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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
TINE H. MACE, OF CLARENDON, TEXAS.
WASHING-MACHINE.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Oct. 31, 1911.
Application filed March 21, 1911. Serial No. 615,873.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, TINE H. MACE, a citi-
zen of the United States, residing at Claren-
don, in the county of Donley and State of
Texas, have invented new and useful Im-
provements in Washing-Machines, of which
the following is a specification.
This invention relates to washing ma-
chines and one of the objects is the provision
10 of a novel operating mechanism for the ma-
chine whereby the rubber may be conven-
iently and easily reciprocated.
A further object of the invention is the
provision of an operating mechanism, the
15 lever of which is adapted to be adjusted so
that the machine may be operated in a stand-
ing or a sitting position.
Further objects of the invention will ap-
pear as the following specific description is
20 read in connection with the accompanying
drawings, which form a part of this appli-
cation, and in which:-
Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a
vertical sectional view on the line 2-2 of
25 Fig. 5. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken
on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a simi-
lar section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 looking
in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a
top plan view. Fig. 6 is a detail section on
30 an enlarged scale on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail top plan view.
Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the operating
rod.
Referring more particularly to the draw-
35 ings, 1 represents a tub which is preferably
supported upon four legs 2 spaced apart by
the horizontal braces 3 and the diagonally
arranged struts 4. The tub is corrugated
upon its sides and bottom, as shown at 5,
40 and mounted to rotate therein is a rubber 6
which is also corrugated, as shown at 7, on
its under side and is provided with a plural-
ity of apertures 8 through which the water
may circulate. The tub is provided with a
45 lid 9 which is hinged on one side of the tub
and is apertured to receive an operating
shaft 10 of the rubber 6. The opposite side
of the lid has a hinged hasp 11 secured there-
to which is adapted to engage over a turn
50 button 12 pivotally mounted upon a plate 13
secured to the side of the tub. Surrounding
the tub is a band 14 whose ends are prefer-
ably connected to adjusting bolts 15 which
secure to the band a bearing bracket 16 upon
55 the outer end of which is pivoted, as at 17,
a walking beam 18. This vertical beamcomprises a vertical member 19 having a
bearing 20 thereon to connect to the bracket
16 and a semi-cylindrical bow 21 having its
terminals connected to the ends of the verti- 60
cal member 19. The upper end of the ter-
minal member 19 has also secured thereto a
suitable universally mounted clamp 22 in
which is secured a rack bar 23. This rack
bar extends across the top 9 and engages a 65
gear 24 which is adjustably secured upon
the rod or shaft 10 by means of a set screw
25. The shaft 10 is preferably grooved
throughout its length so as to receive an in-
ternal rib on the gear which is mounted be- 70
tween a bearing washer 26 carried by the
top and the under side of an inclosing cas-
ing 27 which is cutaway at 28 to permit the
projection of the gear and to permit its en-
gagement by the rack bar. Immediately ad- 75
jacent the smooth side of the rack bar a pin
29 is rotatably mounted in the top and is
adapted to prevent lateral movement of the
rack bar. An overhanging head 30 on the pin
prevents the rack bar from rising when said 80
head is turned over the rack bar. The oppo-
site end of the vertical member 19 has piv-
otally connected to it a pitman 31 whose op-
posite end is eccentrically connected to a
gear wheel 32 mounted upon a vertical 85
standard 33 extending between the horizon-
tal cross bar 3 and the bottom of the tub.
This gear 32 is adapted to mesh with a pin-
ion 34 connected integrally to a fly wheel 35
journaled upon the standard 33. By re- 90
ciprocating the walking beam in the manner
to be hereinafter described the rack bar is
carried back and forth over the tub and the
rubber 6 subjected. to a rotary reciprocating
motion, which action is aided and the power 95
necessary to operate the same materially less-
ened by the action of the fly. wheel .35
through the gears and pitman 31.
In order that the machine may be oper-
ated or in other words the walking beam 100
reciprocated while in standing or sitting
position there is pivoted at the. point 17 an
operating lever 36 which projects outwardly
beyond the semi-circular member 21 and
is provided with a handle 37. This lever is 105
adjustably connected to the bow member 21
by means of a hook screw 38 which passes
through an aperture 39 in the lever and has
its hooked end engaged with the member
21. A thumb screw 40 threaded upon its 110
opposite end holds the lever in adjusted po-
sition.1,007,585.
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Mace, Tine H. Washing-Machine., patent, October 31, 1911; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509165/m1/4/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.