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Foreign object trap for an automatic washer

US8516859B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

16References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Lauren M. Lalonde · Saugatuck, US
Donald R. Miller · Lenexa, US
James C. Miller · Lady Lake, US
Brenner M. Sharp · Bridgman, US
Jon D. Strait · Carbondale, US
Dean L. Tietz · Saint Joseph, US
Nyik Siong Wong · Three Rivers, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2009
Grant date	Aug 27, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F39/085
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An automatic washing machine having a tub defining an interior, a sump in fluid communication with the interior of the tub, a wash basket located within the interior of the tub and defining a laundry treating space, and a foreign object trap located in a portion of the wash basket that defines a foreign object passageway for retaining foreign objects.

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