Method and apparatus for containing and agitating the contents of a container
AssigneeDyson Limited
InventorsAndré Fraser Monteiro, Geoffrey Michael Burlington
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Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable portions in rotatable connection with one another, a rotator member in connection with each rotatable portion for rotating the 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 portion independently of one another to agitate the article or articles.
Claims68
An apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable portions connection so that the rotatable portions are rotatable with respect to one another, at least one of the rotatable portions having at least one port for intake or exhaust of a liquid to or from an area internal to the drum.
A washing machine comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article of clothing, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable portions connected so that the rotatable portions are rotatable with respect to one another about an axis.
An apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable portions connected so that the rotatable portions are rotatable with respect to one another, wherein one of the rotatable portions has an end wall attached thereto and another of the rotatable 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 two rotatable portions connected so that the rotatable portions are rotatable with respect to one another, wherein an opening for inserting the article into the drum is provided at a peripheral portion of one or more of the rotatable portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.