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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert T Braga, Lincoln Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
William Ohmann, St. Joseph Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ; D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
68 1 / ; 210305 ; 2103601 ;
Abstract
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.