Whirlpool Corporation

Marcos H Herrmann

Bradley D Morrow

Steven Fricke

Eric J Walsh

Christine L Strain

Peter Wagoner

Brian K Linstedt

Kenneth L McCONNELL

Jayesh Prakash Borase

Amit Suryakant Patil

Jesse De Freitas Goncalves

A water feed tube assembly for a dishwasher with a water feed tube having one or more inlets and outlets and front, back, and side walls. At least one outlet is positioned on the front wall of the water feed tube. The water feed tube includes a manifold docking retainer that is integral with the water feed tube at a position adjacent to the outlet. The manifold docking retainer includes first and second ears that are positioned on and extend integrally from the side walls of the water feed tube such that the first and second ears of the manifold docking retainer are configured to receive first and second docking arms of a spray arm manifold. The manifold docking retainer includes first and second knobs that are positioned on and extend integrally from the front wall of the water feed tube to mate with the spray arm manifold.

Water feed tube for dishwasher with integrated retainer

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.

Overmolded basket base assembly

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Stevensville, MI, United States of America

Marcos H Herrmann