Patent ID: 8689589
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: D06F,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A washer/extractor comprising: a wash tub, a tumbler mounted for rotational movement within said wash tub, a wall of the washer/extractor being formed with an opening, a hose connecting fitting mountable on said wall about said opening, said connecting fitting having a one-piece plastic construction including a base plate positionable adjacent an outer surface of said wall in surrounding relation to said opening, said connecting fitting having a tubular hose connection portion integral with said base plate extending outwardly of said base plate and the wall upon which the fitting is positioned, said tubular hose connection portion defining a passageway communicating between a hose connected to said hose connection portion and said opening, said hose connecting fitting including at least two clamping members disposed in spaced relation to a side of said base plate opposite that from which said hose connection portion extends, said clamping members being spaced from the base plate a distance greater than a thickness of said washer/extractor wall, said wash tub wall opening having a key hole configuration designed for receiving said hose connecting fitting clamping members upon positioning of said connecting fitting on said wall during mounting in a first position and which upon rotation of said hose connecting fitting to a second position relative to said opening locates said clamping members with a mounting portion of said wall disposed between each clamping member and base plate, and a respective fastener positionable through said wall mounting portion and connectable between said base plate and each clamping member for securely retaining said connecting fitting in mounted position in said second position with said wall mounting portion in secure interposed clamped relation between said clamping members and the base plate.