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METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNELING LIQUID IN A CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS

  • US 20080155759A1
  • Filed: 12/27/2006
  • Published: 07/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A valve assembly for a clothes treating apparatus operable in a dry cleaning process and a water washing process, the apparatus including a cabinet, a wash tub positioned within the cabinet, and a storage tank positioned within the cabinet, said valve assembly comprising:

  • a valve inlet configured to be coupled in flow communication with the wash tub;

    first and second valve outlets coupled in flow communication with said valve inlet; and

    a first valve and a second valve configured to respectively control the flow through said first valve outlet and said second valve outlet, said first valve configured to channel liquid from the wash tub outward through said first valve outlet in the water washing process, said second valve configured to channel liquid from the wash tub outward through said second valve outlet in the dry cleaning process.

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