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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1975
William R Rickel, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Dale Edward Mueller, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A unitary hose connector made of plastic material and having multiple locking means mounted through the back panel of an automatic washing machine without the use of tools or additional fastening means in either of two locked positions. In the first or 'shipping' position the connector is positively locked to the back panel of the machine almost entirely within the machine cabinet. In the second or 'installed' position the connector is positively locked to the back panel with an end portion of the connector projecting out of the cabinet to be accessible for coupling with a water inlet hose from an external water source.