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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2003
Karl-heinz Buss, Stuttgart, DE;
Gerd Maentele, Urbach, DE;
Andreas Bollmann, Adelberg, DE;
Yvonne Sellmer, Koengen, DE;
Karl-Heinz Buss, Stuttgart, DE;
Gerd Maentele, Urbach, DE;
Andreas Bollmann, Adelberg, DE;
Yvonne Sellmer, Koengen, DE;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a laundry treatment machine, more especially a washing machine or a laundry dryer, comprising a drivable drum which accommodates laundry and is rotatably mounted in a container integral with the housing, wherein the container is provided with an elastic sleeve, covering the transition from the front opening of the container to the housing opening, around the filler opening of the drum, and wherein a laundry rejector is attached in this transitional region in the region of the top dead center of the drum. For improvement purposes, a specially configured laundry rejector is provided in the region of the top dead center of the drum in conjunction with a receiving means in the sleeve in order to avoid laundry items from becoming damaged.