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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
HALLIE H. RANDOLPH, OF MISSION, TEXAS.
DISH-WASHING MACHINE.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented May 16, 1916.
Application filed July 6, 1915. Serial No. 38,041.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, HALLIE H. RANDOLPH,
citizen of the United States. residing at
Mission, in the county of Hidalgo and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Dish-Washing Ma-
chines, of which the following is a specifica-
tion.
This invention pertains to new and useful
10 improvements in machines for washing
dishes and other articles.
The object of-the .invention is to provide
a machine of the character set forth involv-
ing certain features of superior construction
15 and arrangement. and seeking to present a
combination of elements which will at once
make for convenience and easy operation,
.ind attain a high degree-of perfection in the
cleansing of dishes and other articles.
20 Among the particular novel features of
the device is the provision of a semi-cylindri-
cal basket of heavy wire fabric pivoted in a
container and transversely divided by wire
fabric partitions, whereby the articles are
25 supported wherever possible in an upright
position, and the rocking of the basket sets
lip a constant agitation of the water in the
container, said agitation being due to large
extent to the coarseness of the wire fabric;
30 also the provision of; special compartments
in the basket for knives and forks and the
like; particular handles for the basket; and
means for supporting the basket in its drain-
ing position.
35 A further object of the invention is to pro-
vide a device of the character described that
will be strong, durable, efficient, and simple
and comparatively inexpensive to construct,
also one in which the several parts will not
40 be likely to get out of working order.
With the above and other objects in view
the invention has relation to certain novel
features of construction and operation, an
Example of which is described in the follow-
45 ing specification and illustrated in the ac-
companying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the ma-
chine, the basket being elevated for drain-
ing, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, the
50 basket being in the washing position, Fig. 3
is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the
line C-C of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a transverse
vertical sectional view taken on the line
b-b of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical
55 sectional view of the basket taken on the linea-a of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a detail of one of
the trunnion brackets.
In the drawings the numeral 1 designates
a metal receptacle or container which is
rectangular in plan and has a semi-cylindri- 60
cal bottom 2. The container is supported
by legs 3 secured to vertical end walls 4, in
one of which an outlet 5 is provided through
which the container may be drained. With-
in the container a basket 6 is mounted to 65
rock. This basket is also rectangular in
plan, but exhibits a semi-cylindrical shape in
cross-section. The end walls 7 of the basket
are formed of flat sheets of metal, while the
bottom and sides are made of heavy wire 70
fabric, known as "hardware cloth." A trun-
nion 8 projects from each end wall 7 in con-
centric relation to the bottom of the basket.
Each trunnion engages in a V-shaped seat 10
formed in a bracket 9 secured to one of the 75
end walls 4 of the container. The brackets
are disposed so that the bottom of the basket
will be concentric to the bottom 2 of the con-
tainer. The basket has a casing strip 11
along its upper edge at each side covering 80
the wire fabric
One of the particular features of the in-
vention is a series of partitions whereby the
basket is divided into a plurality of compart-
ments. each designed for a special purpose. 85
[n carrying out this feature transverse par-
titions 12 are fastened in the basket as
;3hown, each partition having a marginal
casing strip 13. Compartments are formed
by the partitions transversely of the basket 90
and are of such size as to accommodate
plates, saucers, platters, cups and other
dishes. Owing to the curved bottom of the
basket, circular flat dishes may be easily dis-
posed uprightly in the coinpartments with 95
their flat sides at right angles to the longi-
tudinal axis of the basket; thus when the
basket is rocked the narrow edges of the
dishes, are presented which eliminates
splashing and prevents violent agitation of 100
the water.
At one end of the basket a longitudinal
upright partition 14 extends from the wall
4 to the adjacent partition 12 at the center.
The partitions 12 are formed of wire fabric. 105
but the partition 14 is made of sheet metal.
Over a portion of the bottom of the basket
between the wall 4 and partition 12 and under
the partition 14 a false bottom 15 of sheet
metal is arranged. This false bottom has a 1101,183,493.
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Randolph, Hallie H. Dish Washing Machine, patent, May 16, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth858108/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.