Fabric treating machine with drive means to effect a tumble, distribution and extraction operation

Claim 1

IN A FABRIC TREATING MACHINE HAVING RECEPTACLE MEANS ROTATABLE ABOUT A NON-VERTICAL AXIS AND OPERABLE THROUGH A SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS INCLUDING TUMBLE, DISTRIBUTION, AND EXTRACTION OPERATIONS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: DRIVE MEANS INCLUDING AN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR OPERABLE AT A FIRST SPEED AND A SECOND HIGHER SPEED; SAID DRIVE MEANS BEING OPERABLE FOR ROTATING SAID RECEPTACLE MEANS AT A PLURALITY OF VELOCITIES INCLUDING A TUMBLE VELOCITY AND A RELATIVELY SLOW EXTRACTION VELOCITY; MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID MOTOR FOR OPERATION AT SAID FIRST SPEED FOR EFFECTING ROTATION OF SAID RECEPTACLE AT SAID TUMBLE VELOCITY; AND MOTOR PULSING MEANS OPERATIVE DURING SAID DISTRIBUTION OPERATION FOR ENERGIZING SAID MOTOR ALTERNATELY FOR ACCELERATION TOWARD SAID SECOND SPEED AND FOR DECELERATION TOWARD SAID FIRST SPEED AT PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVALS TO EFFECT SLOW ACCELERATION OF SAID RECEPTACLE FROM SAID TUMBLE VELOCITY TO SAID RELATIVELY SLOW EXTRACTION VELOCITY.