Noise reducing clip device for a washing machine
US6018967A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F37/24
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A noise reducing clip device includes a clip body and a fulcrum-defining element. The clip body receives a washing machine wash tub wall and a fastener to secure the tub wall to the clip body and attach the clip body and tub wall therewith to a support leg disposed adjacent to the tub wall. The fulcrum-defining element is formed on and protrudes outwardly from the clip body for spacing the clip body from the support leg and providing only contact of the support leg with the fulcrum-defining element about which contact the support leg may undergo twisting and rocking motion induced by operation of a washing machine motor without imparting such motion to the tub wall via the clip body.
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