Automatic washer spin basket

- Whirlpool Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic washer spin basket showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of the top and bottom of the automatic washer spin basket is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D87345 July 1932 Labisky
D100573 July 1936 McCabe
D102572 December 1936 Morgenstern
D110973 August 1938 McCabe
D110974 August 1938 McCabe
D174702 May 1955 Oberg
2716820 September 1955 Bourner
3848437 November 1974 Rottering
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Patent History
Patent number: D426686
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 17, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 2000
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Roger Bruce Clausen (Douglas, MI), John A. Gressman (Clyde, OH), Philip Arnold Mundy (Bellevue, OH), William Calvin Schieferstein (Monroeville, OH), David A. Beard (Fremont, OH)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Attorneys: Thomas J. Roth, Joel M. Van Winkle, Robert O. Rice
Application Number: 0/78,408
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tub Or Drum (D32/29)
International Classification: 1505;