Automatic washer and load responsive agitator therefor
US5784902A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F13/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automatic washer having an agitator that is responsive to the forces imparted to the agitator from a clothes load. The agitation comprises an auger, having an auger vane that is connected to a base having flexible vanes, by a force responder. Upon the imparting of a force from the clothes to the agitator, the auger translates relative to the base to relieve the force.
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