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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 1990
Filed:
May. 02, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
William E Estep, Powellton, WV (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137362 ; 137599 ; 137565 ; 137593 ; 68208 ;
Abstract
A washing machine standpipe that has an auxiliary drainage outlet in case the machine pump should break down. Rotation of an inner tube inside the standpipe opens a lower connection to the machine discharge hose, allowing trapped water to escape. When the lower opening is in a closed position, water exits into the standpipe from the top portion as is conventional.