Front loading cleaning machine
CA 1291650 C · Owner: Keith, John R. · Inventors: Keith, John R.
Overview
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A front loading cleaning machine may be operated in a normal manner by opening the front door and loading clothes to be washed. When servicing is required, the entire unit may be tipped forwardly about 90 degrees so that the front door is next to the floor. This makes the rear of the machine unit uppermost and exposes the drive mechanism mounted thereon. The drive mechanism may then be readily serviced because the mechanically moving parts are exposed on the upper portion of this machine unit. After servicing, the machine may readily be tipped back to its upright position, ready for normal operation. The foregoing abstract is merely a resume of one general application, is not a complete …
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- Granted November 5, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 5, 2008.
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