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US3115144A
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Industrial washing machine
Assignee: Industrial Washing Machine Corp
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Filing: 1961-07-07
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Granted: 1963-12-24
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Expires: 1981-07-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard M Sadwith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 11:58
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L15/00; A47L15/24; A47L15/241; A47L15/242; A47L15/243
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
IN COMBINATION IN A WASHING MACHINE, A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE PLATFORMS FOR HOLDING ARTICLES; FOR EACH OF SAID PLATFORMS A PLATFORM SHAFT; MEANS FOR ROTATING EACH OF SAID PLATFORMS ABOUT ITS SHAFT; A TURNTABLE INCLUDING A TURNTABLE SPINDLE; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID PLATFORMS AND PLATFORM SHAFTS AT SUBSTANTIALLY EQUALLY SPACED ANGULAR INTERVALS ABOUT SAID TURNTABLE SPINDLE; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND ROTATING SAID TURNTABLE AND THEREBY SAID PLATFORMS AND PLATFORM SHAFT ABOUT SAID TURNTABLE SPINDLE; A HOUSING ABOUT SAID PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE PLATFORMS AND MEANS FOR SEPARATING EACH PLATFORM INTO A COMPARTMENT WHILE IT IS BEING ROTATED; A RECEPTACLE FOR A WASH LIQUID; MEANS FOR APPLYING A WASH LIQUID TO UTENSILS ON ONE OF SAID PLATFORMS WHILE IT IS ROTATED WHILE AT ONE STATION; MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING FROM A SOURCE AND APPLYING A RINSE LIQUID TO ARTICLES ON ANOTHER OF SAID PLATFORMS WHILE AT ANOTHER STATION WHILE IT IS ROTATED AND A MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING AND CIRCULATING AIR OVER ARTICLES ON ANOTHER OF SAID PLATFORMS WHILE AT STILL ANOTHER STATION WHILE IT IS ROTATED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
IN COMBINATION IN A WASHING MACHINE, A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE PLATFORMS FOR HOLDING ARTICLES; FOR EACH OF SAID PLATFORMS A PLATFORM SHAFT; MEANS FOR ROTATING EACH OF SAID PLATFORMS ABOUT ITS SHAFT; A TURNTABLE INCLUDING A TURNTABLE SPINDLE; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID PLATFORMS AND PLATFORM SHAFTS AT SUBSTANTIALLY EQUALLY SPACED ANGULAR INTERVALS ABOUT SAID TURNTABLE SPINDLE; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND ROTATING SAID TURNTABLE AND THEREBY SAID PLATFORMS AND PLATFORM SHAFT ABOUT SAID TURNTABLE SPINDLE; A HOUSING ABOUT SAID PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE PLATFORMS AND MEANS FOR SEPARATING EACH PLATFORM INTO A COMPARTMENT WHILE IT IS BEING ROTATED; A RECEPTACLE FOR A WASH LIQUID; MEANS FOR APPLYING A WASH LIQUID TO UTENSILS ON ONE OF SAID PLATFORMS WHILE IT IS ROTATED WHILE AT ONE STATION; MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING FROM A SOURCE AND APPLYING A RINSE LIQUID TO ARTICLES ON ANOTHER OF SAID PLATFORMS WHILE AT ANOTHER STATION WHILE IT IS ROTATED AND A MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING AND CIRCULATING AIR OVER ARTICLES ON ANOTHER OF SAID PLATFORMS WHILE AT STILL ANOTHER STATION WHILE IT IS ROTATED.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-12-23 | 1967-06-24 | 1967-12-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-12-23 | 1971-06-24 | 1971-12-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-12-23 | 1975-06-24 | 1975-12-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |