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fabrics operated upon. By this means, I avoid
rupturing the said fabrics and provide a mul-
titude of rubbing-points by which the neces-
sary friction is imparted for the complete and
5 speedy removal of the matter soiling said
fabrics.
At one, or both, ends of the bed 6, I insert
in the transverse grooves 7 strips of rawhide,
leather, or other suitable material 14, secured
ro in place by a central, longitudinal series of
tacks, nails or screws, 15, by which the cen-
tral part of the strip is drawn into the groove,
its edges projecting above, and extending be-
yond, the parallel edges of said groove; said
15 edges being trimmed in a manner substan-
tially similar to that of the disks. These
strips form a species of mop, which not only
acts upon the fabrics, but aids in holding the
same upon the bed while they are subjected
20 to the action of the reciprocating rubber.
In the higher end of the bed-piece of the
machine, and arranged between the two par-
allel side-bars 5, are two rolls 15a and 16. The
former of these rolls has journal-support in
25 the side-bars, while the second of the two rolls
is journaled in a movable frame, the sides 17
of which lie within the side-bars 6 and have
outwardly-projecting pins 18, which move in
slots in the said side-bars 5. The two longer
30 sides of the frame are composed of the roll 16,
which has its journal-supports in one end of
the sides 17, and a bar 19 rigidly connected to
the other ends and receiving spring-pressure
from one or more leaf-springs 20, or springs
35 of other suitable form, whereby the roll 16 is
pressed against the roll 15i with suitable force.
I prefer to construct one of these rolls with a
plain surface and to provide the other with a
considerable number of cup-shaped, circular
40 depressions, 21, but these features are evi-
dently subject to a wide variation, without
materially departing from my invention. The
roll 15 I provide with a crank 22, to enable
the operator to impart movement independ-
45 ently thereto, and draw the fabrics operated
upon over the surface of the bed.
Upon the sides of the tank, or tub, are
erected supports 23, preferably inclined at a
suitable angle from the vertical, and provided,
50o in their upper ends, with slots 24, which open
at the upper extremities of said supports. The
reciprocating-rubber consists of a frame com-
posed of side-bars 25, connected by strong
transverse bars 26 and 27, below the latter of
55 which the ends of the side-bars 25 extend. To
these extended ends is pivotally attached a
frame composed of side-bars 16a, connected
by a transverse brace 27 and a hand-hold 28.
In said side-bars is journaled, upon one side
6o of the transverse brace 27, a roll 29, and, upon
the other side of said brace, an independent
roll 30. The roll 29 is provided, over its en-
tire surface, with disks 31 of raw hide, or
other suitable material, having a form and
65 fastening similar, in all substantial respects,with that seen upon thebed-piece 6, the disks
31 being placed in seats in the cylindrical
face of the roll, and trimmed off upon their
edges in the manner described. The roll 30
is provided with a series of circumferential 70
corrugations, or externally convex annuli, 32,
and is provided with a series of longitudinal,
elastic strips 33, of raw hide, leather, or other
suitable material. These strips are set in lon-
gitudinal grooves, or channels 34, cut as deep, 75
or nearly as deep, as the circumferential chan-
nels which separate the several corrugations,
or convex annuli. In these longitudinal chan-
nels the edges of the strips 33 are laid and are
fastened by tacks, nails, or screws 35, inserted 80o
in, or near, the lines of said circumferential
channels. As these fastenings are inserted
through one edge of each strip, while the
other and parallel edge is left free, it will be
seen that a series of pockets is formed, be- 85
tween the two edges, which are capable of
containing, in the aggregate, a considerable
volume of fluid. As the rubber is recipro-
cated over the bed-piece, 6, the revolution
of the roll 30 carries up the suds and throws 90o
the same with considerable force upon the
fabrics lying upon the bed-piece, which are,
almost immediately, subjected to the com-
pression of the rubber, whereby the suds are
forced through the cloth, with the required 95
friction and agitation.
The frame carrying the reciprocating rub-
ber is supported in the slots 24 in the side
supports 23. To render this support pivotal
and to secure an adjustment of the recipro- ioo
eating rubber toward and from the bed 6, I
provide the upper transverse brace 26 with
laterally projecting trunnion pins 36, which
lie in the slots 24, from which they may be
readily removed. A cleansing action is thus 105
given of such efficacy that theclothes, or fab-
rics, are thoroughly cleansed in the shortest
possible time and with the minimum of labor
upon the part of the operative.
What I claim is-- I10
1. In a washing-machine, the combination
with a tub, or tank, of a stationary bed-piece
having parallel side-bars resting at one end
upon the bottom of said tub and projecting
at the other end over the edge thereof, a fab- 115
ric-holding and feeding-roll journaled in said
side-bars, a second roll journaled in a mov-
able, spring-pressed frame, the sides of which
lie within the side-bars of the bed-piece and
are provided with pins which project out- 120
wardly and move in slots in the said side-
bars, means for rotating said rolls, and a re-
ciprocating rubber pivotally attached to a
frame hanging upon supports on the side of
the tub, substantially as described. 125
2. In a washing-machine, the combination
with a stationary bed-piece of a reciprocating
rubber having two independent rolls, one
provided with a series of disks, seated in cir-
cular depressions in the face of the said roll 130
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Snider, Henry C. Washing-Machine., patent, March 28, 1893; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth173359/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.