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Clothes washing machine

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1962-04-18
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Granted: 1963-09-03
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Expires: 1982-04-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Frank T Paganini

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 14:24
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F39/00; D06F39/08; D06F39/087; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/794; Y10T137/8085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 208 words
IN A CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE OF THE TYPE WHICH INCLUDES A WASH BASKET MOVABLE WITHIN A WATER RETENTIVE TUB FOR WASHING CLOTHES IN SAID BASKET, A WASHING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COMPRISING MEANS FOR FILLING SAID BASKET AND OVERFLOWING TO SAID TUB, A FILL CONTROL RESERVOIR COMPRISING A CLOSED CHAMBER HAVING A REMOVABLE, IMPERFORATE CAP AT ITS BOTTOM, AN INLET FROM SAID TUB TO SAID CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING THE OVERFLOWING WATER FROM SAID TUB, A BELL PORTION ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID CHAMBER, A HYDROSTATIC AIR TUBE LEADING FROM SAID BELL PORTION, SAID BELL PORTION POSITIONED TO INCREASE THE AIR PRESSURE IN SAID TUBE ON RISE OF WATER IN SAID INLET ABOVE THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID CLOSED CHAMBER, A SWITCH RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED INCREASE IN AIR PRESSURE WITHIN SAID TUBE FOR ENDING THE FILL OF WATER TO SAID MACHINE, MEANS FOR EXTRACTING WATER FROM THE BASKET TO SAID TUB FOR EXHAUST THEREFROM, A WATER DRAINAGE PUMP CONDUIT MEANS LEADING FROM SAID CHAMBER TO SAID PUMP FOR FEEDING EXTRACTED WATER TO SAID PUMP, SAID PUMP OPERATIVE DURING SAID EXTRACTION TO DRAW WATER FROM SAID TUB THROUGH SAID CHAMBER, AN UPSTANDING HOLLOW CYLINDER INTERPOSED IN SAID CHAMBER IN THE PATH OF PASSAGE OF ALL WATER TO SAID CONDUIT MEANS,

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-09-02 1975-03-04 1975-09-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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