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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:
Feb. 14, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
William A Jackson, Hartford Township, Van Buren County, MI (US);
Karolis Jautakis, Chikaming Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34133 ; 3424 / ; 432115 ;
Abstract
A clothes dryer with a non-circular front access opening is provided with a split ring bearing attached to the dryer drum in a manner to allow for expansion and contraction of the bearing relative to the drum and which rides on a support ring which is attached to and conforms to the access opening, thereby providing a front support for the drum.