Standex International Corporation

Standet International Corporation

Robert G Whitman

Edward R Chamberlin

Alan Mark Faulhaber, Jr

A washing machine ( ) includes a one part sensor ( ) mounted to detect passage of a component normally associated with, and rotatable with, the drive shaft ( ) of the machine ( ) to detect speed of rotation of the shaft ( ) and, in turn, speed of rotation of the clothes basket ( ) without the need for a second, additional component not normally required for proper rotational operation of basket ( ).

Washing machine speed sensor

A washing machine ( ) includes a motor cut-off circuit ( ) which includes a fuse ( ) and a blow switch ( ) responsive to a brake failure signal (BFS) to blow the fuse ( ) and prevent the motor ( ) from thereafter being energized until the fuse ( ) is reset or replaced.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Robert G Whitman