Automatic washing machine

Claim 1

A TWO-SPACED TRANSMISSION FOR A ROTATABLE CLOTHES RECEIVED DRUM HAVING A DRIVE SHAFT THEREFOR, IN TURN DRIVEN BY A TWO-SPEED DRIVE MOTOR HAVING A DRIVE SHAFT EXTENDING THEREFROM, SAID TRANSMISSION INCLUDING: (A) A SPEED RESPONSIVE CLUTCH MOUNTED COAXIALLY ABOUT THE DRIVE SHAFT OF SAID MOTOR; (B) A HIGH-SPEED DRIVE SHEAVE ROTATABLY MOUNTED ABOUT THE SAID MOTOR DRIVE SHAFT ADJACENT SAID SPEED RESPONSIVE CLUTCH, SAID CLUTCH HAVING A DRIVEN SECTION SECURED TO SAID HIGH-SPEED DRIVE SHEAVE AND A DRIVE SECTION SECURED TO SAID MOTOR DRIVE SHAFT WHEREBY SAID HIGH-SPEED DRIVE SHEAVE MAY BE ENGAGED BY SAID DRIVE SECTION AND ROTATED WHEN SAID DRIVE SECTION ATTAINS A PREDETERMINED SPEED; (C) A LOW-SPED DRIVE SHEAVE FIXEDLY SECURED TO THE SAID MOTOR DRIVE SHAFT; (D) A HIGH-SPEED DRIVEN SHEAVE FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID DRUM DRIVE SHAFT; (E) A LOW-SPEED DRIVEN SHEAVE MOUNTED COAXIALLY ABOUT SAID DRUM DRIVE SHAFT; (F) POWER TRANSMISSION MEANS CONNECTING SAID TWO HIGH-SPEED SHEAVES AND SAID SAID TWO LOW-SPEED SHEAVES; (G) AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID LOW-SPEED DRIVEN SHEAVE PERMITTING THE SHAFT SHEAVE TO ENGAGE AND TURN THE SAID DRUM DRIVE SHAFT WHEN THE SAID SHEAVE IS ROTATED BY SAID LOW-SPEED DRIVE SHEAVE AND TO BECOM DISENGAGED FROM THE SAID DRUM SHAFT WHEN THE HIGH-SPEED DRIVEN SHEAVE ON THE SAID DRUM DRIVE SHAFT IS ROTATED BY THE HIGH-SPEED DRIVE SHEAVE ON THE SAID MOTOR SHAFT.