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JOHN W. LATCHER OF ALBANY, AND- JOHN YOUNG, OF AMSTERDAM,

ASSIGNORS TO 'JOHN` YOUNG, OF AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK.
Letters Patent-No. 61,012, dated January 8, 1867.
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TO ALL WHOMl IT MAY CONGERN: Be it known that iva-JOHN W. LATCHER, of Albany, in the county of Albany, and Sta-te of New York, and JOHN YOUNG, of Amsterdam, inthe~ county of Montgomery, and State aforesaid, have invented a new and useful Improvement iu Wringing-Machnesg and we do hereby vdeclare that the following isal full, clear, and exact description of the construction and- operation of the same, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making
a part-oi' this specification, in which-' ` > ` ' -

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a wringing-machine, e xhibiting axial views of the lgears having

conical holes formed through thein to receive the shafts; and Figure 2 is a side view of the variable bearing for the journals of the _conical gears.

. The object of this invention is 'to form and control gears applied on shafts of clothes-wringers so as tov admit of the elevation and depression of the upper roller or rollers fromv and to the lower one by having the

holes through the gears made conical Iand large enough at the contracted end to receive the shaft; a slat also is
formed in the contracted end of, the gear to stride a pin driven into thershaft at the proper place, near the stand-_

ai'ds of the Wr'mger. An annular rim or thimble is also formed on the gear at the enlarged end, which answers
the purpose of a journal, and which turns in an adjustable or variable bearing, the two bearings to said gears being in one 'fixed position with relation to each- other, but having a vertical movement with relation to the lower
shaft and other framework.' Thus it will be seen that each gear has van eccentric as Well'as a concentric motion
with relation to its own shaft. l `

A, iig. 1, represents the frame of a wringing-machine; B B the roller shafts. The shaft Bis th'e driving
shaft, having a crank c' secured thereto. D' exhibits a vertical central section of the bracket which serves as a.

vertical guide for the movement of the adjustable variable bearing plate E, (also shown in iig. 2, side viewg)
which keeps the conical-bored wheels F F always inmesh, notwithstanding the elevation or depression of the shafts B B carrying with them Athe contracted end of said gears. When the shafts B B are compressed or touch each other the positions of ,their axisof motion will be reversed, as isobvious'by. reference to the drawing, iig.
1. A slot, g, is formed in the contracted end of the gear to stridea pin, 71 driven into -the shaft so that the gears and shafts shall rotate correspondingly. The annular rim or thimble z', which. answers the purpose of a journal

to the gears, is fitted to _turn in suitable bearings in the adju-stable _variablebearing plate E; 1A slight'packing or cushion of India rubber, or other suitable material, is interposed between the plate E and the bracket D, as represented at b, to prevent noise, Sto., and also to equalize the gears on -their shafts. A spring, Z, may be used,
as is shown at the rear end of the upper shaft, in order that, the roller may not be elevated to an unequal height. What we claim as our invention, and desire to lsecure by Letters Patent, is

1. We claim the employment or use of conically-bored wheels F F,A applied to- shafts of clothes-wringers, for-the purpose shown and-described.

2. We claim, in combination with the gears F F, the variable hearing plate E, all constructed and arranged
to operate substantially as set forth.

3. We claim,-in combination with the wheels F F and hearing 'plate , the elastic cushion c, for the purposes set forth.4

4. We claim, in combination with _the ccnically-bored gear-wheels F F, plate lil, iand cushion
spring Z, for the purpose described. ' '

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J. W. LATCHER, JOHN YOUNG.'

Witnesses: _ .

J. GABY BROWN,
W. J. POWELL.