US426978A - Washing-machine - Google Patents

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H. C. ANDERSON. WASHING MACHINE.

N0.'426,978. Patented Apri 29, 1890,

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H. C. ANDERSON.

WASHING MACHINE.

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AIINrTl-:D STATES PATENT Orricn.

' HENRY C. ANDERSON, OF WHITESBOROUGH, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO lJOHN B. CHOICE, OF SAME PLACE, AND CHARLES C. CLEMANS, OF GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS.

WASHING-MACHINE SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent No. 426,978, dated April 29, 1890.

Application filed July 31, 1889.' Serial No. 319,262. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY C. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vhitesboreugh, in the county of Grayson and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Vashing-Machine, of which the following is aspeciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in washing-machines; and it consistsoin certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved washingmachine with the lid removed. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same with the lid in position. Fig. 3 is a central transverse section. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the cylinder, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the ends of the pipes for conveying steam and hotwater to the cylinder and the slide for closing the ends of said pipes. x

In carrying out my invention I employ a boiler A, which may be of any desired size and of any suitable material, and is provided at about its center with a semi-cylindrical cover B, above which t-he cylinder is arranged, and the ends of the boiler are provided with iiat covers, which extend from its semi-cylindrical cover to the ends of the boiler. One

i of these flat covers C is provided with an inlet-opening D, through which water may be poured into the boiler, and this inlet-opening is normally closed by a cap E, as shown. The other flat cover C is provided with a safetyvalve F to permit the steam to escape if it should get above a certain pressure. Within the boiler, near one end of the same, I arrange a series of pipes G, the upper ends of which project through the semi-cylindrical cover B, so as to direct steam against the cylinder, and one of these pipes is extended downward to a point near the bottom of the boiler, so that the hot water may pass up through the said pipe into the cylinder. The upper ends of these pipes are closed, when so desired, by a slide H, which is mounted in suitable cleats I on the inner surface of the cover B and projects through the side of the boiler, as clearly shown. The slide is provided with a number 5o of perforations I-I, which normally register with the ends of the pipes, so as to permit the flow of the water. l/Vhen the slide is moved, however, the body of the slide is caused to cover the ends of the pipes, and thereby cut off the flow of water. In one side of the boiler, near the lowest point of the semi-cylindrical cover B, I provide the outlet pipe or spout J, through which the dirty water may be dis-l charged.

The cylinder is constructed of the usual end disks and provided with a hinged section, so that the clothes may be passed within the same, andit is supported in the sides of the boiler by engaging the trunnion K at one end and the crank-shaft L at the opposite end in suitable notches in the upper edges of the boiler, as will lo'e readily understood, and when in position it rests within the recess formed by the semi-cylindrical cover B and the side Walls of the boiler. A lid Mis arranged over the cylinder to prevent the escape of steam, and thereby accelerate the vwashing of the clothes.

The cylinder is provided at intervals along its periphery with the transverse rows of openings N, and on its outer side has the buckets O, which project over the said openings and are substantially V-shaped, so that they will direct the steam and hot water through the said openings in to the cylinder, and also serve as wings or pistons, so that the cylinder will be caused to revolve by the action of the steam. Vithin the cylinder I secure to and between the ends of the same the rods P, which are arranged so as to pass over the openings O, as clearly shown. These rods serve the triple function of braces to strengthen the cylinder, as guards to prevent the clothes covering the openings N, and thereby preventing the entrance ot' the steam, and also as rubbing-bars to loosen the dirt from the clothes.

In practice the clothes are placed in the cylinder, the boiler is filled with water, and the machine is then placed over a iire. When the water begins to boil and form steam, the steam and the boiling water will rise through the pipes G and act on the bucketsO to rotate the cylinder and will pass tllrough the openings N into the cylinder, so that the clothes will be thoroughly agitated and the dirt effectually removed therefrom. Should the clothes collect in the bottom of the cylinder and be so heavy as to prevent the steam settin g` the cylinder in motion, the crank-handle may be utilized to start the cylinder, when the steam will serve to continue the rotation thereon. Then the clothes have been cleaned, the slide I'I is pushed inward, so as to cover the upper ends of the pipes G, and thereby cut oit the steam and hot Water, after which the dirty Water in the cylinder is permitted to escape through the dischargepipe J.

From the foregoing' description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a washing-machine Which is composed of few parts, and the said parts are simple in their construction, so that the device can be manufactured and sold very cheaply. By the use of my machine the clothes will be rapidly and buckets on the cylinder, extending over the said openings, the pipes within the boiler, adapted to direct the steam and hot Water into the buckets, and the slide adapted to close the ends of the pipes, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aIiXed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY C. ANDERSON.

"Witnesses:

.Toi-IN D. ANDERSON, HENDERSON ANDERSON.

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