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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331202 | Drum-type washing machine with rotatable pulsator A drum-type washing machine including a rotatable pulsator. The drum-type washing machine includes a water tub to contain water therein. A rotary drum is included in the water tub and rotating in alternating directions to hold laundry located in the rotary drum to b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316134 | Washing machine with wobbling unit and clutch A washing machine with a wobbling unit including a washing plate which wobbles in a vertical direction without rotating, thus washing laundry. The wobbling unit further includes a vertical rotating shaft rotating by a washing shaft and an inclined rotating shaft pro... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299664 | Device for controlling motor in washing machine and method for controlling process of washing machine by using the same Device for controlling a motor in a washing machine and a method for controlling a process of a washing machine by using the same, the device including a motor, a power source part for supplying a voltage to the motor, a plurality of torque varying parts parallel to... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7254969 | Ribbed washing machine basket A basket for a washing machine includes a body comprising an outer wall and at least one rib extending radially inward from said wall, said rib comprising at least a first portion having a first cross section and a second portion having a second cross section, said ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254965 | Washing machine A washing machine is disclosed, in which a rotary power of a driving unit is stably provided to a pulsator or a washing tub in a short time. The washing machine includes a motor having a stator (7a) and a rotor (7b); a spin shaft (5 | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251963 | Drum-type washing machine A drum-type washing machine employs a gasket water draining hose to enable used water to be discharged via the drainpipe, immediately following a washing or rinsing step. The drum-type washing machine includes a cabinet having a door; a tub for containing water, the... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228718 | Wobbling washing machine and method of controlling the same A wobbling washing machine and a method of controlling the same. The wobbling washing machine washes laundry by causing a washboard to wobble. The wobbling washing machine has a speed varying unit which varies a wobbling speed of the washboard to correspond to a loa... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216516 | Wobble joint A wobble joint particularly useful for supporting a wash plate in a wash basket of an automatic washing appliance includes inner and outer races formed with mating part-spherical surfaces having common centers of curvature about a longitudinal axis of the joint. Ant... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213423 | Washing machine A washing machine capable of minimizing tangle and damage of the laundry is disclosed. The washing machine includes: a wash shaft installed perpendicularly at a lower center of an inner tub, and rotated by a rotational force transferred from a motor; a wash plate or... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7171828 | Washing machine A washing machine includes a wobbling device having a rotary blade. The wobbling device causes a wobbling action of a washboard without rotating the washboard during a washing mode operation, and rotates the rotary blade in one direction to allow a sufficient amount... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171714 | Method of controlling a washing machine A method of controlling a washing machine is provided. The washing machine control method executes a washing process with a wobbling device. In the method, an operation of causing a washboard to wobble and an operation of rotating a spin-drying tub in the washing pr... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7131159 | Method of controlling wobbling washing machine A method of controlling a wobbling washing machine which performs a washing operation, a rinsing operation, and a disentangling operation by wobbling a washing plate. The disentangling operation includes wobbling the washing plate at a speed higher than a wobbling s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7107798 | Drive mechanism for an automatic washer A drive mechanism for a vertical axis automatic washer. The washer has a rotatable wash basket, a rotatable agitator concentrically mounted in the wash basket and a drive motor. The drive mechanism includes a first drive shaft driven by the motor at a first rotation... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098569 | Rotor assembly for a permanent magnet power electric machine A rotor assembly for use in an electric motor or generator where the mass of the rotor assembly is reduced with respect to conventional rotor assemblies. In addition, the rotor assembly is configured to be scalable to different sized electric motors. Within the roto... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089769 | Direct drive washing machine In a direct drive washing machine having a driving motor installed at a lower portion of an outer tub and rotating an inner tub or a pulsator by the driving motor, a pulsator shaft and a tub shaft are constructed with a dual shaft structure, respectively connected t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082792 | Washing machine A washing machine is disclosed, in which a rotatory power of a driving unit can be stably transmitted in a short time and provided to a pulsator or a washing tub. The washing machine includes a motor (7) including stator (7a) and rotor (7... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7047583 | Washing machine and method of controlling the same A washing machine which washes laundry by wobbling a washing board mounted on an inner surface of a bottom of a spin-drying tub, and a method of controlling the same. The washing machine includes a weight detection unit and a control unit. The weight detection unit ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7013517 | Rotating/tipping agitator for a washing machine A combination rotating/tipping mechanism for an agitator arranged in an inner tub of a washing machine includes a drive member, a tipping member fixedly mounted to the agitator and pivotally mounted to the drive member, and a pivot link interconnecting the tipping m... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010942 | Drum type washing machine A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet which defines an outer appearance of the washing machine, a water tub set inside the cabinet to contain wash water therein, a rotary tub having spin drying perforations and rotatably set in the water tub, and a water tu... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6986271 | Washing machine A washing machine having a wobbling device. The wobbling device causes a wobbling action of a washboard without rotating the washboard during a washing mode operation, thus effectively washing the clothes. This wobbling device includes a vertical rotary shaft rotate... