Patent ID: 6115863
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
An automatic washing appliance comprising:a wash basket having a generally cylindrical shape and a bottom portion having a bottom wall, the cylindrical wall defining a substantially vertical central axis;an output shaft extending upwardly though the bottom wall of the wash basket and having an upper end disposed above the bottom wall, the output shaft being rotatable in a first and second direction;a generally circular wash plate disposed within the bottom portion of the wash basket, the wash plate defining a wash plate axis and having a center hub disposed about the upper end of the output shaft; anddrive means interconnecting the upper end of the output shaft with the wash plate, the drive means supporting the wash plate in an angled orientation such that the wash plate axis is canted relative to the central axis of the wash basket when the output shaft is rotated in it first direction and supporting the wash plate in a level orientation such that the wash plate axis coaligns with the central axis of the wash basket when the output shaft is rotated in its second direction.