Centrifuging apparatus and mounting means therefor

Claim 1

LAUNDRY EXTRACTOR APPARATUS COMPRISING, A CASING INCLUDING A LOWER FRONT PORTION AND A LOWER REAR PORTION, A ROTATABLE CLOTHES RECEIVING DRUM, MEANS MOUNTING SAID DRUM FOR ROTATION WITHIN SAID CASING ON A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND PROVIDED WITH FLUID RECEIVING POCKETS FOR COUNTERBALANCING SAID DRUM DURING THE ROTATION OF UNBALANCED CLOTHES LOADS IN SAID DRUM, RIGID BASE MEANS INCLUDING A SUPPORT MEMBER EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CASING BELOW SAID LOWER FRONT PORTION, AN UPSTANDING PLATE MEMBER RIGIDLY ATTACHED TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, A SECOND PLATE MEMBER RIGIDLY ATTACHED TO SAID LOWER FRONT PORTION OF SAID CASING AND OVERLAPPING SAID UPSTANDING PLATE MEMBER, CONNECTION MEANS RIGIDLY INTERCONNECTING SAID PLATES, A SINGLE DEPENDENT LEG ATTACHED TO SAID LOWER REAR PORTION OF SAID CASING AND TO SAID BASE MEANS TO FACILITATE LIMITED ARCUATE MOVEMENT OF SAID CASING RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEANS ABOUT AN AXIS POSITIONED PARALLEL TO AND LOCATED BELOW THE ROTATIONAL AXIS OF SAID DRUM WHERE SUCH ARCUATE MOVEMENT IS PRODUCED BY ROTATION OF UNBALANCED CLOTHES LOADS WITHIN SAID DRUM, AND MEANS FOR ADDING FLUID TO SAID POCKETS FOR COUNTERBALANCING SAID DRUM IN RESPONSE TO SAID ARCUATE MOVEMENT OF SAID CASING.