US2542509A - Toy washing machine of the oscillating drum type - Google Patents

Description

F. J. GORIUP 2,542,509

TOY WASHING MACHINE UP THE OSCILLATING DRUM TYPE Feb. 20, 1951 Filed July 8, 1948 INVENTOR. Ffdflk J Gar/up BY Patented Feb. 20, 1951 TOY WASHING MACTIINE OF THE 7 OSCILLATING DRUM TYPE.

Frank J. Goriup, Pittsburgh, 'Pa., assignor to Wolverine Supply. and-Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.,'a corporation of Pennsylvania Application July 8, 1948,-Serial No. 37,597

The principal object which I have in view is the provision of a toy of such character which will operate on the-principle of a tumbling drum type of domestic washing machine.

In the present toy machine, Iprovide atub in which a drum is mounted on a horizontal axis, -the clothes to be washedbeingloaded into the drum, and novel means are provided for imparting to the drum rotary movement in alternate directions. I Improved means are provided for mounting the drum in the tub and also for imparting the alternate rotarymovements' to the drum.

Other novel features of construction and ar-- rangement 'of parts will'appearfrom the follow- .ing description.

In the drawings: t Fig. l is a .front elevation of the washing ma chine; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 2-2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on enlarged scale taken along the line 33 inFig. 2; Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 2,,and

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the operating crank dismounted.

Referring to the drawings, l indicatesthe'tub which is formed of sheet material and is shown as of rectangular shape comprising the front wall I l the side walls l2 and I3, which latter are duplicates in form, and the rear wall [4. I The front and side walls may be integrally formed by bending a sheet metal blank along the vertical lines, while the rear wall I4 may he a separate b ank fastened to the side walls by the tongues l integral with the'side walls and extending through slots in the rear wall and bent down against the outer surface of said sidewall. The tub is provided with a horizontal lower perimetral edge so that it may stand steady on the floor or table. Thus the tub may be formed of stamped metal sheet material and may be quickly assembled to complete the tub.

The tub is provided with a floor 16 which fits maim- 68- 53 ing top flange; :of the tub. These flanges-are tubular and thus resiliently engage each other to prevent accidental loosening of the cover.

-wardly to form a cylindrical'bearing IS. The rear wall Id of the tub is provided with a small bearing hole -20 axially aligned with the open- 1mg l 8 .in-the 'frontwall;

1' The drum 21' is formedof sheet metal upintocylindrical shape with the ends of the sheet-securedtogether as by soldering.

The front-en'dof the-drum is formed by "the annular wall 22 secured as by'soldering to the cylindrical body of the drum-2| and being pro-,- videdat itsfree edge with an outwardly ex portion '23'to form a lip 24 against which outfwardly'bears the circularglass'plate 25 of proper diameter to fitin the portion 23. The glass plate 25 is held in place by anannular keeper-plate 26 of proner'diameter to fit in the interior .of the circular drum. The plate 26' is'provided with an annular flange 21which fits into the cylindrical portion23 of the wall22 and is provided with an annular terminal l p 21a which extends in- 'wardlydn a plane parallel with the glass plate 25 and bears against the inner surface of the glass plate 25'to hold it firmly in'position. Z8indi'cates a rubber gasket ring which-is compressed between the glass plate and the lip moisture fromthe end of-the drum.

The opposite end of the drum" is closed'by the circ'ular wall 29 which is provided at its center"witha circulaninwardly pressed portion 30.

3| indicates a circular plate which is riveted or otherwise secured to the outer face of the wall 29, and 32 indicates a gudgeon having its enlarged circular base rigidly secured to the plate 3|, the gudgeon extending outwardly therefrom between the walls and is held in place in a simiin axial alignment with the annular portion 23 of the other end wall of the drum. The gudgeon 32 for the greater part of its length is of rectangular cross-sectional shape but at the inner ll indicates the removable cover for the tub,

i being provided with .a depending perimetral :i'flfiange which fits down. over an upwar y extend and outer extremities of the gudgeon, the latter is preferably cylindrical. The outer end of the gudgeon is journaled in the bearing hole 20 in the rear wall I4.

