Valved Patents (Class 68/218)
  • Patent number: 6341508
    Abstract: The invention is a manually operated device for washing clothes and the like. In detail, the invention includes a rod shaped handle having first and second ends. A first hollow cone shaped member has a truncated top end attached to the first end of the rod and an open bottom end. This first cone shaped member includes a plurality of holes about its periphery in proximity to the top end thereof, with the plurality of holes having a first total cross-sectional area. An inverted cup shaped member is provided having a closed top end and an open bottom end, the inverted cup shaped member is mounted within the first cone shaped member such that the top end of the inverted cup shaped member is in contact with the interior wall of the first cone shaped member forming a first interior chamber. The closed top end includes a hole therethrough with a total second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area of the plurality of holes in the first cone shaped member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Shane Minassian