Device for dispensing water or fabric conditioning substances in clothes washers

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A WATER OR FABRIC TREATING SUBSTANCE INTO THE DEEP RINSE WATER IN AN AUTOMTIC CLOTHES WASHER HAVING A TUB WHICH IS ROTATED AT HIGH SPEED FOR A BRIEF SPIN CYCLE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DEEP RINSE WATER; SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A SUPPORT ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE TUB OF A CLOTHES WASHER, A HOUSING PIVOTALLY SUSPENDED IN SAID SUPPORT AND DEFINING FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS, SAID HOUSING TENDING TO MAINTAIN SAID SECOND CHAMBER BELOW SAID FIRST CHAMBER AND HAVING A FIRST OPENING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS AND A SECOND OPENING BETWEEN SAID SECOND OPENING AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSING AND NORMALLY DISPOSED AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID HOUSING, A VALVE ASSEMBLY MOVABLE IN SAID HOUSING AND OPERATIVE TO INITIALLY CLOSE SAID FIRST OPENING FOR RETAINING A CHARGE OF TREATING SUBSTANCE INITIALLY PLACED IN SAID FIRST CHAMBER, SAID VALVE ASSEMBLY BEING DISPLACED BY CENTRIFUGAL FORCE ACTING THEREON DURING THE HIGH-SPEED SPIN CYCLE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DEEP RINSE WATER TO OPEN SAID FIRST OPENING AND CLOSE SAID SECOND OPENING SO THAT THE CHARGE OF TREATING SUBSTANCE CAN ENTER SAID SECOND CHAMBER, AND RESILIENT MEANS ACTING ON SAID VALVE ASSEMBLY TO URGE THE LATTER TO AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION WHERE BOTH SAID FIRST AND SECOND OPENINGS ARE OPEN WHEN THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE IS REMOVED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPIN CYCLE SO THAT THE CHARGE OF TREATING SUBSTANCE CAN DISCHARGE FROM SAID SECOND CHAMBER AND MIX WITH THE INTRODUCED DEEP RINSE WATER.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A WATER OR FABRIC TREATING SUBSTANCE INTO THE DEEP RINSE WATER IN AN AUTOMTIC CLOTHES WASHER HAVING A TUB WHICH IS ROTATED AT HIGH SPEED FOR A BRIEF SPIN CYCLE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DEEP RINSE WATER; SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A SUPPORT ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE TUB OF A CLOTHES WASHER, A HOUSING PIVOTALLY SUSPENDED IN SAID SUPPORT AND DEFINING FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS, SAID HOUSING TENDING TO MAINTAIN SAID SECOND CHAMBER BELOW SAID FIRST CHAMBER AND HAVING A FIRST OPENING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS AND A SECOND OPENING BETWEEN SAID SECOND OPENING AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSING AND NORMALLY DISPOSED AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID HOUSING, A VALVE ASSEMBLY MOVABLE IN SAID HOUSING AND OPERATIVE TO INITIALLY CLOSE SAID FIRST OPENING FOR RETAINING A CHARGE OF TREATING SUBSTANCE INITIALLY PLACED IN SAID FIRST CHAMBER, SAID VALVE ASSEMBLY BEING DISPLACED BY CENTRIFUGAL FORCE ACTING THEREON DURING THE HIGH-SPEED SPIN CYCLE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DEEP RINSE WATER TO OPEN SAID FIRST OPENING AND CLOSE SAID SECOND OPENING SO THAT THE CHARGE OF TREATING SUBSTANCE CAN ENTER SAID SECOND CHAMBER, AND RESILIENT MEANS ACTING ON SAID VALVE ASSEMBLY TO URGE THE LATTER TO AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION WHERE BOTH SAID FIRST AND SECOND OPENINGS ARE OPEN WHEN THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE IS REMOVED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPIN CYCLE SO THAT THE CHARGE OF TREATING SUBSTANCE CAN DISCHARGE FROM SAID SECOND CHAMBER AND MIX WITH THE INTRODUCED DEEP RINSE WATER.