Rotating/tipping agitator for a washing machine
CA 2447189 A1 · Owner: Kropf, Keith E. · Inventors: Kropf, Keith E.
Overview
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A combination rotating/tipping mechanism for an agitator arranged in an inner tub of a washing machine includes a drive member a tipping, member fixedly mounted to the agitator and pivotally mounted to the drive member, and a pivot link interconnecting the tipping member and the inner tub of the machine. In operation rotation of the drive member, imparts an oscillating/rotating motion to the tipping member about a rotational axis. Simultaneously, the pivot link is caused to pivot about a pivotal axis, thereby restricting the movement of the tipping member and causing the tipping member to pivot about another pivotal axis.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed October 28, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 28, 2023.
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