Whirlpool Corporation

Eric W Merrow

Jon D Strait

Philip J Czarnecki

Benjamin D Lowell

Pamela R Klyn

Sayer J Murphy

Mary Ellen Zeitler

Bradley D Morrow

Gregory R Fulmer

James Jeffery

Thomas Dell Spicer

Anup Sudhir Bhavsar

Jonathan A Andrejczuk

Donald E Erickson

Brian Keith Rogers

Nicholas B Vaive

Michael A Ledford

Eric J Vasko

Nicholas Schooley

Jalindar S Dawange

Andrew Adkins

Adam Gary

Dennis J Tuckowski

Heather A Hellmuth

Meagan K Vandervelde

Emmanuel F Gonzaga

Kenneth L McCONNELL

Mary E Zeitler

Marcos Javier Rios

Thomas R Scott

Kevin Peralta

Corinne M Gorenchan

Jason S Burnette

A laundry treating system includes a laundry treating appliance having a first basket for receiving a first laundry load and a first clothes mover disposed in the first basket. The laundry treating system is user configurable between first, second, and third configurations. A kit for customizing a laundry treating appliance can include a second clothes mover and a second basket configured to removably couple with the laundry treating appliance.

Laundry treating system and kit for use with a laundry treating appliance

An agitator is configured to be removably mounted to an impeller mount as a clothes mover. The agitator includes a post having a first end and an opposing second end. A connector is disposed at the first end of the post, the connector being configured to removably attach to a corresponding connector of the impeller mount. A dispenser cap assembly is configured to hold a dispenser cup and to control a lock from the second end of the post. The lock is configured to be adjusted between a locked position in which the agitator is secured to the impeller mount and an unlocked position allowing movement of the agitator with respect to the impeller mount.

Removable agitator with fabric softener dispenser

A dryer includes a drum configured to accommodate an article; a blower configured to propel air to form an air circulation path into the drum, wherein the blower is upstream along the air circulation path from the drum; a condenser downstream from the drum along the air circulation path and configured to extract moisture from the air of the air circulation path; and a venting inlet located between the condenser and the blower along the air circulation path and configured to provide a first air pathway between the drum and an external atmosphere.

Dryer with external vent

Agitator

Hardware detection in a laundry treatment appliance is provided. Data is received from the sensor providing data in relation to presence or absence of a removable agitator within the laundry treatment appliance. A configuration of the removable agitator with respect to the laundry treatment appliance is identified based on the data from the sensor, the configuration indicating at least the presence or absence of the removable agitator. Settings of the laundry treatment appliance are updated in accordance with the identified configuration of the laundry treatment appliance.

Hardware detection and cycle behavior modification in laundry appliance applications

A removable fluid pumping and filtration apparatus for a laundry treatment machine is provided. The apparatus includes a handle portion. A filter section is configured to selectively couple to an impeller of the laundry treatment machine, the filter section defining a hollow interior, a lower water opening to allow for the passage of water out of the interior space of the agitator, and an opening about the exterior circumference of the filter section into which a removable filter is selectively attachable. A handle pull locking post is provided within the hollow interior of the apparatus, including a handle pull portion at a top end for gripping against the handle portion and at least one pin at a bottom end configured to selectively lock the apparatus into the base.

Removable fluid pumping and filtration apparatus

A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening providing access to the interior. A tub can be located within the interior and can at least partially define a liquid chamber. A drum is rotatably mounted within the liquid chamber and at least partially defines a treating chamber. A clothes mover is located within the treating chamber and rotatable about a vertical axis. The clothes mover can include a base and a barrel.

Laundry treating appliance having a removable clothes mover

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Benton Harbor, MI, United States of America

Eric W Merrow