Filter for a washing machine

A filter apparatus for a washing machine comprising:

• a filter case attached to an inner lower portion of a dehydrating tub of the washing machine for forming a predetermined space with the dehydrating tub, including an attachment portion for being attached to the dehydrating tub and a filter receiving portion formed with an opening portion;
• and
• a pocket filter including a front panel attached with a mesh net to one side thereof for filtering fluff intermingled in the washing water, a rear panel provided with hinge shafts at lower portions thereof for forming a predetermined space with the front panel by being coupled to the front panel by the hinge shafts for opening and/or closing said pocket filter, said rear panel further including a mesh net for filtering the fluff intermingled in the washing water to one side thereof, and a check valve fixed to the lower side of the rear panel for confining the flow of the washing water introduced into the space between the front panel and the rear panel, the pocket filter being inserted into the filter receiving portion, the mesh net attached to the front panel being integrally abutted to an inner surface of reinforcement members of the front panel for supporting the mesh net.