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6901778 | Clutch apparatus for washing machine A clutch apparatus of a washing machine is provided. The clutch apparatus includes a coupling unit comprising a magnetic unit at least in one part, combined around the basket shaft, and combined with a rotor of the driving motor in a state where the coupling unit mo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6880192 | Washing machine with float type clutch and control method for the float type clutch Disclosed is a washing machine with a float type clutch in which a float connects a rotating force from a motor to a spin-drying shaft or disconnects the rotating force from the spin-drying shaft as it is upwardly or downwardly moved in accordance with supply or dra... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6860124 | Washing machine brake cam actuator with interrupted ring A brake cam actuator assembly for a washing machine includes an actuator having a cylindrical body that is drivingly coupled to a transmission pulley hub through a wrap spring clutch circumscribing the transmission pulley hub and brake cam actuator body. A first end... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6748772 | Washing/drying machine and clothes dryer A washing and drying machine and a clothes dryer including an air circulating duct for circulating air into the inner tub for washing or drying inputted clothes. An inner portion of a drum and an evaporator of the refrigerating cycle, may be positioned in the air ci... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6634193 | Washing machine having floatage clutch The present invention relates a washing machine having a floatage clutch for performing the conversion of a cleansing step and a dehydrating step. This floatage clutch can be actuated only by using floatage and gravity to be generated during the feeding/d... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6604389 | Wobble joint A wobble joint for use in automatic washing appliances and the like includes inner, outer and intermediate joint members which have nesting curved sliding surfaces that enable the joint members to pivot relative to one another. The joint has motion limiti... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6584813 | Washing machine including a segmented stator switched reluctance motor A washing machine includes a tub that is rotated by a switched reluctance motor. The tub includes an outer tub and an inner tub. The drive is a direct drive or a drive assembly that includes a shaft, a belt and a spinner pulley connected to the tub. The s... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6505370 | Load adaptive brake system for automatic washer A load adaptive brake system is provided for an appliance which includes a motor, a drive wheel driven by the motor and a rotatable vessel. A brake surface is fixed relative to a non-movable portion of the appliance and at least one brake shoe carried by ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6115863 | Drive system for a vertical axis washer A drive and support system for a bottom plate disposed in the bottom of a wash basket of an automatic washer. The bottom plate is driven to radially gyrate or wobble within the wash basket by an output shaft which extends upwardly though the bottom and is... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5950459 | Electric washing machine including washing tank and agitator which rotate in opposite directions An electric washing machine includes a washing machine body, a water tank fixed in the washing machine body and having an opening at the bottom, a double-cylindrical axis body formed of outer and inner rotary axes passing through the opening in the water ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5946948 | Clothes washer having a pulsator apparatus In a clothes washer having a main pulsator 4 which is rotatably disposed in a clothes basket 3, the driving force transmitting apparatus 17 is disposed in a chamber 12 partitioned by the horizonal plate. The driving force of the motor 5 transmits simultan... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5927105 | Pulsator assembly of a washing machine A pulsator assembly of washing machine having a plurality of auxiliary pulsators. The washing machine has an outer tub, a spin tub rotatably accommodated within the outer tub, a main pulsator rotatably disposed at an inner lower portion of the spin tub, a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5865046 | Clothes washer having a pulsator apparatus In a clothes basket having a pulsator apparatus, the pulsator apparatus comprises a first pulsator 20 disposed above a bottom portion of a clothes basket 2 and rotated by a motor 4, and a driving gear wheel 42 provided rotatably in the first pulsator 20. ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5829277 | Top loading clothes washer An improved washing machine is provided with a rotatable wash basket having rotatable agitators mounted therein. The agitators have the shape of a spherical segment so as to nest adjacent the interior surface of the wash basket. The agitators include a sp... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5809807 | Washing machine having a movable spin tub cover assembly A washing machine which can immerse articles in a washing liquid has a spin tub formed at a side wall thereof with a pair of elongated slots, and a spin tub cover assembly for immersing the articles in the washing liquid. The elongated slots are longitudi... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5771719 | Washing machine having a centrifugal pump Disclosed is a washing machine having a centrifugal pump which not only sprays washing liquid onto the articles to be washed by circulating the washing liquid, but also supplies air bubbles into a spin tub, thereby improving the washing effect. The centri... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5715708 | Washing machine equipped with a washing tub of a multiple-stairstep shape A washing machine is disclosed which is equipped with a washing tub having a plurality of cylindrical side walls. The washing machine has a pulsator reception part, a washing tub body and a plurality of annular flat bases. The pulsator reception part has ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5661990 | Power transfer apparatus for a washing machine A power transfer apparatus for use in a washing machine is provided with a gear shaft fixed to a driving shaft and including a plurality of first connection teeth formed on its periphery, a gear case rotatable about the driving shaft, fixed to a spin tub ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5651277 | Clutch mechanism for automatic washer An automatic washer includes an elongated shaft mounted to a motor for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the shaft. A fabric basket is rotatably mounted to the shaft and an agitator is attached to the shaft above the fabric basket. A clutch is posit... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5551261 | Automatic washing machine and method for confirmation of clutching operation thereof An automatic washing machine and a method for confirmation of a washing machine clutching operation which achieves the desired mode conversion between a washing mode and a dehydrating mode by ascending and descending its inner tub. The washing machine inc... | 09/03/1996 |
