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outer end of a lever 21, and this pitinari, which
is pivoted at its lower end to the lower rub-
ber, is provided at its upper end with a pair
of perforated ears 22, preferably consisting
5 of plates secured to the pitman and arranged
at opposite sides of the lever 21. The lever
21 isfulcrumed between its ends on upwardly-
extending arms or lugs of L-shaped plates 23,
which are secured to the cover at opposite
io sides of the slot or opening, and the inner
end of the lever 21 is connected by a link or
pitman 24 with an arm 25 of the upper rub-
ber. The arm 25 is connected at its inner
end by a hinge 26 with the upper portion of
15 the rubber 1, and it is rigidly held at any de-
sired adjustment by means of a slotted brace
27. The brace 27, which is pivoted at its
lower end at 28, extends upward at an incli-
nation and is secured to the rigid arn 14 by
20 a fastening device 29, preferably consisting
of a screw, which passes through the slot 30.
Any other suitable fastening device may be
employed to secure the arm 25 at the desired
adjustment to accommodate the parts to the
25 position of the upper rubber. When the up-
per rubber is oscillated, it communicates mo-
tion through the lever 21 to the lower lever,
which is reversely operated, and these rub-
bers are simultaneously moved in opposite
30 directions.
It will be seen that the washing-machine is
simple and comparatively inexpensive in con-
struction, that it is easily operated, and that
it is capable of rapidly and thoroughly wash-
35 ing clothes at the expenditure of a minimum
amount of labor. It will also be apparent
that the upper and lower rubbers are re-
versely oscillated and that the connectionsbetween the rubbers are readily adjusted td
accommodate the washing-machine to differ- 40
ent quantities of clothes.
What is claimed is-
1. A washing-machine comprising a body,
upper and lower rubbers, the upper rubber
being provided with a rigid arm, operating 45
mechanism connected with the arm, a lever
disposed longitudinally of the body and con-
nected at its outer end with the lower rubber,
an arm hinged to the upper rubber and con-
nected with the inner end of the lever, and 5o
an adjustable connection between the hinged
arn and the upper rubber, whereby the mech-
anism is adjusted to operate on different
quantities of clothes, substantially as de-
scribed. 55
2. A washing-machine comprising a body,
upper and lower rubbers, the upper rubber
being provided with a rigid vertical arm, a
longitudinal lever arranged at one end of the
washing-machine and connected at its outer 6o
end with the lower rubber, an arm hinged at
its inner end to the upper rubber, extending
longitudinally of the machine at a point be-
low the lever, an inclined link connecting the
inner end of the lever with the outer end of 65
the hinged arm, and an inclined brace piv-
oted at its lower end to the hinged arm and
having a slotted connection with the rigid
arm, substantially as described.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 70
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
the presence of two witnesses.
IIERMANN G SCIIUMACIIER.
Witnesses:
J. S. MARTIN,
E. G. SCHUMACHER.C)
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Schumacher, Hermann G. Washing-Machine., patent, February 20, 1900; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510465/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.