Combination clothes washer and drier
First Claim
7. A DRYER COMPRISING CONTAINER MEANS FOR RETAINING ITEMS TO BE DRIED, SAID CONTAINER MEANS HAVING A PARTITION SEPARATING SAID CONTAINER MEANS INTO A DRYING PORTION AND AN AIR PASSAGE PORTION, AIR PASSAGE MEANS IN SAID PARTITION INTERCONNECTING SAID DRYING PORTION WITH SAID AIR PASSAGE PORTION, DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CONTAINER MEANS FOR CENTRIFUGING LIQUIDS FROM SAID ITEMS TO BE DRIED, AND MEANS FOR EFFECTING AN AIR FLOW FROM SAID AIR PASSAGE PORTION THROUGH SAID AIR PASSAGE MEANS TO SAID DRYING PORTION, SAID DRIVE MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID CONTAINER MEANS CONCURRENTLY WITH SAID AIR FLOW AND AFTER SAID CENTRIFUGING, THEREBY TO BOUNCE SAID ITEMS INTO AIR FLUFFING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AIR FLOW THROUGH SAID AIR PASSAGE MEANS.
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7. A DRYER COMPRISING CONTAINER MEANS FOR RETAINING ITEMS TO BE DRIED, SAID CONTAINER MEANS HAVING A PARTITION SEPARATING SAID CONTAINER MEANS INTO A DRYING PORTION AND AN AIR PASSAGE PORTION, AIR PASSAGE MEANS IN SAID PARTITION INTERCONNECTING SAID DRYING PORTION WITH SAID AIR PASSAGE PORTION, DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CONTAINER MEANS FOR CENTRIFUGING LIQUIDS FROM SAID ITEMS TO BE DRIED, AND MEANS FOR EFFECTING AN AIR FLOW FROM SAID AIR PASSAGE PORTION THROUGH SAID AIR PASSAGE MEANS TO SAID DRYING PORTION, SAID DRIVE MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID CONTAINER MEANS CONCURRENTLY WITH SAID AIR FLOW AND AFTER SAID CENTRIFUGING, THEREBY TO BOUNCE SAID ITEMS INTO AIR FLUFFING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AIR FLOW THROUGH SAID AIR PASSAGE MEANS.
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Current AssigneeHarvey R. Tuck, John A. Taylor
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Original AssigneeHarvey R. Tuck, John A. Taylor
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InventorsTaylor, John A., Tuck, Harvey R.
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Application NumberUS04/147,844Time in Patent Office586 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current68/19.2CPC Class CodesD06F 13/04 wherein the agitator has an...
