Tumbling method of washing fabric in horizontal axis washer
CA 2086071 A1 · Owner: Hardaway, Anthony H. · Inventors: Kovich, Mark B.; Hardaway, Anthony H.; Euler, John W.
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An improved wash process is provided wherein during a low speed spin portion of the wash process the wash chamber or wash, basket is rotated about its horizontal axis at a spin speed to effect less than a one gravity centrifugal force on the fabric such that the fabric will tumble in the wash chamber. During this tumbling action a recirculating spray of highly concentrated detergent solution, preferably in the range of at least 0.5% to 12% by weight is directed onto the fabric for a first period of time. After the first period of time, the detergent solution is diluted somewhat, although the concentration remains above a normal concentration of 0.06 to .28%. The wash chamber will again be …
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- Filed December 22, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 22, 2012.
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