Whirlpool Corporation

William Ohmann

Edward E Wiessner

Gerald L Kretchman

Albert T Braga

Russell J Morrison

Filter for automatic washer agitator or similar article

Pump for automatic washer or similar article

Agitator for automatic washer or similar article

An automatic washing machine of the vertical axis type is provided with an annular channel in the bottom of the tub to collect debris and sediment particles and with an annular baffle to prevent the collected particles from being deposited in the washed articles during the direct-into-spin portion of the wash cycle.

Tub having a debris collector for an automatic washer

A filter for use in a vertical axis automatic clothes washing machine mounted on the exterior of a two section separable agitator and which projects into a fluid flow path. The exterior section is easily removable, cleanable and replaceable. The filter is formed as a double cone with inlet openings on one side and a foraminous filter surface on the other side.

Agitator mounted filter for an automatic washer

A means for mounting a pump to a motor is provided by forming a plurality of legs on the bottom side of a pump which abut the motor housing and space the pump axially and radially with respect to the motor, and providing spring clamp means to removably secure the pump to the motor.

Pump mounting for an automatic washer

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St. Joseph Township, MI, United States of America

William Ohmann