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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
EDMUND P. WALLING, OF PRAIRIE VALLEY, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN' APPARATUS FOR WASHING DISHES AND TABLE-CUTLERY.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 218,410, dated Angust 12, 1879; application filed
June 10, 1879.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, EDMUND P. WALLING,
of Prairie Valley, Hill county, State of Texas,
have invented certain new and useful Improve-
ments in Apparatus for Washing Dishes, Ta-
ble - Cutlery, &c.; and I hereby declare the
same to be fully, clearly, and exactly described
as follows, reference being had to the accom-
panying drawings, in which-
Figure 1 is a plan view of the device, the
top being raised; Fig. 2, a transverse sectional
view on line x x, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an enlarged
view of the device for preventing leakage
around the shaft.
My invention has reference to apparatus for
washing dishes, knives, forks, spoons, and
similar articles, and is designed especially
with a view to secure immunity from all dan-
ger of breakage, while thoroughly cleansing
the articles.
In the accompanying drawings, A is a cas-
ing, preferably cylindrical in cross-section,
provided with a hinged lid, a, and bottom re-
cess, A'. D is a crank-shaft, to which is se-
cured, on the interior of the casing, a frame,
e, carrying a series of buckets, c' c', similar in
construction to those of an ordinary water-
wheel, except that they are on the interior in-
stead of the exterior, of a circnmferential plate.
The frame c rests on a pin, g, in the opposite
end of the casing.
Eis a perforated semi-cylinder, also mounted
on the shaft D and pin g, but it is maintained
thereon in a vertical position, the end of the
pin g being flattened laterally, (see Fig. 1,) and
the supporting-lug G of the casing E fitting
closely against the flattened portion. This
construction admits of the ready removal of
the semi-cylindrical casing E while retaining
it at same time in the casing A in a vertical
position.
Longitudinal ribs a e are secured in the cas-
ing E, on which rest the wire-gauze or perfo-
rated baskets F F, having handles f, and trans-verse dividing-wires f'f', these latter being
designed to separate the articles to be washed.
B is a supplementary reservoir at one end
of the casing, communicating with it by means
of a pipe, i, opening at i' into the base of the
casing A. This pipe is normally closed by a
plug, C, projecting up through the top of the
reservoir. This top b is concave, as shown,
and is perforated at b', the design being to fa-
cilitate its filling, and to admit of the lid serv-
ing as a draining-place for spoons, forks, &c.
Outside the main casing, and surrounding
the shaft D, is a plate, H, the walls of the cas-
ing A being perforated at h, at the bottom of
the inclosed space. Any water that leaks be-
tween the shaft and its bearing in the walls,
into the space inclosed by the plate H, runs
back through the holes A.
A discharge-pipe, a', leads from the bottom
of the device, and is normally closed by a cork.
In operation, the dishes to be' washed are
placed in the baskets F, which are then laid
on the ribs a in the casing E. Water being
supplied to the device (it being about one-
fourth filled) it is set upon the range or stove
until the water boils briskly and the dishes
are thoroughly steamed. The crank d is then
turned, causing the buckets to revolve add
deliver the water upon the dishes. When the
operation is complete the baskets are removed
and the dishes, &c., are wiped dry.
The reservoir B is designed to supply water
to the casing when needed without necessitat-
ing its removal from the stove.
What I claim is-
In combination with the easing A, having
cage E, baskets F, and buckets a', the reser-
voir B, having concave perforated top, as set
forth.
EDMUND P. WALLING.
Witnesses:
R. V. HICKS,
JAMES M. ANDERSON.
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Walling, Edmund, P. Improvement In Apparatus For Washing Dishes and Table-Cutlery, patent, August 12, 1879; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169872/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.