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US 5,205,141 AGranted
Reciprocating laundry basket for an automatic washer
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorDevinder Singh
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Abstract
A reciprocating laundry basket for an automatic washer is provided in which the basket has a peripheral wall, a bottom wall contiguous with the peripheral wall, a post mounted within the basket for rotation with the basket, a spray device mounted on the post for spraying wash liquid into the interior of the wash basket and spray inlets and vertical fins positioned adjacent the peripheral wall for enhancing agitation of the fabric load.
Claims18
An automatic washer comprising;
- a wash tub for receiving wash liquid;
- a wash basket concentrically mounted within said tub for rotation relative to said tub;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- spray means mounted on said post for spraying wash liquid into the interior of said wash basket;
- and
- agitation enhancing means positioned adjacent a peripheral wall of said basket into an interior of said basket for enhancing agitation of a fabric load positioned within said basket;
- said agitation enhancing means comprising spray means for spraying wash liquid into the interior of said wash basket,
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An automatic washer comprising;
- a wash tub for receiving wash liquid;
- a wash basket concentrically mounted within said tub for rotation relative to said tub;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- spray means mounted on said post for spraying wash liquid into the interior of said wash basket;
- and
- agitation enhancing means positioned adjacent a peripheral wall of said basket into an interior of said basket for enhancing agitation of a fabric load positioned within said basket;
- said enhancing means comprising spray inlets for spraying wash liquid into said interior of said basket.
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An automatic washer comprising;
- a wash tub for receiving wash liquid;
- a wash basket concentrically mounted within said tub for rotation relative to said tub;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- spray means mounted on said post for spraying wash liquid into the interior of said wash basket;
- and
- agitation enhancing means positioned adjacent a peripheral wall of said basket into an interior of said basket for enhancing agitation of a fabric load positioned within said basket, said agitation enhancing means comprising vertical fins on said peripheral wall,
- said vertical fins comprising wash liquid conduits and include spray inlets for spraying wash liquid into said interior of said basket.
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A rotatable wash basket for receiving a load of fabric to be washed comprising:
- a peripheral wall;
- a bottom wall contiguous with said peripheral wall;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- spray means mounted on said post for spraying wash liquid into the interior of said wash basket;
- and
- agitation enhancing means comprising spray means positioned adjacent said peripheral wall for enhancing agitation of said fabric load.
3 more elements
A rotatable wash basket for receiving a load of fabric to be washed comprising:
- a peripheral wall;
- a bottom wall contiguous with said peripheral wall;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- spray means mounted on said post for spraying wash liquid into the interior of said wash basket;
- and
- agitation enhancing means positioned adjacent said peripheral wall for enhancing agitation of said fabric load, said agitation enhancing means comprising vertical fins on said peripheral wall,
- said vertical fins comprising wash liquid conduits and include spray inlets for spraying wash liquid into said interior of said basket.
4 more elements
A rotatable wash basket for receiving a load of fabric to be washed comprising:
- a peripheral wall;
- a bottom wall contiguous with said peripheral wall;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- spray means mounted on said post for spraying wash liquid into the interior of said wash basket;
- and
- agitation enhancing means comprising spray means positioned adjacent said peripheral wall for enhancing agitation of said fabric load,
- said agitation enhancing means comprising spray inlets for spraying wash liquid into said interior of said basket.
4 more elements
An automatic washer comprising:
- a wash tub for receiving wash liquid;
- a wash basket concentrically mounted within said tub for rotation relative to said tub;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- liquid conduit means in said post for carrying wash liquid from said tub to a spray means;
- and
- agitation enhancing means comprising spray means positioned adjacent a peripheral wall of said basket for enhancing agitation of a fabric load positioned within said basket.
3 more elements
An automatic wash comprising:
- a wash tub for receiving wash liquid;
- a wash basket concentrically mounted within said tub for rotation relative to said tub;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- liquid conduit means in said post for carrying wash liquid from said tub to a spray means;
- and
- agitation enhancing means positioned adjacent a peripheral wall of said basket for enhancing agitation of a fabric load positioned within said basket,
- said spray means comprising said agitation enhancing means.
4 more elements
An automatic washer comprising:
- a wash tub for receiving wash liquid;
- a wash basket concentrically mounted within said tub for rotation relative to said tub;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- liquid conduit means in said post for carrying wash liquid from said tub to a spray means;
- and
- agitation enhancing means positioned adjacent a peripheral wall of said basket for enhancing agitation of a fabric load positioned within said basket, said agitation enhancing means comprising vertical fins on said peripheral wall,
- said vertical fins comprising wash liquid conduits and include spray inlets for spraying wash liquid into said interior of said basket.
4 more elements
An automatic washer comprising:
- a wash tub for receiving wash liquid;
- a wash basket concentrically mounted within said tub for rotation relative to said tub;
- a post mounted within said basket for rotation with said basket;
- liquid conduit means in said post for carrying wash liquid from said tub to a spray means;
- and
- agitation enhancing means positioned adjacent a peripheral wall of said basket for enhancing agitation of a fabric load positioned within said basket,
- said agitation enhancing means comprising spray inlets for spraying wash liquid into said interior of said basket.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.