Washing machine with means for pretreating clothes

• US 3,209,560 A
• Filed: 12/23/1963
• Issued: 10/05/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Winston L. Shelton
• Original Assignee: Winston L. Shelton
• Inventors: Shelton, Winston L.
• Application Number:
  US04/332,817
• Time in Patent Office: 652 Days
• US Class Current: 68/4
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 13/00 Washing machines having receptacles, stationary for washing purposes, with agitators therein contacting the articles being washed plungers or the like adapted for removable mounting on receptacles D06F5/04

Claims

1. A WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING:

(A) A CLOTHES-RECEIVING BASKET HAVING A TOP OPENING, (1) SAID BASKET INCLUDING MEANS FOR WASHING CLOTHES CONTAINED THEREIN, (B) A STATIONARY RECEPTACLE MOUNTED ABOVE SAID TOP OPENING, (1) SAID RECEPTACLE INCLUDING A ROUGHENED PORTION SERVING AS A SCRUBBING SURFACE FOR SOILED CLOTHES, AND (C) RECIRCULATION MEANS FOR CONDUCTING LIQUID FROM SAID BASKET INTO SAID RECEPTACLE, (D) SAID RECEPTACLE BEING FORMED TO RETAIN A SUPPLY OF LIQUID THEREIN.