Means for introducing a detergent into washing machines

• US 3,207,373 A
• Filed: 06/11/1963
• Issued: 09/21/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Paul Dannenmann
• Original Assignee: Paul Dannenmann
• Inventors: PAUL DANNENMANN
• Application Number:
  US04/286,967
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• US Class Current: 222/651
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4418 in the form of liquids A47L15/4409, A47L15/4436, A47L15/4445 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 39/022 in a liquid state D06F39/024 takes precedence

Claims

1. A WASHING MACHINE AND LIQUID DETERGENT DISPENSER COMBINATION COMPRISING A WASHING MACHINE HAVING A WASHING CHAMBER, DETERGENT CONTAINER INCLUDING AN OUTLET OPENING FOR RELEASING A LIQUID DETERGENT WITHIN THE CONTAINER DIRECTLY INTO THE WASHING CHAMBER, MOVABLE PLUG MEANS OF ELASTIC MATERIAL FOR SELECTIVELY PLUGGING AND UNPLUGGING THE OUTLET OPENING, A SPRING URGING SAID PLUG MEANS INTO A PLUGGING POSITION AGAINST THE OUTLET OPENING, AN ELECTRO-MAGNET MOUNTED UPON SAID MACHINE, EXTERIOR OF SAID WASHING CHAMBER, SAID ELECTRO-MAGNET HAVING AN ARMATURE CONNECTED TO SAID PLUG MEANS, WHEREBY UPON THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID ELECTRO-MAGNET THE RESULTING MOVEMENTS OF SAID ARMATURE REMOVES THE PLUG MEANS FROM ITS PLUGGING POSITION AGAINST THE BIAS OF SAID SPRING FOR A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE WASHING CYCLE TO PERMIT A PROPORTIONAL AMOUNT OF LIQUID DETERGENT TO BE DISPENSED INTO SAID WASHING CHAMBER, SAID PLUG MEANS, SPRING, AND ELECTRO-MAGNET ALL BEING SITUATED AT THE EXTERIOR OF SAID DETERGENT CONTAINER.