Improvements in the Construction and Arrangement of Washing and Rinsing Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1892--Accepted, 5th Mar., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction and Arrangement of Washing
and Rinsing Machines.
I, JULIUS NEWBURG, of 17 Beuthstrasse, Berlin, Germany, Manufacturer, 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 a washing and rinsing machine for clothes, and consists
essentially of a casing which is arranged to be oscillated upon two journals fixed to
the standard or frame of the machine. The washing is effected in this casing by
means of water and soap. Within the casing, a beater or roller is moved to and fro
like a pendulum by actuating a handle while an oscillatory motion is imparted to
the casing by means of suitable toothed sectors, this motion being in an opposite
direction to that of the beater. Owing to these opposite motions, the clothes are
rubbed or dashed with pressure against one another, such as occurs when washing
by hand, and are thus cleaned more thoroughly and in a shorter time than with the
washing machines heretofore used. To allow of the clothes being rinsed after they
have been washed, the beater is readily and simply removed from the casing, and
the clothes are tossed about in the water by moving the casing to and fro.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is
a longitudinal section, Figure 2 a side view, and Figure 3 a cross section of the
washing machine, Figures 4 to 7 being details thereof.
The casing a, which may be preferably made of the form shown in the drawings,
is arranged to turn in the frame d upon two lateral journals and c. Upon the
prolongation of the journal bis mounted outside the frame, a toothed sector e
(Figures 1 and 2) gearing with a second toothed sector mounted upon the axis g
likewise carried by the frame of the machine. This axis is turned to and fro by
means of the handle arranged in the centre, or at the side of the framework,
The beater (Figures 1
whereby a to and fro motion is imparted to the drum a.
and 3) is suspended by means of two arms i to the axis g, so as to extend within the
drum, a to and fro motion being imparted thereto by means of the handle h. The
frame g, i, is made in one piece and is furnished at the top with a handle h and
below with a connecting rod I, the beater & being arranged between the two flat iron
bars . The frame which carries the said beater is loosely connected by the
coupling o with the axis and is arranged to slide in a vertical direction in the
grooves x.
The beater k, Figures 6 and 7, consists of two strips of corrugated irons m,
between which is clamped a strip of india-rubber n extending downwardly, and
firmly held in a vertical position by the springs p fixed to the arms i in such a
manner that when the washing is taking place, the said strip yields resiliently to
the pressure of the clothes. The said beater may also be arranged in a horizontal
position, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, in which case it is made of ponderous or
weighted wood, and is carried by means of ledges t fixed sidewise in two grooves >
formed in the arms, so that it is raised or lowered automatically according to the
mass of clothes placed in the drum. Instead of the beater, a ribbed or smooth
roller may be used. An angle iron v (Figure 2) connecting the two lateral parts
of the frame serves to fix the wringing machine and a lateral handle marked u serves
to set this machine in motion.
The mode of operation of the new washing machine is as follows:-After the
clothes have been placed in the drum a with the necessary water and soap, the
handle is moved to and fro in the direction of the arrow, thus imparting a similar
motion to the beater k connected to this handle by means of the axis g, coupling o

page_text: and arms. At the same time, the drum a is likewise moved to and fro but in an
opposite direction to that of the beater k, as the toothed sector f fixed to one
end of the axis g gears with the toothed sector e keyed upon the journal
drum a, and communicates an isolated or separate motion to the drum.
of the
To rinse the clothes after they have been washed, the beater is removed from
the drum a with the arms i carrying the same by raising with the aid of the handle h
the frame g, i, h, with the beater out of the said drum. By now actuating the
latter, a to and fro motion is imparted to the drum a turning upon its journals in
the same manner as when washing was performed i.e. through the toothed sectors f
and e, and the axis g, the clothes being thus tossed about to and fro in the drum
and thus properly rinsed..
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 :-
1. A washing and rinsing machine consisting of a drum a capable of oscillating
upon two journals b and c fixed to the frame of the machine, within which drum,
a to and fro motion is imparted to the beater & by actuating a handle h, this drum
being likewise moved to and fro upon its journals & and e by means of the toothed
sectors e, f, in such a manner that the direction of its motion is contrary to that of
the beater, so that the clothes laying at the bottom of the drum follows its motion
on the contrary, while the upper layer of clothes is moved in another direction,
whereby the said clothes are rubbed against one another and thus efficiently
cleaned.
2. In the above washing and rinsing machine, the combination of the vertical
beater consisting of an india-rubber strip n clamped between two corrugated metal
strips m, with the arms i carrying the same by means of springs p, so that the
beater may yield resiliently to the clothes when the pressure is too great.
3. Instead of the beater mentioned in Claim 2, the use of a beater made of
weighted wood (Figures 4 and 5) arranged in a horizontal position and capable of
sliding up and down in the grooves formed in the arms i by means of the ledges t,
so as to be placed higher or lower according to the mass of clothes placed in the
drum and to always press against the said clothes.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1892
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Julius Newburg.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Julius Newburg.