Automatic washing machine

Claim 1

A WASH MACHINE, COMPRISING: WASH TANK MEANS, ROTATING DRUM MEANS WITHIN SAID WASH TANK MEANS, RECEIVING TANK MEANS, AND LINE MEANS OPERABLE TO BE SELECTIVELY CLOSED AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID WASH AND RECEIVING TANK MEANS INCLUDING PUMP MEANS IN SAID LINE MEANS, SAID RECEIVING TANK MEANS BEING DISPOSED BELOW SAID WASH TANK MEANS, AND SAID LINE MEANS INCLUDING A CONNECTING LINE HAVING CLOSURE VALVE MEANS AND A RETURN LINE BETWEEN SAID TWO TANK MEANS DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID DRUM MEANS, AND SEPARATE DRIVE MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID PUMP MEANS, SAID PUMP MEANS BEING CONNECTED IN SAID SEPARATE RETURN LINE FROM SAID RECEIVING TANK MEANS TO SAID WASH TANK MEANS, AND PROGRAM MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SAID CLOSURE VALVE MEANS, SAID PUMP MEANS AND THE DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID DRUM MEANS INCLUDING IN PREDETERMINED SEQUENCE INCLUDING CONTROL MEANS FOR PRODUCING THE SHIFTING PULSES FOR THE CONTROL OF THE CLOSURE VALVE MEANS, OF SAID PUMP MEANS AND OF THE DRUM DRIVE MEANS IN DEPENDENCE ON THE WATER LEVEL IN SAID RECEIVING TANK MEANS, AND TIMER MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID CLOSURE VALVE MEANS, SAID CLOSURE VALVE MEANS BEING NORMALLY IN THE CLOSING POSITION THEREOF, MEANS FOR TURNING ON SAID TIMER MEANS WITH SAID RECEIVING TANK MEANS SUBSTANTIALLY EMPTY, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID TIMER MEANS WITH SAID CLOSURE VALVE MEANS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT ONLY AFTER LAPSE OF THE ADJUSTED TIME THEREOF, SAID CLOSURE VALVE MEANS IS FREED FOR MOVEMENT TO ITS OPENING POSITION.