Basket for automatic washing machine

• US 3,274,808 A
• Filed: 09/28/1964
• Issued: 09/27/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Morey, Everett D.
• Original Assignee: Morey, Everett D.
• Inventors: Morey, Everett D.
• Application Number:
  US04/399,524
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• US Class Current: 68/23.5
• 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 FABRIC WASHING MACHINE INCLUDING:

(A) AN IMPERFORATE TUB TO RECEIVE LIQUID, (B) A BASKET ROTATABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID TUB TO RECEIVE FABRICS TO BE WASHED IN THE LIQUID, (C) LIQUID SUPPLY MEANS ADAPTED TO FILL SAID BASKET AND SAID TUB WITH LIQUID TO A PREDETERMINED NORMAL LEVEL, (D) FLEXING MEANS TO CAUSE RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THE LIQUID AND THE FABRICS FOR WASHING THE FABRICS, (E) DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID BASKET FOR ROTATING SAID BASKET TO CENTRIFUGALLY EXTRACT LIQUID FROM THE FABRICS AT THE END OF THE WASHING OPERATION, AND (F) PUMP MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TUB AND EFFECTIVE TO REMOVE LIQUID FROM SAID TUB AND DISCHARGE IT BACK INTO SAID BASKET AT A FIRST PREDETERMINED LOW RATE OF FLOW DURING THE WASHING OPERATION, SAID PUMP MEANS BEING EFFECTIVE TO REMOVE LIQUID FROM SAID TUB AND