Washing machine unbalance control

Claim 1

IN A WASHING MACHINE OPERABLE THROUGH A SERIES OF OPERATIONS INCLUDING AN EXTRACTION OPERATION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A CASING; CONTAINER MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING ON A NON-VERTICAL AXIS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE MATERIALS TO BE WASHED THEREIN; A BASE MEMBER; MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING SAID CASING ON SAID BASE MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT IN ONE PRIMARY DEGREE OF FREEDOM RELATIVE THERETO; DRIVE MEANS INCLUDING ELECTRIC MOTOR MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CONTAINER MEANS AT A PLURALITY OF VELOCITIES INCLUDING A TUMBLE VELOCITY AND A RELATIVELY HIGH EXTRACTION VELOCITY; MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID DRIVE MEANS TO EFFECT ACCELERATION OF SAID CONTAINER MEANS TOWARD SAID EXTRACTION VELOCITY; AND VIBRATION CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE AT INTERMEDIATE VELOCITIES TO PREDETERMINED UNBALANCED CENTRIFUGAL FORCES WITHIN SAID CONTAINER MEANS FOR INTERRUPTING SAID ACCELERATION TO EFFECT DECELERATION OF SAID CONTAINER MEANS TOWARD A LOWER EXTRACTION VELOCITY AND INCLUDING TIMING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID DECELERATION FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD, SAID VIBRATION CONTROL MEANS BEING OPERATIVE AFTER TERMINATION OF SAID PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD FOR EFFECTING REACCELERATION OF SAID CONTAINER MEANS TOWARD SAID HIGH EXTRACTION VELOCITY, SAID PREDETERMNED PERIOD OF TIME BEING OF SUFFICIENTLY SHORT DURATION TO LIMIT DECELERATION OF SAID CONTAINER MEANS O AN EXTRACTION VELOCITY SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE SAID TUMBLE VELOCITY.