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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1977
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1975
Reinhold Alvin Drews, Stevensville, MI (US);
Frank Robert Burgener, Jr, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A receptacle drive coupling atop the spin drive tube in a washing machine assembly of the vertical axis type has a hollow drive block with a circumferential contact surface of reduced area on its downwardly flared lower part. A lock nut including a downwardly extending lower lip portion is threadedly received at the upper part of the drive block. A hollow center post of the receptacle is forced into proper alignment over the drive block by the lock nut and is firmly aligned with respect to the spin tube by the raised contact surface on the drive block and the lip portion of the lock nut.
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