The drum is of less length than the horizontal depth of the tub and within this space aboxing 33 is fixed on the gudgeon. This boxing consists of two spaced parallel wings 34 connected at one end by a web 35 and adjacent said web the wings are rigidly connected along their longitudinal edges by the rectangular plates 36 provided with registering rectangular holes 31 through which the gudgeon extends, thus assembling the boxing and the "gudgeon to rotate in unison.

38 indicates the operating handle formed or a steel rod and provided at its outer end with a hand grip 40. The reference number 39 indicates a portion of the steel rod connected to the handle 40 and extending at a rightangle to the latter. Merging with the portion 39 is a straight portion 4| which extends through a bearing hole in the side wall 13. The inner extremity of the operating handle is provided with an inclined portion 42 ending with a straight portion 43 parallel with the hand grip 4B but misaligned 'in respect thereto. The portion 43 projects inwardly between the wings 34 hi the boxing 33 with sufhcieiit clearance provided by the spacing of the wings, so that'as the crank handle is turned the boxing "33 is swung first in one direction and then in the other, causing the drum to oscillate 'oh its axis and thus wash the clothes which have been introduced into the drum with the washi rig'water and soap.

H indicates a circular sheet metal cage having a perimetral wall which is provided with spaced tongues I5 which are inserted through tlots in the rear wall M of the tub and bent over to attach the cage to the inners'urface of the wall and concentric with the bearing hole inwl'iich the outer extremity of'the gudgeon is joiiinal'ed. The cage is closed at its inner end by its rear wall '45 which is provided with an 'air ial opening M5 through which the gudgeon-is seems-mo. The perimetral wall of the cage is provided with a properly located bearing hole 41 through which the portion '41 of the operating handle extends, the handle being th'us journaled in the sidewall of the tub and in the per-- imetral wall of the cage.

The upper portion of the "cylindrical wall of the drum is provided with an oval access opening it which is closed by the lid 49 hinged at 50. 51 indicates a catch to Hold the lid open.

The interior of thedruin is provided with the longitudinally extending ribs or bafiies 52 which agitate the clothes as the drum is oscillated.

53 indicates rollers which are mounted in stands 54 on the iioor 16 of the lid and support 'thed'rum from beneath.

The perimetral wall of the cage '44 is provided with spaced ports 55 which preventthe accumu- -l-ati'on of water or moisture-in the cage.

When the toy washing machine is -to be used, the cover is removed and the :lid of the drum thetoy i's inverted to drain off the washing solution.

The toy washing machine is inexpensive to manufacture and is sufiiciently rigid to prevent its easy impairment or destruction.

I claim:

1h means for supporting a rotary drum on a horizontal axis in the tub of a toy washing machine, the combination of an inwardly extending annular flange defining a circular opening in the wall of the'tub, an outwardly extending annular flange defining an opening in the adjacent end wall of the drum, said outwardly extending annular flange being journaled in said inwardly extending annular flange, said outwardly extending annular flange being prom'ded with an annular terminal lip extending radially into said opening in the wall of the drum, 2. circular plate of glass inserted into said outwardly extending annular flange, a gasket interposed between theglass plate and the lip, a keeper ring pressed into said outwardly extending annular flange to hold the glass plate in position, a gudgeon fixed 'to theopposite end wall of the drum and disposed axially thereof, means defining a bearing in the adjacent wall of the tub in which the gudgeon is journaled, and means engaging said gudgeon for imparting an oscillatory movement to the gudgeon.

. FRANK J. GORIUP.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 135,697 "Dame Feb. 11, 1873 183,717 Smith Oct. 24, 1876 619,824 Fetzer Feb. 21, 1899 1,106,334 White June 16, 1914 1,342,624 Dwyer June 8, 1920 2,111,037 Ziinarik Mar. 15, 1938 2,289,162 Amonsen July 7, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS

Images