Automatic washing machines with water-softening means

Claim 1

IN A WASHING MACHINE HAVING A WASH TUB IN FLUID CONNECTION WHT AN ION-EXCHANGE CHAMBER, AND ION-EX CHANGE MATERIAL IN SAID CHAMBER, A FIRST INLET INTO SAID ION-EXCHANGE CHAMBER, A FIRST OUTLET FROM SAID ION-EX CHANGE CHAMBER OPPOSITE SAID FIRST INLET, A SECOND INLET INTO AND A SECOND OUTLET FORM SAID ION-EXCHANGE CHAMBER, SAID SECOND INLET AND OUTLET BEING OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER IN REVERSED POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST INLET AND OUTLET SAID FIRST AND SECOND INLETS BEING IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH A SELECTOR VALVE, SAID SELECTOR VALVE BEING IN ALTERNATE FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH A SOURCE OF LIQUID AND A SOURCE OF ION-EXCHANGE REGENERATION FLUID, SAID SELECTOR VALVE BEING MOVABLE FROM A FIRST POSITION WHEREIN IT PROVIDES PASSAGE BETWEEN SAID SOURCE OF LIQUID AND SAID FIRST INLET TO A SECOND POSITION WHEREIN IT PROVIDES PASSGAE BETWEEN SAID SOURCE OF REGENERATION FLUID AND SAID SECOND INLET, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING SAID SELECTOR VALVE INTO AND OUT OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS.