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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:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
May. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
André Fraser Monteiro, Wiltshire, GB;
Geoffrey Michael Burlington, Gloucestershire, GB;
Simon Paul Wells, Bath, GB;
Assignee:
Notetry Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 3/706 ; D06F 3/730 ; D06F 3/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 3/706 ; D06F 3/730 ; D06F 3/702 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable drum portions in rotatable connection with one another, a rotator member in connection with each rotatable drum portion for rotating the drum portion about an axis. The apparatus is preferably a washing machine, and the method of operating the apparatus comprises inserting at least one article, preferably a plurality of articles, into the drum; and rotating each rotatable drum portion independently of one another to agitate the article or articles.