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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1985
Filed:
May. 17, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Piero Durazzani, Pordenone, IT;
Assignee:
Industrie Zanussi S.p.A., Pordenone, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
68140 ; 68 232 ; 220 71 ; 312253 ;
Abstract
A washing machine tub includes a cylindrical shell of stainless steel and having an open front end and an opposite end closed by a rear wall. A cross member is fixed to the rear wall to support a shaft of a basket to revolve within the shell. A sheet metal cylindrical band covers the outer surface of the shell over a portion of the axial length thereof. The band is integrally connected to the outer surface of the shell by a metal working operation and is releasably connected to the cross member by means of attachment members.