[Neville David Seagar, Alex David Salisbury] NZ Auckland A laundry machine drum has a sheet material skin including an arrangement of a plurality of perforations therethrough. Each of one or more of the perforations includes a shear cut in the sheet material. The sheet is deformed in the region of the shear cut such that the edge of the sheet material of one side of the shear cut is offset from the edge of the sheet material of the other side of the shear cut over at least some of the length of the shear cut. An opening is formed between the offset edges. The apparent area of the opening is greater when viewed from at least one direction substantially parallel to the general plane of the drum skin in the region of the perforation than when viewed from a direction substantially perpendicular to the general plane of the drum skin in the region of the perforation.

[Seagar, Neville, David, McGill, Ian, Campbell, Duncan, Gerald, David, Patel, Upesh, Taylor, Andrew, Paul, Lee, Geoffrey, Alan] 78 Springs Road, East Tamaki, Auckland, NZ A linear compressor comprising a cylinder part including a cylinder bore, a piston disposed in said bore and slidable therein, a main spring connecting directly or indirectly said cylinder part to said piston, and a connecting rod connecting between said main spring and said piston and connecting said main spring to said piston, with at least one of: (a) the connection between said piston and piston rod, and (b) the connection between said piston rod and said main spring, being a compliant connection. ＜img id="iaf01" file="imgaf001.tif" wi="122" he="84" img-content="drawing" img-format="tif" /＞

[SEAGAR NEVILLE DAVID, MCGILL IAN CAMPBELL, DUNCAN GERALD DAVID, PATEL UPESH, TAYLOR ANDREW PAUL] NZ A linear compressor comprising cylinder part including a cylinder bore and a piston disposed in, and is slidable within the bore. A main spring connects the cylinder part directly or indirectly the piston. A connecting rod connects between the main spring and the piston. A stator has an air gap, and the connecting rod passes through the air gap. At least one armature pole is located along the connecting rod. Other inventions are also set forth.

[SEAGAR NEVILLE DAVID, MCGILL IAN CAMPBELL, DUNCAN GERALD DAVID, PATEL UPESH, TAYLOR ANDREW PAUL, LEE GEOFFREY ALAN] NZ A linear compressor comprising a cylinder part (10) including a cylinder bore (71) and a piston (4) disposed in, and slidable within the bore (71). A main spring (15) connects the cylinder part (10) directly of indirectly with the piston (4). A connecting rod (47) connects between the main spring (15) and the piston (4). A stator (5) has an air gap through which the connecting rod (47) passes. At least one armature pole (2) is located along the connecting rod (47).

[Seagar, Neville David, Salisbury, Alex David] 78 Springs Road East Tamaki, Auckland, NZ A laundry machine drum has a sheet material skin including an arrangement of a plurality of perforations therethrough. Each of one or more of the perforations includes a shear cut in the sheet material. The sheet is deformed in the region of the shear cut such that the edge of the sheet material of one side of the shear cut is offset from the edge of the sheet material of the other side of the shear cut over at least some of the length of the shear cut. An opening is formed between the offset edges. The apparent area of the opening is greater when viewed from at least one direction substantially parallel to the general plane of the drum skin in the region of the perforation than when viewed from a direction substantially perpendicular to the general plane of the drum skin in the region of the perforation.＜img id="iaf01" file="imgaf001.tif" wi="132" he="104" img-content="drawing" img-format="tif" /＞

[LEE GEOFFREY ALAN, SEAGAR NEVILLE DAVID, PATEL UPESH, DUNCAN GERALD DAVID, MCGILL IAN CAMPBELL, TAYLOR ANDREW PAUL] A linear compressor comprising a cylinder part including a cylinder bore, a piston disposed in said bore and slidable therein, a main spring connecting directly or indirectly said cylinder part to said piston, and a connecting rod connecting between said main spring and said piston and connecting said main spring to said piston, with at least one of: (a) the connection between said piston and piston rod, and (b) the connection between said piston rod and said main spring, being a compliant connection.

[Seagar, Neville David, Salisbury, Alex David] 78 Springs Road East Tamaki, Auckland, NZ A laundry machine drum has a sheet material skin including an arrangement of a plurality of perforations therethrough. Each of one or more of the perforations includes a shear cut in the sheet material. The sheet is deformed in the region of the shear cut such that the edge of the sheet material of one side of the shear cut is offset from the edge of the sheet material of the other side of the shear cut over at least some of the length of the shear cut. An opening is formed between the offset edges. The apparent area of the opening is greater when viewed from at least one direction substantially parallel to the general plane of the drum skin in the region of the perforation than when viewed from a direction substantially perpendicular to the general plane of the drum skin in the region of the perforation.＜img id="" file="00000001.TIF" he="91" wi="110" img-content="drawing" img-format="tif" orientation="portrait" inline="no" /＞

[SEAGAR NEVILLE DAVID, MCGILL IAN CAMPBELL, DUNCAN GERALD DAVID, PATEL UPESH, TAYLOR ANDREW PAUL, LEE GEOFFREY ALAN] A linear compressor comprising a cylinder part including a cylinder bore, a piston disposed in said bore and slidable therein, a main spring connecting directly or indirectly said cylinder part to said piston, and a connecting rod connecting between said main spring and said piston and connecting said main spring to said piston, with at least one of: (a) the connection between said piston and piston rod, and (b) the connection between said piston rod and said main spring, being a compliant connection.

[SEAGAR, Neville, David, McGILL, Ian, Campbell, DUNCAN, Gerald, David, PATEL, Upesh, TAYLOR, Andrew, Paul, LEE, Geoffrey, Alan] NZ,East Tamaki,Auckland,78 Springs Road;

[LEE GEOFFREY ALAN, SEAGAR NEVILLE DAVID, TAYLOR ANDREW PAUL, PATEL UPESH, MCGILL IAN CAMPBELL, DUNCAN GERALD DAVID] NZ A linear compressor comprising a cylinder part (10) including a cylinder bor e (71) and a piston (4) disposed in, and slidable within the bore (71). A main spring (15) connects the cylinder part (10) directly of indirectly with the piston (4). A connecting rod (47) connects between the main spring (15) and the piston (4). A stator (5) has an air gap through which the connecting rod (47) passes. At least one armature pole (2) is located along the connecting rod (47).