Textiles: fluid treating apparatus – Machines – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
2004-08-09
2008-11-25
Barr, Michael (Department: 1792)
Textiles: fluid treating apparatus
Machines
Combined
C068S023300, C248S638000, C188S268000, C267S140000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07454928
ABSTRACT:
A suspension system for use in a laundry washing machine to suspend a tub assembly from a base portion of a cabinet. The suspension system includes a support frame interconnected to an outer tub of the tub assembly and a plurality of isolation damper units for resiliently coupling the support frame to the base portion of the cabinet. The isolation damper units function to allow limited lateral movement of the tub assembly relative to the cabinet while also providing a “return to center” feature. The isolation damper units are further operable to inhibit rotation of the outer tub relative to the cabinet. Finally, the isolation damper units function to absorb the vibration transmitted through the tub assembly to the support frame so as to minimize transmission of such vibration to the cabinet.
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Bedard Gerard
Houser Marvin Joseph
Knopp Joseph A.
Barr Michael
Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
Harness & Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
Riggleman Jason P.
Wangerow Ronald W.
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