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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
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Howard M Sadwith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 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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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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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

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