Suspension system for tub assembly in clothes washing machine
CA 1111669 A · Owner: Raytheon Company · Inventors: Altnau, Ronald L.
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A suspension system for a washing machine including a tub assembly having an outer stationary tub and an inner clothes receiving tub mounted for rotation on a central shaft extending downwardly through the lower wall of the stationary tub, comprises a first support cup defined in the base of the washing machine, support legs spaced about the periphery of and attached at first ends to the outer tub and at opposite ends to a second support cup shaped complimentarily to the first cup. In a preferred embodiment, the shape of the support cups is a truncated hemisphere. The second support cup is received in the first cup to support the tub assembly on the base. A plurality of spring members are …
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- Granted November 3, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 3, 1998.
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