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AssigneeDyson Limited
InventorsAndre Fraser Monteiro, Geoffrey Michael Burlington, Simon Paul Wells
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The invention provides an apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable drum portions in rotatable connection with one another, a rotator member in connection with each rotatable drum portion for rotating the drum portion about an axis. The apparatus is preferably a washing machine, and the method of operating the apparatus comprises inserting at least one article, preferably a plurality of articles, into the drum; and rotating each rotatable drum portion independently of one another to agitate the article or articles.
An apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable drum portions in rotatable connection with one another, a rotator member in connection with each rotatable drum portion for rotating the drum portion about an axis, with at least one of the rotatable drum portions having at least one port for intake or exhaust of a liquid to or from an area internal to the drum.
An apparatus as claimed in claim, 5 or 16 wherein each rotatable drum portion is connected to a common drive.
A washing machine comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article of clothing, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable drum portions in rotatable connection with one another, and a rotator member in connection with each rotatable drum portion for rotating the drum portion about an axis.
A washing machine as claimed in claim, 42 wherein each rotatable drum portion is connected to a common drive.
A method of agitating at least one solid article, comprising:
An apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable drum portions in rotatable connection with one another, and a rotator member in connection with each rotatable drum portion for rotating the drum portion about an axis, wherein one of the rotatable drum portions has an end wall attached thereto and another of the rotatable drum portions has an end wall with an opening therein for inserting the article into the drum.
An apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable drum portions in rotatable connection with one another, and a rotator member in connection with each rotatable drum portion for rotating the drum portion about an axis, wherein an opening for inserting the article into the drum is provided at a peripheral portion of one or more of the rotatable drum portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.