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Overmolded basket base assembly

US11970811B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Jesse de Freitas Goncalves · Three Rivers, US
Kenneth L. McConnell · Lincoln, US
Steven Fricke · Saint Joseph, US
Marcos H. Herrmann · Stevensville, US
Bradley D. Morrow · Stevensville, US
Eric J. Walsh · Saint Joseph, US
Christine L. Strain · Stevensville, US
Peter A. Wagoner · Three Rivers, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F37/269
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hub for an overmolded basket base assembly of a laundry appliance is provided. The hub includes a central core defining an opening along an axis configured to receive a drive shaft. The hub further includes a disc, extending radially outwardly from the core about the axis, the disc configured to be overmolded in polymeric material that forms an overmolded plastic base, the disc including a plurality of posts arranged around the core and extending upward from a top surface of the disc to form a circumferentially-extending array to align the hub when applying torque to the hub.

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