Combination washing machine and cleansing medium generator

• US 3,130,570 A
• Filed: 06/27/1961
• Issued: 04/28/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Peter M. Rentzepis
• Original Assignee: Peter M. Rentzepis
• Inventors: Rentzepis, Peter M.
• Application Number:
  US04/119,944
• Time in Patent Office: 1,036 Days
• US Class Current: 68/13.00R
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 35/001 using ozone
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 43/00 Dry-cleaning apparatus or methods using volatile solvents D06F9/00 - D06F41/00 take precedence

Claims

1. A WASHING MACHINE INCLUDING A CONTAINER FOR CONTAINING WATER AND CLOTHES TO BE WASHED AND HAVING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED THERETO A CLEANSING MEDIUM GENERATOR, SAID GENERATOR COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, AN AIR DUCT, MEANS IN SAID AIR DUCT TO PROVIDE A FLOW OF AIR THERETHROUGH, MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID DUCT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WATER VAPOR INTO SAID AIR IN SAID DUCT WITH AIR AS THE CONTINUOUS PHASE, AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE DEVICE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID AIR DUCT TO CAUSE DISSOCIATION OF THE AIR FLOWING THEREIN, A WATER CHAMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID AIR DUCT, MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID WATER CHAMBER TO A SOURCE OF WATER TO PROVIDE WATER IN SAID CHAMBER WHICH IS FREE FROM IMPURITIES TENDING TO SUBSTANTIALLY DETER DISSOLVING OF SAID DISSOCIATED AIR THEREIN, SAID CHAMBER HAVING AN EXIT MEANS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID CONTAINER AND INLET MEANS FOR COMMUNICATION WITH SAID SOURCE OF WATER, NOZZLE MEANS TO SPRAY THE PRODUCTS OF DISSOCIATED AIR INTO SAID WATER AT A POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY REMOVED FROM SAID CHAMBER EXIT, AND MEANS TO ADMIT WATER FROM SAID WATER CHAMBER INTO THE WATER IN SAID CONTAINER SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW THE SURFACE OF WATER IN SAID CONTAINER IN SAID WASHING MACHINE.