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US 9,765,461 B2Granted
Portable washing apparatus
OwnerJohn W Thomsoninventor
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to the field of washing apparatus which are portable, and operable without a running source of water, and without a power source. The washing apparatus operates with a volume of liquid cleaner (water) and manual manipulation of a handle. The apparatus may also be dis-assembled by a user without tools for shipping or storage in a much smaller space.
Claims15
A portable washing apparatus comprising:
- a. a watertight container;
- b. a cross support extending horizontally across the watertight container;
- c. an agitator having an upper end attached to the cross support so as to rotate there under, wherein the agitator does not move vertically relative to the watertight container;
- d. a driving portion having a user-engagement handle, a shaft, and an agitator engagement portion;
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- e. a system of detents and grooves whereupon vertical movement of the driving portion by the user is translated to rotary movement of the agitator in a first rotational direction when the driving portion is moved in a first vertical direction and in a second opposing rotational direction when the driving portion is moved in a second opposing vertical direction.
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A portable washing apparatus for the washing of fabrics, the washing apparatus comprising:
- a. a bottom plate configured to fit external of a watertight container;
- b. a frame extending vertically from and removably attached to the bottom plate;
- c. a cross support extending horizontally across the frame and removably attached thereto;
- d. an agitator;
- e. the agitator having an upper end attached to the cross support;
- f. a driving portion having a user-engagement handle, a shaft, and an agitator engagement portion;
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- g. a system whereupon vertical movement of the driving portion by the user is translated to rotary movement of the agitator in a first rotational direction when the driving portion is moved in a first vertical direction and in a second opposing rotational direction when the driving portion is moved in a second opposing vertical direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.