Three-speed transmission for a laundry machine

Claim 1

IN A WASHING MACHINE, A DRIVE MOTOR, A SUPPORT, A ROTARY BASKET FOR RECEIVING FABRICS TO BE WASHED AND CENTRIFUGALLY DRIED, MEANS MOUNTING SAID BASKET ON SAID SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT IN RESPONSE TO VIBRATIONS PRODUCED BY ROTATION OF UNBALANCED LOADS IN SAID BASKET AT CENTRIFUGING SPEEDS, A TRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTING SAID DRIVE MOTOR AND SAID BASKET AND HAVING A LOW SPEED RATIO FOR TUMBLING SAID FABRICS AT A LOWER TUMBLING SPEED, A HIGH SPEED RATIO FOR ROTATING SAID BASKET AT HIGHER CENTRIFUGING SPEEDS FOR EXTRACTING FLUID FROM SAID FABRICS, AND A SPEED RATIO INTERMEDIATE SAID LOW AND HIGH SPEED RATIOS FOR ROTATING SAID BASKET AT A LOWER CENTRIFUGING SPEED, CLUTCH MEANS FOR CHANGING THE SPEED RATIOS OF SAID TRANSMISSION, ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID CLUTCH MEANS, PRESSURE SOURCE MEANS INCLUDING CONDUIT MEANS DIRECTING PRESSURIZED FLUID TO SAID ACTUATING MEANS, AND VALVE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT AND MOUNTED IN SAID CONDUIT MEANS, ACTUATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID BASKET MOUNTING MEANS AND OPERABLE UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID BASKET MOUNTING MEANS DUE TO ROTATION OF UNBALANCED LOADS ABOVE SAID LOW SPEED RATIO FOR LIMITING THE SPEED RATIO OF SAID TRANSMISSION TO A VALUE GENERALLY BETWEEN SAID LOW SPEED RATIO AND SAID HIGH SPEED RATIO TO THEREBY EFFECT THE ROTATION OF SAID BASKET AT A SAFE OPTIMUM SPEED ABOVE SAID LOWER TUMBLING SPEED.