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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
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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.

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