IMPROVEMENTS IN WASHING MACHINES
Year: 1884

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I, SAMUEL BARRETT of 31, Low Street, Keighley in the County of York, Shirt
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
WASHING MACHINES, to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in machines for the washing of
clothes in a thorough simple and convenient manner and consists of a vessel of
rectangular or other convenient form divided into two compartments effected by
fixing a perforated division near to the bottom of the vessel and by a vertical
division perforated near to the top. Within the larger division of the vessel I place
a bucket having a perforated lid which can be easily secured to or removed from
the bucket under the said lid I fix one or more valves, and place the clothes
between the perforated bottom division and the bucket which is worked up and
down by levers attached to an oscillating shaft actuated by a lever, or by a crank
in connection with gearing, thus by the bucket working up and down the water is
forced through the clothes and perforated bottom up the vertical portion of the
narrow division or compartment which then run through the perforations on to the
top of the bucket. On the upward stroke or return of the bucket the valve, or
valves, under the lid opens and allows the water to pass below which is again
forced through the clothes on the downward stroke of the bucket.
Dated this lot done of Contoh- 900

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I, SAMUEL BARRETT of 31, Low Street, Keighley, in the County of York, shirt
manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN WASHING MACHINES," 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 certain improvements in machines for the washing of
clothes in a thorough, simple, and convenient manner; and consists of a vessel of
rectangular or other convenient form, divided into two compartments effected by
fixing a perforated division near to the bottom of the vessel, and by a vertical
division that is perforated near to the top.
Within the larger compartment of the vessel, I place a bucket having a
perforated detachable lid, fitted on the underside with valve boards; so that when
the bucket is actuated and on its downward course, the water is forced through
the clothes placed between the bucket and perforated bottom, and up the narrow
vertical division out through the perforations on to the top of the bucket. On the
upward or return stroke, the valve boards open and allow the water to pass below,
which is again forced through the clothes on the downward stroke of the bucket.
In the accompanying drawings Fig 1. represents the sectional end elevation of a
washing machine arranged according to my invention. Fig 2 is an end view
shewing the gearing. Fig 3. is a front view with the vessel in section. Fig 4 is
an enlarged plan of the bucket lid, and Fig 5 is a section through the same: in all
the figures similar letters indicate like parts..
The vessel A is attached to the end frames B, and may be of rectangular or
other convenient form divided into two compartments, effected by the fixing of a
perforated division or false bottom C near to the bottom of the vessel; and a
vertical division D which is perforated near to the top, and may be curved and
corrugated as shewn at D'. Within the large compartment of the vessel, I place
a wooden frame E, in the centre of which is secured a perforated board E' arranged
on the underside with valve boards Es; thereby forming a bucket which may be
actuated in the manner as hereinafter described.
The hand wheel G and pinion G¹ attached thereto, are mounted on the bottom
roller shaft Ras hitherto as is also the spur wheel H; but the wheel and pinion H'
and H are placed directly below the centre of the roller shaft instead of at an
angle as is the common practise. The wheel and pinion H¹ and H³ are made to
slide on the stud S by means of lever J, and when in the position as shewn by
Fig 3. the wheel H is clear of the pinion H2 but the wheel H¹ is engaged with the
circular plate K, by a circular pin entering one of the holes bored in the plate of
the said wheel.
The circular plate K is also prepared with a similar pin on the opposite side,
and works in the slot hole formed in lever L which is secured on shaft M that is
mounted behind the casing of vessel A. On this shaft are also secured other two
levers N, one at each side which are connected by links P to brackets Q secured
to the frame E of the bucket.
The clothes to be washed are placed in space F between the bucket and
perforated division or false bottom C; the vessel filled with water to the desired

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the hand wheel G, the lever L and levers N are actuated, by which the bucket is
caused to reciprocate in the vessel: thus by the bucket working up and down, the
water is constantly circulated.
When the bucket is going down, the valve boards E' close the perforations in
board E thereby forcing the water through the clothes in space F and perforated
bottom C up and through the perforations D' in vertical division: and on the
upward or return stroke, the valve boards open and allow the water to enter the
space F, which is again forced through the clothes as before described on the
downward stroke of the bucket; thereby continually keeping the water passing
through the clothes and thus washing the same.
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
Washing machines fitted with plunger buckets having the valve boards E' on
the underside of removable lid E¹ arranged and actuated substantially in the
manner described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
WAUGH & CHAPMAN,
70, Chancery Lane, W.C.