Washing machine auger screw with lip
US5557952A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F17/10
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An auger for moving clothes downwardly in a washing machine includes a tubular housing and an auger screw spiraling therearound. Disposed along a distal edge of the auger screw is an auger lip which is inclined relative to the screw for impeding radially outward movement of clothes in the washing machine.
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