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row of perforations 16 on each side of the
partition 14. The compartments formed by
the partition 14 and its component parts are
designed for silver ware such as knives,
5 forks and spoons. The false bottom forms
a better support and is not as likely to
scratch as the wire fabric. Cross bars 17
preferably of wood are placed at the.tops
of the silverware compartments, parallel to
10 the partition 14 and act as supports for the
articles placed therein.
The basket has at each end fixed semicir-
cular handles 18 which stand above the
basket as shown and form not only adequate
15 means for transporting the basket, but effi-
cient means for rocking the said basket in
washing. Here it is pointed out that the
bottom of the basket being concentric to the
bottom of the container and the flat dishes
20 being presented edgewise the water in the
container is not violently agitated and
splashed by the rocking of the basket, which
would be the case if the moving parts.were
eccentrically related. The agitation will be
25 sufficient to cleanse the dishes and will be set
up to some extent by the wire fabric.
In washing dishes the basket is removed
from the container and being provided with
legs 19 may be placed on any flat surface
30 during the filling with dishes. Water in the
container 1 having been supplied to proper
depth and the necessary cleansing ingre-
dients deposited, the basket loaded with
dishes is placed in the container, the trun-
35 onions being readily seated in the brackets 9
owing to the V-shaped seats 10. The opera-
tor still retaining her hold on the handles
.18 rocks the basket whereby the dishes are
washed. After the washing operation and
40 for rinsing it is necessary to raise the basket
out of the water. Means for supporting the
basket in the elevated position which are at
once simple of operation and requiring only
the use of one hand to manipulate are de-
45 sizable. To effect this a pair of hooks.20 aresecured to one of the end walls 7; while a
pair' of lugs 21 are secured to the opposite
wall 7. The operator has merely to lift the
basket and engage the hooks 20 over the up-
per edge of one of the end walls 4 of the 50
container; then holding the opposite end of
the basket with one hand, she swings a nar-
row leaf 22 up and over the container and
rests the lugs 21 thereon. This leaf has
length slightly longer than the width of the 55
container so as to rest thereon. The basket
being supported in the elevated position
shown in Fig. 1 holds the dishes 'above the
water and clean warm water poured over
said dishes efficiently rinses them. The 60
basket may now be removed. By opening
the outlet 5 the dirty water may be drained-
off and the container may be placed in a
sink under the faucet thereof, so that clean
water may run into the container as the 65
dirty water is drained off.
The invention is presented as including all
such changes, modifications and alterations
as properly come within the scope of the .
appended claim. 70
What I claim, is:
In a dish washing machine, the combina-
tion with a container, of a basket mounted
to rock in the container and being removable
therefrom, legs projecting from the ends of 75
the basket below its bottom, but not contact-
ing with the container, fixed hooks mounted
on one end of the basket and disposed to en-
gage over one of the edges of the container
when the basket is elevated, a hinged leaf 80
mounted on the other end of the container,
lugs mounted on the outside of the end of
the basket opposite that carrying the hooks
and positioned to rest on the leaf when the
latter is swung thereunder, and handles for 85
rocking the basket mounted on each end
thereof.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature.
HALLIE H. RANDOLPH.0
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Randolph, Hallie H. Dish Washing Machine, patent, May 16, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth858108/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.