Abstract: A front-load laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub about a generally horizontal rotational axis. A plurality of lifters are coupled to an interior surface of the drum. A fluid delivery path is at least partially defined within the drum and the plurality of lifters. A fluid delivery system delivers fluid into the fluid delivery path in a direction parallel to the generally horizontal rotational axis.

Abstract: A system and method of regulating access to a short-range wireless communications network using an ultrasonic audible signal includes: receiving a handheld wireless device identifier at a short-range wireless network from a handheld wireless device that is within a communication range of the short-range wireless network; determining that the handheld wireless device is authorized to access the short-range wireless network using the handheld wireless device identifier; and broadcasting an audio signal at an ultrasonic frequency through an audio system, wherein the audio signal includes information used by the handheld wireless device for authentication to the short-range wireless communications network in response.

Abstract: A crochet galloon machine for warp knitting comprises a front grooved bar (4), a plurality of needles (5) disposed consecutively in side by side relationship along the front grooved bar (4) and movable with a reciprocating motion along a first direction (A), a plurality of eye-pointed needles (8) disposed in front of the needles (5), a plurality of threading tubes (10) disposed above the needles (5). An assembly of interacting levers imparts movement both to the needles 5 and the front grooved bar 4 and is adapted to give the latter an alternated motion component along a second direction (B) substantially parallel to the first motion direction (A), so as to accompany movement of the needles (5) in their longitudinal reciprocating motion and avoid very long needles (5), subject to bending vibrations, to be adopted.