WASHING LINEN AND WEARING AND OTHER FABRICS
Year: 1884

page_text: SAMUEL WOODALL, Montrose Villa, Firs Street, Dudley, Worcestershire, Clerk,
do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for WASHING LINEN AND
WEARING AND OTHER FABRICS and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The washer consists of a barrel with fittings, an internal arrangement, three
tooth wheels, two.friction wheels, spindles, two stands, etc.
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Construction of barrel and fittings:-The sides "A" (see Drawing N° 1)
are made of straight staves; the whole of which are fluted (or ribbed) in the
inside, all round, from end to end (sec transverse section Drawing N° 1°)
the fluting is about half inch deep and one inch pitch. The barrel ends "B. C."
(Drawing N° 1) are of plain material (i.e. they are not fluted). Round the
outside of barrel sides are fastened four strengthening hoops "D. D. D. D."
(see Drawing No 1). An oval lid "E." (fitted with handle "J" in centre)
is placed in the centre of barrel side A" (see Drawing N° 1). and is fluted
in the inside in the same way as the inside of barrel, and fits on to india
rubber to prevent the escape of water from the barrel. This lid Eis secured
to the barrel by two screw bolts "F. F." which pass through the centre of slide
bars "G. G." and press on to two small plates fixed to the lid "E" The bars "G. G."
are made to slide along the fixed rods "H. H. H. H." (when the screws are loose)
which admits of the lid "E" being taken off. In the centre of barrel side opposite
to the lid E is a screw or cock "I." to let out the water.
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Description of internal arrangement which consists of roller "K." three
wings "L. L. L." two ends pieces "M. M.", and is (after having its parts separately
described) hereafter referred to as "the internal arrangement" (see transverse
section, Drawing N° 1°, and longitudinal section Drawing No 3). In the inside
of the barrel (before described) in the middle is placed roller "K." (the sides of
roller "K." are paralled with the barrel sides, and 'the ends of roller "K.", run
towards the centre of the barrel ends "B. C.") having three straight wings "L. L. L."
about one inch thick which are placed at equal distances, from each other and are
let into roller "K." lengthways about half an inch, and are fastened at the ends
by two pieces of flat wood or other suitable material "M. M." (the diameter of
which extends nearly the length of the ends of wings "L. L. L."). These end
pieces "M. M." are screwed to the roller "K." and to the ends of the wings
"L. L. L." The wings "L. L. L." are fluted longitudinally on both sides about
one eighth of an inch deep and about one inch pitch and are perforated with holes

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three quarters of an inch diameter. The internal arrangement runs the length of
the inside of barrel with the exception of about an eighth of an inch clearance at
each end, sufficient space is left to allow the linen, etc., (when being washed) to
pass between the barrel fluting and the tops of the wings "L. L. L."
Spindle "N" made of iron (or other suitable metal, and covered with india
rubber or other material where exposed to the water) runs lengthways through
the centre of the internal arrangement (i.e. through the roller "K." and end
pieces "M. M.") and is secured or fixed to the internal arrangement by two pieces
of iron "O. O." (or other metal-see end view of wings-Drawing N° 3.) being
fitted on to spindle "N." and let into each end of roller "K."
Spindle "N." (as hereafter shown) is carried through the middle of each end of
barrel on to the friction pulleys "P. P." (see Drawing N° 1.) which are placed in
the centre of iron stands "Q. R." (spindle "N." carries the barrel with fittings,
plate "S.", internal tooth wheel "T." and the internal arrangement.)
Description of Driving Gear, &c. :- -On barrel end "B" in the centre outside is
fixed plate of iron "S." (or other metal) which forms a bearing for barrel end "B.",
through the centre of plate "S." runs spindle "N." which finds its bearing on
friction pulley "P." placed in the centre of iron stand "
Q."
On barrel end "C." outside in the centre is fixed internal tooth wheel "T."
(which forms a bearing for barrel end "C.") which is carried, through its centre by
the other end of spindle "N." which has its bearing on the other friction
pulley "P," placed in the centre of iron stand "R." (plate "S." and internal tooth
wheel "T." being screwed tightly to the barrel ends "B. C." and also being bored
to fit spindle "N." prevents the escape of water through the barred ends "B. C.").
Plate "S", and internal tooth wheel "T." turn with the barrel round spindle "N."
(i.e. they are not keyed to spindle "N."). On the driving end of spindle "N." and
inside internal tooth wheel "T." is keyed tooth wheel "U." for driving internal
arrangement. Inside also of internal tooth wheel "T." is placed the driving pinion
"V," which works into the. teeth of internal tooth wheel "T." and tooth wheel "U."
The driving pinion "V." has ten teeth, tooth wheel U." has twenty teeth, internal
tooth wheel T." has forty teeth (see Drawings No. 1 & 2. for driving gear) the
driving pinion "V." is turned by fly wheel "W." on the outside of stand "R.", the
fly wheel "W." and the driving pinion "V." being keyed on to spindle
"X"
(this spindle "X." has its bearing on stand "R.")
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In turning fly wheel "W" the internal arrangement "L. L. L.", "M. M.", "K.",
and spindle "N." (see transverse section, Drawing No 1 and longitudinal section,
Drawing 3.) and the barrel with plate "S." and wheel T revolve horizontally. The
internal arrangement (with spindle "N.") revolves double as fast as the barrel, and
also in the opposite direction, as shown by the arrows (see transverse section
Drawing N° 1º.)
Fly wheel "W" can be turned from right to left or from left to right, and in
either case the internal arrangement and spindle "N will turn in the opposite
direction to the barrel and 'double as fast (in other words the barrel with plate "S"
and "T" will always turn the same way as the fly wheel "W" and the internal
arrangement with spindle "N." will always turn in the opposite direction to the
barrel and fly wheel, &c., and double as fast.)
A bar or rod of iron "Y." (Drawing N° 1.) is fixed between iron stands "Q. R."
above the barrel, and holds the stands "Q. R." firmly together by means of bolts
and nuts "Z. Z." These iron stands." Q. R." are also made secure under the barrel
by means of bar #curved horizontally to allow of a bucket or tub being placed
under the barrel to draw off the water, this bar is also secured to stands "Q. R."
by means of bolts and nuts "Q" iron stands "Q. R." rest on four castors "X."
The barrel and the internal arrangement are constructed of wood or other suitable
material.
The washer (complete with stands, and all other arrangements) is made different
sizes, the smaller sizes are for working by hand, and the larger sizes are for steam
power in which case a pulley is substituted for fly wheel "W."

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
ention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
laim is
(i) In rotary washing machines the construction of the barrel riding loose upon
the shaft, having internal corrugations and provided with an internally
toothed wheel by which to drive it, all substantially as hereinbefore
described.
(ii) The internal drum provided with corrugated blades, being fixed on to the
shaft and rotating with twice the speed of and in the opposite direction to
the barrel substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
(iii) A rotary washing machine consisting of a fluted barrel and internal drum
revolving in the reverse direction thereto substantially as and for the
purpose herein before described.
Dated this Nineteenth day of June 1881

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