Combination out-of-balance and safety spin switch

Claim 1

IN A WASHER HAVING AN OUTER CABINET FOR ENCLOSING OPERATIVE STRUCTURE INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR PROVIDING POWER TO SAID OPERATIVE STRUCTURE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A TUB SUBJECT TO GYRATIONS DURING PREDETERMINED OPERATIONS OF THE WASHER, A DOOR HINGEDLY SUPPORTED BY THE CABINET AND SELECTIVELY OPERATIVE TO RESPECTIVELY PERMIT AND BLOCK ACCESS TO SAID TUB, A SWITCH ASSEMBLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID CABINET ADJACENT SAID TUB AND SAID DOOR AND RESPONSIVE BOTH TO GYRATIONS BY SAID TUB BEYOND A PREDETERMINED LIMIT AND TO OPENING OF SAID DOOR TO DEENERGIZE THE WASHER ELECTRICALD SYSTEM, SAID SWITCH ASSEMBLY CHARACTERIZED BY A FRAME, A SWITCH SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME AND EFFECTIVE TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, ACTUATABLE MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID SWITCH, AN ACTUATOR SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME FOR PIVOTABLE AND SLIDABLE MOVEMENT AND BEING SELECTIVELY COUPLED TO SAID SWITCH ACTUATABLE MEANS TO OPERATE THE SAME, A FIRST INPUT MEMBER PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME ADJACENT SAID TUB TO RESPOND TO GYRATIONAL MOVEMENTS THEREOF, FIRST MEANS BIASING SAID ACTUATOR AND SAID FIRST INPUT MEMBER TOWARD EACH OTHER, A RELEASABLE CATCH COOPERATING WITH SAID FIRST BIASING MEANS TO POSITION SAID ACTUATOR AND SAID FIRST INPUT MEMBER IN A PREDETERMINED FIRST RELATIVE ORIENTATION, SAID FIRST INPUT MEMBER RESPONSIVE TO GYRATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SAID TUB BEYOND A PREDETERMINED LIMIT TO PIVOT SAID FIRST MEMBER AND RELEASE SAID CATCH TO POSITION SAID ACTUATOR AND SAID FIRST MEMBER IN A PREDETERMINED SECOND ORIENTATION, SAID ACTUATOR IN SAID SECOND ORIENTATION EFFECTING OPERATION OF SAID SWITCH ACTUATABLE MEANS, A SECOND INPUT MEMBER COUPLED TO SAID ACTUATOR AND SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN RESPECTIVE RETRACTED AND EXTENDED POSITIONS AND A SECOND MEANS BIASING SAID SECOND INPUT MEMBER TOWARD THE EXTENDED POSITION THEREOF, SAID COVER IN SAID ACCESS BLOCKING POSITION OPERATING SAID SECOND INPUT MEMBER TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION, SAID SECOND MEANS EFFECTIVE IN SAID EXTENDED POSITION TO MOVE SAID ACTUATOR TO EFFECT OPERATION OF SAID SWITCH ACTUATABLE MEANS AND OPERATIVE IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT THEREOF FROM SAID EXTENDED POSITION TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION CORRESPONDING TO OPENING AND CLOSING OF SAID DOOR TO EFFECT RE-ENGAGEMENT OF SAID CATCH AND RETURN OF SAID ACTUATOR TO SAID FIRST ORIENTATION POSITION.