Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Paul Haney

Brent Alden Junge

Gregory Sergeevich Chernov

Paul Owen Davis

Jianwu Li

Richard DeVos

Danister Abeygunawardana

Jordan Andrew Waymeyer

Timothy Ray Jackson

Ronald Gary Foster

Gregory Scott Carr

James Augustine Ford

Michael C Watanabe

David C McCalpin

Trent Daniel Jacobi

A free-standing appliance may include a cabinet, a water source, an icemaker, an ice bin, a cold water line, and one or more other features. The icemaker may be mounted within the cabinet downstream from the water source to receive water therefrom. The ice bin may be disposed within the cabinet downstream from the icemaker to receive ice therefrom. The cold water line may be mounted to the cabinet and define a cold water outlet downstream from the water source in fluid isolation from the icemaker.

Free-standing ice or beverage dispensing appliance

A washing machine appliance may include a tub, a basket, an impeller base, and an extended post. The basket may be rotatably positioned within the tub. The impeller base may be rotatably mounted within the basket and define a rotation axis. The impeller base may include an impeller platform extending radially outward from the rotation axis and a mounting face defined on the impeller platform coaxial to the rotation axis. The extended post may be removably attached to the impeller base to rotate therewith. The extended post may include a base body, a mating face, a bar latch, and a connector bar. The base body may define an interior cavity. The mating face may be disposed in selective engagement with the mounting face. The bar latch may be pivotably attached to the base body above the mating face. The connector bar may be movably received within the interior cavity.

Washing machine appliance having a removable agitator

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