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US 2016/0258100 A1Published application
Washing machine with air/water jets
AssigneeHg LAUNDRY SYSTEMS, LLC
InventorsRalph F. HAKE, Thomas E. GILL
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Abstract
A washing apparatus having an enhanced agitating effect on the clothes or article(s) being washed therein comprises a housing, a rotating drum within the housing, and at least one fluid conduit fluidly connected to a source of air and/or auxiliary water and fluidly connected to the drum for injecting air and/or auxiliary water into the drum from outside of the drum for mixing with the wash/rinse water to agitate the wash/rinse water.
Claims20
A washing machine comprising:
- a housing;
- a drum mounted for rotation within the housing, the drum adapted for receiving wash/rinse water;
- and
- at least one fluid conduit fluidly connected to a source of air and/or auxiliary water and fluidly connected to the drum for the injecting air and/or auxiliary water into the drum from an exterior portion of the drum for mixing with the wash/rinse water to agitate the wash/rinse water.
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A washing machine comprising:
- a housing;
- a jetted plate fixedly mounted within the housing;
- and
- a drum pivotally mounted to the plate, the jetted plate being adapted for permitting the withdrawal of wash/rinse water from within the drum and for receiving an injection of water;
- and
- an air injector for injecting air into the water being injected into the drum, such that air is entrained in the water being injected into the drum.
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A method of washing articles of clothing comprising:
- providing a washing machine comprising a pivotable drum and at least one jet fluidly connected to the drum;
- putting one or more articles of clothing within the drum;
- filling at least a portion of the drum with water;
- and
- inputting air and/or water through the at least one jet and within the drum to roil the water therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.