Compression extractor device for laundry goods

Abstract

This invention teaches a compression extractor device for removing excess water from laundered goods. The device has one or more tubs, each having pervious sides and an open top and an open bottom, and frame structure that supports the tub(s) for movement relative to the frame between and to spaced load, extract, and unload operating stations. There is structure for registering and holding the tub(s) at the respective stations, particularly the extract station. There is frame clearance above the open tub top at the load station and frame clearance below the open tub bottom at the unload station, although a frame base plate underlies and closes the open tub bottom at and between the load station and the extract station. The wet goods are thus adapted to be loaded into the open tub top at the load station and the extracted goods are adapted to be ejected from the open tub bottom at the unload station. Plunger means are associated with each operating station, and each is adapted to be moved from above the open tub top into the tub and downwardly against the goods in the tub. This action compacts the wet goods into the tub at the load station, squeezes with great force the wet goods at the extract station to force excess water from the goods for escape out the pervious tub sides and onto the base plate, and ejects the extracted cake of goods at the unload station.