Improvements in and relating to Clothes Washing Machines.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left 29th June 1900-Accepted. 4th Aug., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Clothes Washing Machines.
I, ROBERT GIBB, of Bellview Cottage, Burnblea Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire,
Ironmonger do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
According to my improvements I mount a tub or barrel on a base-plate carried
between two end frames secured together by transverse stays. I fit one or more
but preferably two vertically acting "dollys" or stamps to act on and press the
clothes placed within the tub. These dollys are mounted on the lower ends of
vertical spindles which pass through guiding holes or bearings in the transverse
stays. Adjustable washers or nuts are secured on these vertical spindles and
are acted on by S or like shaped cams so as to raise the dollys, and by gravity
these will descend and press on the clothes. The cams are carried on a horizontal
spindle actuated through toothed gear from a hand crank, or by a belt and pulley
from any prime moving shaft. Instead of cams cranks may be formed on the
shaft and work the dolly spindles direct
The tub is mounted on rollers to run horizontally in a path formed in base
plate, and receives motion from the cam shaft, such as by a disc plate acting
on a rod connected to a chain which passes round a pulley at lower part of frame,
the chain being connected at its other end to a pawl lever or rod which operates
a ratchet wheel secured to the lower end of pivot or spindle on which the tub is
carried.
Two rubber or other surfaced rollers would or may be fitted between the end
frames and be geared together to press the water out of the clothes, and act also
as a mangle if so desired: the clothes passing from the rollers down a shoot into
clothes basket after the water is pressed out of them.
Dated the 2nd October 1800
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street. Glasgow, Agents.
I. ROBERT GIBB, of Bellview Cottage, Burnblea Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire,
Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement in writing, reference being made to the accompanying
drawings:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to clothes wash-

page_text: And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood I have hereunto appended a sheet of explana-
tory drawings in which Figure 1 represents an elevation in perspective of my
washing machine complete. Figure 2 is a sectional elevation showing the tub,
dollys, and turning mechanism. While Figure 3 is a plan view of the under
framing and ratchet mechanism.
Referring to these drawings:-
According to my improvements I mount a tub or barrel A over a base-plate B
carried between two end frames B secured together by transverse stays B2, the
frame being preferably portable by being fitted with rollers or castors 133. I fit
one or more but preferably two vertically acting "dollys" or stamps C to act on
and press the clothes within the tub. These dollys Care mounted on the lower
ends of vertical spindles C¹ which pass through guiding holes or bearings in the
transverse stays 02. Adjustable washers or nuts D are secured on these vertical
spindles Cand are acted on by S or like shaped cams 1)¹ so as to raise the
dollys, and by gravity these will descend and press on the clothes.
are mounted to slide on the upper stay 12 and come under the washers D to hold
the spindles Cup when removing the clothes from tub. The cams D' are
carried on a horizontal spindle D2 actuated through toothed gear dd from a
hand crank d, or by a belt and pulley from any prime moving shaft. Instead of
cams ordinary cranks may. be formed on the shaft and work the dolly spindles
direct.
Bands B3
The tub A is mounted on rollers or castors a to run horizontally in a path
formed in base plate B, and receives motion from the cam shaft. 12, by a disc
plate E connected by a pin to a rod E¹ having its outer end attached to a chain E2
which passes round a pulley E at lower part of frame B¹, the chain being con-
nected at its other end by a linke to a lever el carrying a pawl e² which operates
a ratchet wheel secured to the lower end of pivot or spindle a on which the
tub A is carried, the lever e¹ being brought back to its starting position after
each action by the recoil action of a spring .
As shown in Figure 1, two rubber or other surfaced rollers f f¹ would or may
be fitted on brackets f2 between the end frames B' and be geared together to
press the water out of the clothes, and act also as a mangle if so desired; the
clothes passing from the rollers ff¹ down a shoot f³ into clothes basket after
the water is pressed out of them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is—
First. A clothes washing machine with revolving tub and vertically acting
dollys, arranged substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Second. In a clothes washing machine the combination of mechanism for turn-
ing the tub and operating the dollys substantially as herein described in reference
to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Third. The arrangement in combination of the parts of a clothes washing
machine substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated the 28th Tune 1000
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.