Manually operated washing device comprising plunger and bucket

• US 20020170323A1
• Filed: 05/15/2001
• Published: 11/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alva Enterprise
• Original Assignee: Alva Enterprise
• Inventors: Stahl, Goran
• Application Number:
  US09/854,663
• Publication Number:
  US 20020170323A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 68/122
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 1/04 the tub walls or bottom having corrugations
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 15/00 Washing machines having beating, rubbing or squeezing means in receptacles stationary for washing purposes plungers or the like adapted for removable mounting on receptacles D06F5/04; mangle-type washing machines D06F11/00

Abstract

A manually operated washing device suitable for delicate textiles or for small amounts of laundry, which device both makes it possible to avoid direct contact with water and detergents, and minimises the amount of water and detergents necessary for obtaining a good result.

Claims

1. Manually operated washing device having a movable plunger (1) and an inner (2) and an outer structure (3) for containing water and the material to be washed, characterized in that the inner structure has perforations (4) in its bottom surface, spacing means (5, 10) to maintain a distance between the inner structure and the outer structure, and openings (6) near its upper rim.

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the plunger consists of a handle (7), a flexible bellshaped member (8) and a inflexible, perforated end surface (9).

3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the inflexible, perforated surface has rounded knobs, protruding from the surface.

4. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least the outer structure has a cross section which lacks rotational symmetry.

5. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that both the outer and inner structure have an elliptical cross section.

6. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the outer and inner structure have a cross section which resembles a rhomboid with rounded corners.

7. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the outer and inner structure have a cross section which resembles a square with rounded corners.

8. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the distance between the bottom of the inner structure and the bottom of the outer structure is in the interval of 15 mm to 60 mm.

9. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the distance between the sides of the inner structure and the sides of the outer structure is in the interval of 10 mm to 30 mm.