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Post# 51280   12/17/2004 at 10:12 (7,161 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Today's PAT is American Machine's automatic that's half way between a top loader and a front loader, it sort of looks like an eye on the inside. Its a relatively simple machine. The tub rocks back and forth for washing. Then after a rinse comes the squeeze extraction cycle. There is a big rubber disk diaphragm which covers the entire bottom of the wash tub (part 34). The machine fills the area underneath the rubber disk with water and water pressure forces the disk up and squeezes the clothes against the top and sides of the wash tub to wring out the clothes. Then after its completed squeezing it drains the water from under the rubber disk. The Bendix squeeze tub used air pressure instead of water which made for a less wasteful system than today's PAT. Coming next week is FRIGIDAIRE COMBO WEEK! All next week we will showcase some of GM Frigidaire's amazing, incredible, “no it just can't be”, “are they crazy”, “what were they thinking” Combination Washer-Dryer patents! Unfortunately Frigidaire never made a combo, because it would have been out of this world! If you think you've seen some crazy stuff so far, just wait, some of these machines are hysterical! |
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Post# 51285 , Reply# 2   12/17/2004 at 14:43 (7,161 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 51287 , Reply# 3   12/17/2004 at 14:48 (7,161 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 51290 , Reply# 4   12/17/2004 at 17:12 (7,161 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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