Clothes washer agitator having a variable-length washing rod
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsWoon-Gu Hur, Young-Min Kim
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Abstract
An oscillatory agitator for a clothes washing machine includes an upstanding washing rod comprised of a plurality of telescopingly arranged rod members which are relatively vertically movable to enable the height of the washing rod to be varied. Raising of the rod members is achieved by making a rod member buoyant, whereby it automatically floats upward to a level dependent upon the height of the wash water.
Claims13
A clothes washing machine agitator comprising a vertical washing rod of adjustable height, said washing rod including a plurality of relatively vertically movable, telescopingly arranged rod members, enabling a height of said washing rod to be adjusted, wherein one of said rod members is buoyant in wash water to be raised by a buoyancy action.
A clothes washing machine comprising:
- a tub;
- a basket disposed in said tub;
- an agitator disposed in said basket;
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- a drive mechanism for rotationally oscillating said agitator;
- said agitator comprising:
- a base connected to said drive mechanism, and
- a variable-height washing rod including a plurality of relatively vertically movable, telescopingly arranged rod members, enabling said washing rod to be vertically extended and retracted, wherein one of said rod members is buoyant in wash water and raisable by a buoyancy action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.