AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE AND OVERFLOW TUB RING THEREFOR

摘要

A compact automatic washer having a tub ring in the form of an excursion limiting channel having diametrically opposed protrusions projecting therefrom for engaging the inside of the cabinet during excess gyratory movement of the tub and thereby protecting the timer and other control parts within the cabinet. The excursion limiting channel is in the form of an upwardly opening U-shaped channel having a downwardly opening channel extending about the tub and having a series of openings along the base of the channel in registry with the tub to allow any water splashing into the channel to flow back into the tub and to accommodate overflow of wash water to rise up into the channel and flow out through one of the excursion limiting protrusions to the base of the washing machine.