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Laundry treating appliance with tub having a flexible portion

US10202719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Benjamin E. Alexander · Stevensville, US
Prakash S. Amte · Wagholi, IN
Brent M. Burgess · Edwardsburg, US
Michael K. Cluskey · Saint Joseph, US
Nicholas C. Fugal · Benton Harbor, US
Christopher A. Jones · Three Rivers, US
Dale E. Mueller · Haines City, US
Michele A. Paustian · Kalamazoo, US
Brenner M. Sharp · Bridgman, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 17, 2016
Grant date	Feb 12, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29C45/1676
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vertical axis laundry treating appliance including a chassis defining a chassis interior, a tub disposed within the chassis interior and defining a tub interior, and a perforated wash basket disposed for rotation within the tub interior, wherein the tub includes a lower tub portion, an upper tub portion, and a flexible intermediate portion.

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