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A. M. BURR WASHBOARD Filed Sept. 17. 1923 atto: m4,

Patented May 13, 1924.

UNITED TES ALlCE lili. BURR, 0T;

Application filed September 1'?,

To all fio/"tom 'it fina/y conce/1% Be it known that l, Amon M. Bunn, citi- Zen of the United States, residing Bardane, in the county of Jefferson and Stat-e of "N est Virginia, have invented certain new and useful linproveinents in Vilash boards, of Which the following is a spes-itiM cation.

This invention relates to Wash boards and it has for its object to provide a siinple and eflicient Wash board ivith a inetal rub surface which shall be very durable, While at the same tiine providing for quiclier and easier Washing of the goods.

'lhe primary object of 'the invention is to provide a Wash board which en'ibraces the desired qualities of simplicity, dnrability and efficiency in operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a Wash board having a inetal rub surface which is perviene and possesses every quality for the thorough Washing or rubbing of goods, the board further einboeying a place of rest for the soap When the latter is `not in use, so formed as to insure draining of the Water frein the soap during that tii'ne,

@ther objects will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood and the saine consists in the novel forni, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claiined.

ln the drawing, wherein lilre reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the tvvo views:

Figure l is a front elevational view of a Washboard constructed in accordance with the present invention, and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged transverse sectional vievv thereof.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the Washboard consists of a frame constructed in any preferred or Well known manner, and consisting of opposite side bars 5 preferably having inner side grooves at 6, and connected rigidly by ineans of upper and lower transverse or cross bars 7 and 8 respectively, said bars 7 and 8 being also preferably provided With central longitudinal grooves upon their inner sides.

The rub surface consists of a Woven Wire fabric in which the series of longitudinal Warp Wires l0 are Woven or interlaced about the series of transverse weft Wires l0, said vveft Wires being also interlaced reversely about the longitudinal Warp Wires l0, so as to have an angular projection at each side of the warp wires, as shown at ll, 'in lifietiie The warp and iveft wires ruit ly spacer apart so that the fabric rectangular' inesh Wit-h the employed is of wires closely related to such an extent as to not leave too .large spaces between the Wire.

The Warp and weft Wires at the edges of the Wire fabric are bent around a heavy yvire rectangular frame, as indicated at 12 in Figure 2, so 'that a substantially rigid construction is had for preventing` the Warp and weft Wires loosening and unravelling at the edges, the frame l2 being seated Within the grooves 6 of the various fran'ie bars 5, Y and 8.

Disposed against opposite sides of the rub surface or Wire 'fabric and rigidly connecting the side fraine bars 5 adjacent to but spaced froin the france bar 7 are further transverse bars, one of Which is shown at l?,- in Figure l. The bars 7 and 13 and the Wire fabric therebetween, together with the adjacent nortions of the side :traine bars 5 provide a soap boi: at both sides of the board, the bottoni of which is pervious foi permitting ready draining of the Water frein the soap.

ln case a single surface board is desired, with cross bar only employed at one side of the board, the other side of the rub surface inay be provided with longitndinal reinforcing ui'ires la consisting of heavy twisted Wire nieniliers of con'iparatively rigid form which are spaced substantially equal distances from each other and from the side bars 5 and which have their ends rigidly connected in any desired or preferred manner to the top and bottoni traine bars 7 and 8. l-einforcing bars or heavy Wires 14- are positioned so as to contact the surface of the rub surface and by reason of the position of the saine, said rub surface is effectively braced and supported against strains iniposed thereon during the Washing operation, thus insuring a longer life of the board.

rfhe Wires comprising the Woven Wire fabric rub surface and the fraine 12 as well as the reinforcing bars 14; may be inade of Zinc, aluminum, or any other suitable metal that will not readily rust.

lt will, of course, be understood that the franie of the wash board will be constructed in any suitable inanner other than that described and may be made of Wood or instal (lil and it will be understood that changes in the forni, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted Vto Without departing from the spirit and scope vof the invention as claimed.

lNliat I claim as new is:

l. In a Wash board, the coinbinationfwithy posed upon one surface of'said Ywirefabric to provide a soap box at the upper .end .of

the board having a pervious bottoni foi-ined.,v

by a portion of said fabric, and relatively iigid longitudinal reinforcing Wires disposed against theotlier surface of thel Wire fabric and Connecting the top and bottom frame bars.

Q. In a wash board, the combination with opposed side frame bars rigidly connected by upper and lower transverse fraine bars, a woven Wire fabric rub surface supported between the upper, lower and side frame bars, a transverse bar connecting the side frame bars adjacent the upper frame bai' and spaced -frorn the latter as Well as disposed upon oiie lsurface of said Wire fabric to provide a soap box lat the upper end of the board having a' pervious bottoni -foi'nied by a portion of said fabric, and relatively rigid longitudinal reinforcing Wires disposed-'against the other surface of the Wire fabricand connecting the top and bottoni frame bars, 'said reinforcing wires consist ing of twisted wires and being substantially -uniforin and spaced apart froin each other `and from the' side frame'bars.l i

' In testimony whereof I aflixiny signature.

`ALICE M. Bunn.

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