Thread Number: 69228
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Bendix Powersurge, Philco top load with wobbling abitator, Apex top load. |
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Post# 920528 , Reply# 1   2/10/2017 at 14:13 (2,623 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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Post# 920532 , Reply# 2   2/10/2017 at 15:25 (2,623 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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That is very interesting, you should definitely contact Robert though, he may surprise you and he has all the machines anyone could ever want. |
Post# 920651 , Reply# 5   2/11/2017 at 04:08 (2,623 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 920878 , Reply# 6   2/12/2017 at 01:33 (2,622 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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I'd love to do that. However, now even when i was at Electrolux we could think about doing that. Reason: Absurd production cost. Reason 2: Electrolux (That owns all frigidaire patents) would cut my head and serve it on a tray for breaking their patents. |
Post# 921202 , Reply# 11   2/13/2017 at 21:52 (2,620 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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First of all patents in the United States only last 17 years and unlike copyright they cannot be renewed, so 17 years after the patent was issued the design can be used by anyone legally without having to pay. All of the patents of our favorite washer designs have long expired. This is why 17 years after the patent was issued for the Dual-Action agitator by Whirlpool, the design started showing up in other non-Whirlpool brands. Frigidaire's up and down agitator as well as Kelvinator's orbital agitator patents expired nearly 50 years ago. If you read Whirlpool's patent on its Calypso agitating system, you see they do cite some of Philco's original patents in the process, but they had long expired before Whirlpool considered such a design.
The Bendix/Philco power surge wobbling agitator would not really produce a high efficiency washer as required today. You need nearly a full tub of water to make that work. The Apex wobbling basket was the first high efficiency top loading vertical-axis washer. It's downfall back in the 1950's was low-sudsing detergents were not anywhere near as effective as they are today. An Apex style machine I would think would be the best bet in today's resource saving environment. I think the Apex could be redesigned to use even less water in the wash, as 2/3 of the 6 or so gallon fill was bounced over the top of the wobbling basket by the end of a 10 minute wash period. Kevin in LA has the only other Apex know to exist besides the one in my basement. I do not know whether that machine has been restored to working condition. |
Post# 921271 , Reply# 13   2/14/2017 at 09:07 (2,619 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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