.
To permit of positioning the rods, rails or arms b vertically or horizontally in the
frame and retain the same in either position, one end of the socket rail a is adapted
to turn and the other end being formed square to lock in the frame i or socket fixed
thereto, the square end being lifted out of the frame or respective socket when it is
desired to change the rods, rails or arms b from a horizontal to a vertical position
or vice versa.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
"In apparatus for drying and airing clothes."
1st. The general construction and combination of parts operating substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. The use and application of one or more cross rails, rods or arms & socketed
in a rail a at right or other suitable angle thereto and suitably suspended, which

page_text: rails, rods or arms 6 form air spaces and serve to hold the clothes to be dryed or
aired, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 29th day of December 1892.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.